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Analyzing the impact of implementing a logistics center for a complex forest network
- Source :
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research. February, 2019, Vol. 49 Issue 2, p179, 11 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The challenges faced recently by the North American forest products industry have forced it to review many of its key operations. Implementing logistics centers for such a context may therefore help in allocating the wood fibre more efficiently and in reducing sorting and transportation costs. This paper aims to better understand the interaction between a forest logistics center and a complex forest network while exploring the business environment favoring the use of such a structure. A profit maximization model is proposed and applied to a real case in the Mauricie region in Quebec, Canada. A total of 18 groups of scenarios are tested, based on the use of a sort yard and of backhauling. Results show that a logistics center already in operation adds $0.52 in profits for each cubic metre of wood available for harvest (over 2 580 411 [m.sup.3] per year) for the network under study ($1.4 million annually). A sensitivity analysis also highlights that higher prices and sorting error rates have the greatest impact on the logistics center's profitability. Key words: logistics centers, forest network, backhauling, sorting yards, supply chain management and design. Les defis recents auxquels a fait face l'industrie forestiere en Amerique du Nord l'ont amenee a revoir plusieurs operations majeures. Dans un tel contexte, la mise en place de centres logistiques pourrait donc aider a assurer une allocation plus efficace de la matiere ligneuse et a reduire les couts de triage et de transport. Cet article vise a mieux comprendre l'interaction entre les centres logistiques forestiers et un reseau forestier complexe tout en explorant l'environnement d'affaire favorisant l'utilisation d'une telle structure. Un modele de maximisation des profits est propose et applique pour un cas reel dans la region de la Mauricie au Quebec, Canada. Au total, 18 groupes de scenarios ont ete testes, fondes sur l'utilisation d'une cour de triage et d'un transport de retour. Les resultats demontrent que le centre logistique deja en operation fait augmenter le profit de 0,52 $ pour chaque metre cube de bois disponible pour la recolte (plus de 2 580 411 [m.sup.3] par an) dans le reseau a l'etude (1,4 M$ par an). Une analyse de sensibilite a aussi mis en evidence que des prix et des taux d'erreur de triage plus eleves ont le plus d'impact sur la rentabilite des centres logistiques. [Traduit par la Redaction] Mots-cles : centre logistique, reseau forestier, transport de retour, cour de triage, conception et gestion de la chaine d'approvisionnement.<br />Introduction The forest products industry in North America has been facing important challenges in the past few years with the housing crisis of2008-2009 and the decline of the pulp and [...]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00455067
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Forest Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.574852351
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2018-0346