A Truck Scheduling System Improves Efficiency in the Forest Industries

Andres Weintraub, Rafael Epstein, Ramiro Morales, Jorge Seron and Pier Traverso
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Andres Weintraub: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile, PO Box 2777, Santiago, Chile
Rafael Epstein: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile, PO Box 2777, Santiago, Chile
Ramiro Morales: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Chile, PO Box 2777, Santiago, Chile
Jorge Seron: Bosques Arauco, Box 147, Arauco, Chile
Pier Traverso: Bosques Arauco, Box 147, Arauco, Chile

Interfaces, 1996, vol. 26, issue 4, 1-12

Abstract: Timber transport plays an important part in the overall operational costs of forest industries. Depending on their size, typical large forest firms move between 500,000 and 3,000,000 cubic meters a year, with transportation budgets ranging from US $5 to 20 million. We developed an operative and computerized system, ASICAM, based on a simulation process with heuristic rules, to support daily truck scheduling decisions. It can be used on any personal computer and runs for about three minutes on a PC 486 for larger problems. ASICAM has been implemented in eight of the largest forest firms in Chile, reducing costs and improving overall operation and work efficiency.

Keywords: industries: lumber/wood; simulation: applications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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