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YARD MANAGEMENT

Award Information
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1906
Amount: $49,520.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
P.o. Box 0
Corvallis, OR 97339
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
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Business Contact
 M. Scott Mater
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (503) 753-7335
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THIS RESEARCH WILL EVALUATE THE FEASIBILITY OF A NEW MARKET -RESPONSIVE SAWMILL LOG YARD INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ( (LIMS). SAWMILLS USE SAWING SYSTEMS TO OPTIMIZE THE VALUE AND YIELD OF LUMBER FROM INDIVIDUAL LOG DELIVERED RANDOMLY TO THE LOG DECK. CURRENTLY NO EXISTING SYSTEMS SELECT THOSELOGS FROM INVENTORY WHICH WILL BEST YIELD THE LUMBER PRODUCTMIX REQUIRED BY THE ORDER FILE. LIMS WOULD SELECT OPTIMAL LOLOGS FOR THE LOG DECK, DIRECTLY TYING THE LUMBER PRODUCTS TOTHE LOG RESOURCE. RANDOM FEEDING OF LOGS TO THE MILL UNDERUTILIZES THE LOG INVENTORY, DECREASING THE VALUES AND YIELDS OF LUMBER PRODUCTS FROM THE NATION'S FOREST. THIS RESEARCH WILL TEST THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY OFOF NETWORKING LOG YARD INVENTORY INTO A COORDINATED MILLWIDEMARKET-RESPONSIVE SYSTEM.

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