March 21 ~ March 23, 2007 |
NAME OF PRESENTATION |
PRESENTER(s) |
Benefits
of Optimized Log Bucking in Small Diameter
Hardwood Timber
|
Bruce
Westerman, PE, RF
Mid-South Engineering Company |
| Are
You Getting the Most Out ofYour Logs? – Making
Log Price, Log Quality, and Lumber Grade Yields Work
For You |
Curt
C. Hassler, WVU
Appalachian Hardwood Center & BalkenTier Consulting |
Cost of Sawing Timber
Manufacturing Cost Analysis Program
A Manufacturing Cost
Analysis Program for Sawmills |
Jeff Palmer, Jan Wiedenbeckand Robert Mayer
USDA
Forest Service Northern Research Station |
Cost of Sawing Timber (COST) Module
Version 1.0 for Windows®
|
A. Jefferson Palmer, Jr.
Janice K. Wiedenbeck
Robert W. Mayer |
Potential Advantages of Curve Sawing Hardwoods
|
Phil Araman
USDA Forest Service
Brian Bond, Mark White
&
Peter Hamner,
Virginia Tech |
Edger Optimizer Technology
|
Marv Bernhagen
Lewis Controls Inc. |
Real-time statistical
process control
systems for sawmills |
Timothy M. Young &
Adam Taylor
Forest Products Center |
Analysis of Current and
Future
Hardwood Markets |
Bob Smith
Virginia Tech |
| Strategies undertaken by
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers to Combat Globalization |
Matt Bumgardner
U.S. Forest Service |
| Shifts in Hardwood Markets |
William Luppold
USDA Forest Service |
| Changing
Economics of the Hardwood Forest Products Sector -
Surviving the “Sea
of Change” will be Challenging and the Stakes are
High |
Al Schuler
USDA Forest Service |
| US Hardwood Exports: A
Global Perspective |
Mike Snow
American Hardwood Export Council |
Trade
Missions to China: Observations of the Chinese Industry
and Market
Special Session on Lumber Export Markets and China Remaining
Competitive in Hardwood Lumber Production |
Scott Bowe & Robert Smith
Univ. of Wisconsin |
| Export opportunities and
challenges for U.S. lumber and value-added products in
China |
Matt Bumgardner
U.S. Forest Service
Scott Bowe
Univ. of Wisconsin |
| Establishing Chinese Market
Relationships |
Scott Bowe & Robert Smith
Univ. of Wisconsin |
| Decisions,
Decisions: Making better Management Decisions in Wood
Manufacturing Environments |
Judd H. Michael
Penn State University |
| Is It Feasible? Understanding
Costs and Your Bottom Dollar |
Scott Bowe and Brian Bond
Univ. of Wisconsin |
SPREADSHEETS
CONVERT
CORDS
DRYFEAS
GRADEYIELD
PROYIELD
SAWFEAS
Sawmill lumber grade-yield recovery - GRADEYIELD |
Scott Bowe and Brian Bond
Univ. of Wisconsin |
DESCRIPTION
& MANUALS
CONVERT -- board foot and
cubic log scale conversion program-description
CORDS - chip mill analysis program-description
Lumber
Kiln Drying Operation Financial Feasibility Analysis
Spreadsheet: Program User’s Manual
GRADEYIELD – Lumber
Grade and Yield Studies for Analysis of Sawmill Profit-Potential
PROYIELD – Sawmill Yield Analysis User’s
Manual
SAWFEAS – Sawmill Financial Feasibility User’s
Manual
WOOD
FUELED BOILER FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY USER’S
MANUAL |
Scott Bowe and Brian Bond
Univ. of Wisconsin |
