A Survey Analysis of Harvesting Logistics in Tennessee

Year 2015, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 84 - 92, 31.12.2015

Dalia Abbas Wayne Clatterbuck

Abstract

The
State of Tennessee is located in the Southeastern part of the United States and
is recognized for the production of high quality hardwood lumber used in
multiple pulp, paper and veneer wood industries.  To capture the potential growth of forest
products businesses, the logistics of harvesting and transportation operations
were investigated through pilot meetings with loggers and an in-depth statewide
12-page logging and transportation logistics survey. No study prior to this one
has detailed the existing logging logistics and capacity of the state. The
results explain the critical state of the existing logging and transportation
logistics and operational conditions. It highlights the machine operators’
limited compensation. The integrated harvest logistics, operations, workforce
and conditions findings demonstrate the importance of understanding the joint
operations and workforce capacity and regulations to develop a better
understanding of forest products industries and forest products supply chains
from removal to end use.

Keywords

Forestry, Operations, Equipment, Logging, Transportation, Supply chain

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