Furniture rough mill costs evaluated by computer simulation

R. Bruce Anderson

doi:10.2737/NE-RP-518

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Furniture rough mill costs evaluated by computer simulation

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Authors:

R. Bruce Anderson

Year:

1983

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NE-RP-518

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-518. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 11p.

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Abstract

A crosscut-first furniture rough mill was simulated to evaluate processing and raw material costs on an individual part basis. Distributions representing the real-world characteristics of lumber, equipment feed speeds, and processing requirements are programed into the simulation. Costs of parts from a specific cutting bill are given, and effects of lumber input costs are discussed. GASP IV (A Combined Continuous/Discrete FORTRAN-based Simulation Language) was used.

Keywords

Processing costs, computer program, FORTRAN GASP IV, rough flat dimension

Citation

Anderson, R. Bruce. 1983. Furniture rough mill costs evaluated by computer simulation. Res. Pap. NE-518. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiement Station. 11p.