SOLVE The performance analyst for hardwood sawmills

Jeff Palmer; Jan K. Wiedenbeck; Elizabeth Porterfield

doi:10.2737/NRS-GTR-43

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SOLVE The performance analyst for hardwood sawmills

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Authors:

Jeff Palmer, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Elizabeth Porterfield

Year:

2009

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NRS-GTR-43

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-43. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 44 p. and 1 CD-ROM.

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Abstract

Presents the users manual and CD-ROM for SOLVE, a computer program that helps sawmill managers improve efficiency and solve problems commonly found in hardwood sawmills. SOLVE provides information on key operational factors including log size distribution, lumber grade yields, lumber recovery factor and overrun, and break-even log costs. (Microsoft Windows? Edition)

Keywords

break-even, diameter, grade, hardwood, length, logs, lumber, recovery

Citation

Palmer, Jeff; Wiedenbeck, Jan; Porterfield, Elizabeth. 2009. SOLVE The performance analyst for hardwood sawmills. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-43. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 44 p. and 1 CD-ROM.