Analysing the effect of five operational factors on forest residue supply chain costs: A case study in Western Australia

MR Ghaffariyan, M Acuna, M Brown - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2013 - Elsevier
In Australia the use of forest biomass has been developing in recent years and initial efforts
are built on adopting and trialling imported European technology. Using a linear …

Evaluating productivity, cost, chip quality and biomass recovery for a mobile chipper in Australian roadside chipping operations

MR Ghaffariyan, J Sessions… - Journal of Forest …, 2012 - research.usc.edu.au
The Bruks mobile chipper was tested for chipping extracted non-merchantable stemwood at
the roadside in Pine plantation in Victoria. The elemental time study method was used to …

Development of a multi-criteria decision support tool for energy wood supply management

M Kühmaier, K Stampfer - … Journal of Forest Engineering: Journal for …, 2012 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak The use of wood for heat and energy production has increased over the last two
decades and there is still increasing demand. Harvesting energy wood can provide an extra …

[HTML][HTML] Vibration and noise assessment of tractor-trailer and truck-mounted chippers

C Rottensteiner, P Tsioras, H Neumayer, K Stampfer - Silva Fennica, 2013 - silvafennica.fi
During chipping, machine operators are exposed to whole-body vibration and noise bearing
a risk to health. Vibration on the operator's seat and noise inside the chipper cab was …

The effects of rising energy costs and transportation mode mix on forest fuel procurement costs

P Rauch, M Gronalt - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2011 - Elsevier
Since fossil fuels have been broadly recognized as a non-renewable energy source that
threatens the climate, sustainable and CO2 neutral energy sources–such as forest fuels–are …

A model to predict productivity of different chipping operations

MR Ghaffariyan, R Spinelli, M Brown - Southern Forests: a Journal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The chipping operation is an important component of harvesting systems producing biomass
and pulp chips. This paper aimed to develop a valid model to predict the productivity of …

[PDF][PDF] Supply chain management application for forest fuel procurement-cost or benefit?

J Windisch, L Sikanen, D Röser, D Gritten - 2010 - jukuri.luke.fi
Even if the NPV of FOA2 seems to be very high, the profitability of SCM tools in forest fuel
procurement is clearly demonstrated. Additionally, the results indicate that a considerable …

Collecting harvesting residues in pine plantations using a mobile chipper in Victoria (Australia)

MR Ghaffariyan, J Sessions, MW Brown - Silva Balcanica, 2014 - research.usc.edu.au
Bruks mobile chipper was tested collecting harvesting residues in a clearfelled area of pine
plantations in Victoria, Australia. The study was carried out within four study treatments. The …

Roadside chipping in a first thinning operation for radiata pine in South Australia

M Reza Ghaffariyan, J Sessions… - Croatian Journal of Forest …, 2013 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Roadside chipping is a common harvesting system to produce chips in Australian
plantations. This study investigated the productivity and cost of road-side chipping operation …

[PDF][PDF] Bereitstellung von Holzhackschnitzeln durch die Forstwirtschaft: Produktivitätsmodelle als Entscheidungsgrundlage über Verfahren und …

T Cremer - 2008 - freidok.uni-freiburg.de
Bereitstellung von Holzhackschnitzeln durch die Forstwirtschaft Page 1 Bereitstellung von
Holzhackschnitzeln durch die Forstwirtschaft Produktivitätsmodelle als …