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The Sorting of Sawmill Lumber

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  • J. Charles Clapham

    (British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver, Canada)

  • T. A. Lambe

    (British Columbia Research Council, Vancouver, Canada)

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The cost of sorting lumber is a major expense at all sawmills. It is a relativey inefficient process by present methods, but it has received little analytical study. A model is developed here to show how the manpower requirements vary with the relevant parameters for any particular sawmill sorting-chain. This relation is useful in determining the best manual sorting system and in determining the most profitable sorts to mechanize. A questionnaire survey of sawmills in British Columbia and the Western United States shows a considerable scope for improvement by application of the technique developed. Specific applications have already been made to some sawmills and the predictions of the theory validated.

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  • J. Charles Clapham & T. A. Lambe, 1963. "The Sorting of Sawmill Lumber," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 11(4), pages 502-518, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:11:y:1963:i:4:p:502-518
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.11.4.502
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