Production speed effects on log-making error rates and value recovery for a mechanized processing operation in radiata pine in new zealand

Southern African Forestry Journal

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-35

  Murphy, G E ^a   Marshall, H D ^a   Evanson, A W ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Harvesting; Plantations; Productivity; Tradeoff; Value recovery

Indexed keywords

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 26444548017     PISSN: 10295925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10295920509505224     Document Type: Article

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