Analyzing time and fuel consumption in road transport of round wood with an onboard fleet manager

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-301

  Holzleitner, Franz ^a   Kanzian, Christian ^a   Stampfer, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Fleet manager; GIS; GPS; Round wood; Transport

Indexed keywords

COST; FUEL CONSUMPTION; FUELWOOD; GIS; GPS; PRODUCTIVITY; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRUCKING;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 79951511773     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0431-y     Document Type: Article

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