Discrete event simulation to improve log yard operations

INFOR

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 175-185

  Beaudoin, Daniel ^a   Lebel, Luc ^a   Soussi, Mohamed Amine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

approvisionnement forestier; cour bois; inventaire de bois; log yard; simulation; wood inventory; wood procurement

Indexed keywords

APPROVISIONNEMENT FORESTIER; INVENTAIRE DE BOIS; LOG YARD; SIMULATION; WOOD PROCUREMENT;

DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION; LOADERS;

TRUCKS;

EID: 84887906220     PISSN: 03155986     EISSN: 19160615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/infor.50.4.175     Document Type: Article

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