Cable yarding productivity models: A systematic review over the period 2000–2011

O Lindroos, R Cavalli - International Journal of Forest Engineering, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The efficiency of cable-based yarding systems has been studied extensively, resulting in
numerous work productivity models (ie models predicting the ratio between output and time) …

Workload, exposure to noise, and risk of musculoskeletal disorders: A case study of motor-manual tree feeling and processing in poplar clear cuts

M Cheţa, MV Marcu, SA Borz - Forests, 2018 - mdpi.com
Motor-manual tree felling and processing (MMTFP) is among the most used options in
timber harvesting operations and it is formally known to be a heavy job exposing the workers …

Modeling the productivity of mechanized CTL harvesting with statistical machine learning methods

E Liski, P Jounela, H Korpunen, A Sosa… - … Journal of Forest …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Modern forest harvesters automatically collect large amounts of standardized work-related
data. Statistical machine learning methods enable detailed analyses of large databases …

Skidding operations in thinning and shelterwood cut of mixed stands–Work productivity, energy inputs and emissions

D Vusić, M Šušnjar, E Marchi, R Spina, Ž Zečić… - Ecological …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted on the slopes of the Bilogora mountain in the central
region of Croatia. Logging operations were performed at two felling sites with two different …

Performance of small-scale sawmilling operations: A case study on time consumption, productivity and main ergonomics for a manually driven bandsaw

SA Borz, M Oghnoum, MV Marcu, A Lorincz, AR Proto - Forests, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sawmilling operations represent one of the most important phases of the wood supply chain,
because they connect the conversion flow of raw materials into finite products. In order to …

Physical strain, exposure to noise and postural assessment in motor-manual felling of willow short rotation coppice: Results of a preliminary study

SA Borz, N Talagai, M Cheţa, D Chiriloiu… - Croatian Journal of …, 2019 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Biomass for energy production and other bioproducts may be procured from various
sources including willow short-rotation coppice (WSRC). Management of WSRCs involves …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of mechanization level and harvesting system on the thinning cost of Mediterranean softwood plantations

R Spinelli, C Lombardini, N Magagnotti - Silva Fennica, 2014 - silvafennica.fi
The study compared motor-manual cut-to-length (CTL) harvesting, motor-manual whole-tree
(WT) harvesting, mechanized CTL harvesting and mechanized WT harvesting as applied to …

Performance of a mid-sized harvester-forwarder system in integrated harvesting of sawmill, pulpwood and firewood

AI Apăfăian, AR Proto, SA Borz - Annals of Forest Research, 2017 - afrjournal.org
Fully mechanized timber harvesting systems are generally characterized by a high
operational performance being widespread and used across many regions. Such systems …

Digital twin of a flexible manufacturing system for solutions preparation

T Coito, P Faria, MSE Martins, B Firme, SM Vieira… - Automation, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last few decades, there has been a growing necessity for systems that handle market
changes and personalized customer needs with near mass production efficiency, defined as …

Time consumption and productivity of skidding Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) round wood in reduced accessibility conditions: a case study in windthrow salvage logging …

SA Borz, F Dinulică, M Bîrda, G Ignea… - Annals of Forest …, 2013 - afrjournal.org
Natural calamities (especially windthrows) may generate difficult work conditions in timber
harvesting operations. When associated with the reduced accessibility conditions, the work …