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Procurement of woody biomass just in time and in ordered quantity is a key to success of this renewable energy source. So far there were no adequate information- and communication-systems available supporting the actors of woody biomass supply chain.
The communication of the supply chain partners (forest owner, forest entrepreneurs, carrier, forest owner associations and biomass energy plants) lacked a common standard and faced several media breaks. Especially in small scale forests there was no exact knowledge about actual harvested or transported energy wood or sizes of forest chip piles at plants.
Knowing these assortments at a daily basis raises the security of procurement of supplied plants as well as decreases expensive procurement measures.
Forest logistics connects the supply chain partners with a geo-data based (GISsupported) planning and control system that gives an exact model of the biomass supply chain and is enabling to minimize organizational and process costs. Further the procurement security is raised for the supplied energy plants without additional costs.
The system is using robust outdoor handhelds for motor manual and fully mechanized harvesting systems for calculating position of timber piles using satellite navigation systems.
Furthermore these handhelds is able to communicate pile data to a central station that collects all data and organises the carriers. The trucks have robust truck terminals leading them through the forest direct to the timber pile. Loaded assortment quantity is sent to the central station. Chipper entrepreneurs are given an actual overview of quantities to chip and at which plant energy wood piles are located. Chips' quantities are also sent to the central station, giving energy plant managers an actual overview of chip inventory.
The system helps to supply energy plants with woody biomass even under difficult conditions, for example after storms or during rain periods making forest roads unusable for trucks.
The communication of the supply chain partners (forest owner, forest entrepreneurs, carrier, forest owner associations and biomass energy plants) lacked a common standard and faced several media breaks. Especially in small scale forests there was no exact knowledge about actual harvested or transported energy wood or sizes of forest chip piles at plants.
Knowing these assortments at a daily basis raises the security of procurement of supplied plants as well as decreases expensive procurement measures.
Forest logistics connects the supply chain partners with a geo-data based (GISsupported) planning and control system that gives an exact model of the biomass supply chain and is enabling to minimize organizational and process costs. Further the procurement security is raised for the supplied energy plants without additional costs.
The system is using robust outdoor handhelds for motor manual and fully mechanized harvesting systems for calculating position of timber piles using satellite navigation systems.
Furthermore these handhelds is able to communicate pile data to a central station that collects all data and organises the carriers. The trucks have robust truck terminals leading them through the forest direct to the timber pile. Loaded assortment quantity is sent to the central station. Chipper entrepreneurs are given an actual overview of quantities to chip and at which plant energy wood piles are located. Chips' quantities are also sent to the central station, giving energy plant managers an actual overview of chip inventory.
The system helps to supply energy plants with woody biomass even under difficult conditions, for example after storms or during rain periods making forest roads unusable for trucks.
