Volume yield and profit in the production of clear finger-jointed Scots pine ( L.) boards

Lars Eliasson (1) , Girma Kifetew (1)

1 School of Technology and Design, Department of Forest and Wood Technology

The aim of this study was to compare the volume yields and contribution margins in the production of clear finger-jointed boards using lower quality raw materials from four suppliers. The study is based on production statistics from 2005 to 2007 and has been carried out in cooperation with a company which manufactures clear finger-jointed boards for mouldings. The raw material was side-boards of Scots pine ( L.) with dimensions of 32 by 175 mm. The four raw material suppliers are geographically distributed in different places in Central Sweden. Parallel with the study, a tool for production follow-up has been developed, to make it possible for the company to continuously follow-up its raw material suppliers.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Lars Eliasson, Girma Kifetew. Volume yield and profit in the production of clear finger-jointed Scots pine ( L.) boards. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 2009, 68 (2), pp.189-195. ⟨10.1007/s00107-009-0367-4⟩. ⟨hal-00568248⟩