5.04.13 - Industrial engineering, operations analysis and logistics
Unit 5.04.13
UNIT NOTICEBOARD
2018 Spring Webinar Series of 5.04.13
The goal of this webinar series was to present latest updates on technology and operations management practices impacting the forest products industry. The webinars were free and did not require a registration. If for some reason you were not able to participate, a recording of each webinar is available at the links below.
- Lean Logistics. Value Stream Mapping Applied to the Wood Fiber Supply Chain. February 6, 2018. 10 am-11 am US Eastern time (GMT -05:00).). WebEx session number 317 786 309
View at: https://video.vt.edu/media/Wood+Procurement-20180206+1512-2/1_r0irxgya - Statistical Process Control (SPC) – A Time-Tested Tool for Process Control and Improvement. March 20, 2018. 7 am-8 am Pacific Time (GMT -08:00). WebEx session number 311 570 056
View at: https://video.vt.edu/media/Statistical+Process+Control-20180320+1405-1/1_ct0p63np - Wood procurement. April 10, 2018. 4 pm -5 pm Central European Time (GMT +01:00) . WebEx session number 310 080 448
View at: https://video.vt.edu/media/Wood+Procurement-20180410+1400-1/1_sjcxydtv - Production Management in Forest based industries. May 15, 2018. 4-5pm Central European Time (GMT +01:00). WebEx session number 318 558 152
View at: https://video.vt.edu/media/Production+Management+in+Forest+based+industries-20180515+1401-1/1_njp1b30j - Tooling Issues in Wood-Based Manufacturing. June 12, 2018. 10 pm-11pm Malaysia Time (GMT+08:00). WebEx session number 648 885 702
View at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nx356zTk1bQMYaQXpHbA-hH42Ay7XTW2/view?usp=sharing
Details: https://www.iufro.org/download/file/27911/1939/online-webinars-2018-announcement_pdf/
Manfred Gronalt, Austria
About Unit
The goal of this Working Party is to promote the development and implementation of new research in the discipline of Industrial Engineering applied to wood products industries. The Working Party is planning to introduce a newsletter beginning in July 15. In addition, a special session was held during the IUFRO Division 5 Conference in 2017.
State of Knowledge
- Process Automation in Forest Products industries including robotics, computer numerical controlled (CNC) and programmable logic controllers (PLC) integration
- Machine Vision and Scanning Technology applications
- Production Planning and Control in forest and wood products industries
- Optimization and Simulation models in logistics and manufacturing processes
- Software developments such as ERP, MRP, CAM, CAD
- Supply Chain Management models in forest and wood products industries
- Ergonomics and Organizational Safety in Forest Products Industries
- Life Cycle Costing (LCC) for Forest Products
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) applications in the forest products value-chain
- Statistical Process Control (SPC) developments
- Product Development Engineering
- Continuous Improvement Initiatives including Lean Management, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Total Quality Management