A Simulation Model for a Hardwood Sawmill Decision Support System
Authors
Roger J. Meimban
University of Illinois, Urabana, USA
Guillermo A. Mendoza
University of Illinois, Urabana, USA
Philip Araman
USDA Forest Service, Blacksburg, USA
William Luppold
USDA Forest Service, Princeton, USA
Abstract
The paper describes a sawmill simulation model developed as a component of an integrated decision support system for hardwood sawmills. Discussions focus primarily on some of the essential features of the simulator and how it can be used as a tool for designing sawmill facilities and in the evaluation of sawing policies and production plans. Further discussed are some of the discrete-event simulation modeling techniques used in developing the simulator.
