Technical and cost evaluation of road transportation with different species and assortments wood.

Authors

  • Eduardo da Silva Lopes Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste UNICENTRO Departamento de Engenharia Florestal
  • Thábata Palma Vieira Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste UNICENTRO Departamento de Engenharia Florestal
  • Carla Krulikowski Rodrigues Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste UNICENTRO Departamento de Engenharia Florestal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v46i3.36826

Keywords:

Productivity, cost, logistics, optimization.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to realize a technical and cost evaluate of the truck forest transportation with different species and wood assortments. The study was conducted with data of a trucking company located in the Paraná State. The operational cycle of the wood transportation was analyzed, determining the mechanical availability, operational efficiency, productivity and costs of “bitrem” truck transporting logs of Eucalyptus sp. and Pinus sp. with 3.60 and 7.20 m lengths. The results showed that the time consumed by trucks waiting for loading and unloading operations affected the reduced productivity and increased transport costs. The length wood influence is variable that affected directly the loading and unloading operations.

Author Biographies

Eduardo da Silva Lopes, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste UNICENTRO Departamento de Engenharia Florestal

Engenheiro Florestal, 1992, UFV
Mestre em Ciência Florestal, na área de Colheita e Transporte Florestal,1995, UFV
Doutor em Ciência Florestal, na área de Colheita e Trsnsporte Florestal, 2001, UFV
Professor Associado da UNICENTRO,

Thábata Palma Vieira, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste UNICENTRO Departamento de Engenharia Florestal

Estudante de Engenharia Florestal e Bolsista de Iniciação Científica
Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste

Carla Krulikowski Rodrigues, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste UNICENTRO Departamento de Engenharia Florestal

Engenheira Florestal pela UNICENTRO
Mestre em Ciências Florestais pela UNICENTRO
Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais da UNICENTRO 

Published

2016-10-05

How to Cite

Lopes, E. da S., Vieira, T. P., & Rodrigues, C. K. (2016). Technical and cost evaluation of road transportation with different species and assortments wood. Floresta, 46(3), 297–306. https://doi.org/10.5380/rf.v46i3.36826

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