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A relational database approach to a linear programming based decision support system for production planning in secondary wood product manufacturing Farrell, Ross

Abstract

Secondary manufacturers in the forest products industry face a complex production planning process. Linear programming based applications have addressed this production planning issue. However, most models have been developed for a specific plant configuration and cannot readily be applied to others. A relational database approach was used to create an integrated linear programming based decision support system that can be used to analyze production planning issues in a wide variety of secondary wood product manufacturers. The system was validated at a secondary manufacturing operation in British Columbia. The flexibility of the resultant system indicated the potential to finetune operating strategies in the highly dynamic environment characteristic of secondary manufacturers.

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Title
A relational database approach to a linear programming based decision support system for production planning in secondary wood product manufacturing
Creator
Farrell, Ross
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Date Issued
2002
Description
Secondary manufacturers in the forest products industry face a complex production planning process. Linear programming based applications have addressed this production planning issue. However, most models have been developed for a specific plant configuration and cannot readily be applied to others. A relational database approach was used to create an integrated linear programming based decision support system that can be used to analyze production planning issues in a wide variety of secondary wood product manufacturers. The system was validated at a secondary manufacturing operation in British Columbia. The flexibility of the resultant system indicated the potential to finetune operating strategies in the highly dynamic environment characteristic of secondary manufacturers.
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Genre
Thesis/Dissertation
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-08-20
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
DOI
10.14288/1.0090406
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/12451
Degree (Theses)
Master of Science - MSc
Program (Theses)
Forestry
Affiliation
Forestry, Faculty of
Degree Grantor
University of British Columbia
Graduation Date
2002-11
Campus
UBCV
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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