Title :
Modeling Supply Chain Management in Forestry Enterprises in Northeast
Author :
Li, Yaoxiang ; Wang, Lihai
Author_Institution :
Northeast Forestry Univ., Harbin
Abstract :
The forest industry is of great importance to the economy of northeast China. The use of supply chain and logistics management in forestry enterprises is getting increasingly important. This study modeled the typical supply chain in the forestry sector in China mathematically. The model was evaluated using a solid case in northeast China. Results indicated that a well planned and implemented logistics system could significantly improve the wood supply chain efficiency and fiber cost.
Keywords :
forestry; logistics; supply chain management; fiber cost; forestry enterprises; logistics management; northeast China; supply chain management; wood supply chain efficiency; Costs; Forestry; Information management; Inventory management; Logistics; Production; Supply chain management; Supply chains; Transportation; Warehousing;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Computation Technology and Automation (ICICTA), 2008 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hunan
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3357-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICICTA.2008.301