Forest Co-op Workshop - "Squeezing Value from Trees"
The Forest Co-op held a workshop entitled "Squeezing Value From Trees" with the objective of exploring the link between woodland and mill operations and the application of new inventory and modeling technologies that afford opportunities for improved financial performance. This workshop was held November 1, 2011 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Special thanks go out to...
David Milton, past President of the Ontario Lumber Manufacturer's Association, for moderating the event.
Phil Green, First Resource Management Group Inc., for providing a wrap-up at the conclusion of the workshop presentations.
John Pineau and Matt Meade, CIF, for helping to organize the event and for providing the audio recordings of the presentations.
... and, of course, all of our presenters listed below.
Mill Requirements & Wood Supply - Why it Matters
Product Specific Market Opportunities
Francois Robichaud, FPInnovations
Forest Value vs. Tree Value
Jason Linkewich, Tembec
Impact of Fibre Characteristics on Production and Mill Efficiency
Alex Rapoport, HALCO Software Systems Ltd.
Knowing your Fibre Resource for Decision-Making
How the new FRI can better inform business decisions
Murray Radford, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
LiDAR Implementation - What is Possible?
Murray Woods, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Concepts behind operational inventory to provide answers for business decision-making
Todd Domney, Sumac Forest Information Services Ltd.
Scaling Solutions
Forest Co-op Fibre Optimization Project
Craig Robinson, Consultant
Provincial Wood Allocation: The application of analysis, decision support and the value of better information
Dan Rouillard, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry
Determining Supply to Encourage Value
Peter Henry, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Squeezing More Value from Trees
George Breummer, Canadian Wood Fibre Centre
Workshop Wrap-up
Phil Green, First Resource Management Group Inc.