Forest management planning towards an integrated forest value chain: Hardwood forest case

本研究项目的目的是通过结合数学规划、造林和价值链优化理念，以创新的方式为森林管理规划实践做出贡献，特别是在阔叶林环境下。**我们提出了一个新的数学模型来支持以协作战略方法进行森林管理规划。**我们将使用大型工业案例，在**Outaouais地区有一个真正的森林和一个真正的工业网络，包括Lauzon公司和该地区的其他利益相关者。我们将比较建议的综合方法与非综合方法，并说明以综合方法进行规划可以获得利润。综合方法是指一个公司（一个业务单位拥有**多个设施）将管理森林管理单位，并将合适的木材分配给合适的设施，以**满足其要求。非综合方法代表了目前的做法，即每个公司**管理一小部分管理单位，一些木材交换是临时进行的。

The aim of this research program is to contribute to forest management planning practices in an innovative**way, in hardwood forest context in particular, by combining mathematical programming, sylviculture and value**chain optimization concept.**We propose a new mathematical model to support forest management planning in a collaborative strategic**approach.**We will use large-scale industrial case with a real forest and a real industrial network located in the region of**Outaouais including Lauzon Company and other stakeholders of the region. We will compare the proposed**integrated approach with a non-integrated approach and show gain in profit could be achieved when planning is**conducted in an integrated approach. An integrated approach means one company (one-business unit holding**multiple facilities) will manage the forest management units and allocate the right wood to the right facility to**satisfy its requirements where the non-integrated approach represents the current practices where each company**manages a small part of the management units and some wood exchanges are done on adhoc manner.