The paper presents a simulation modeling environment developed for sawmill design and analysis in the forest products industry. The design facilitates flexibility in modeling different sawmill configurations and production scenarios. The system represents a library of objects developed in an object-oriented framework. These include structures required to develop simulation models, to execute discrete event simulation, and for system-user interface.
Adams, E.L., "DESIM: A System for Designing and Simulating Hardwood Sawmill Systems ," USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report NE-89, 1984a.
3.
Adams, E.L., DESIM User's Manual: A Procedure for Designing and Simulating Hardwood Sawmill Systems, USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report NE-94, 1984b.
4.
Adams, E.L., DESIM Data Manual: A Procedure Guide for Developing Equipment Processing and Down Time Data, USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report NE-102, 1985.
5.
Adams, E.L., "Testing DESIM for Designing and Simulating the Operations of Hardwood Mills," Forest Products Journal, 38, 7/8, 41-45, 1988.
6.
Aune, P.A., "The Application of Simulation Technique in the Study of Sawmill Productivity ," Master's Thesis, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, 1973.
7.
Aune, P.A., "System Simulation - A Technique for Sawmill Productivity Analysis and Designs," Forestry Chronicle, 50, 2, 66-69,1974.
8.
Briggs, L.J., "Sawmill Design Analysis Using Computer Simulation," Master's Thesis, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1978.
9.
Hall, R.J. and D.B. Jewett, "A Simulator for the Design, Analysis, and Management of Sawmills," Presented at: Forest Products Research Society 42nd Annual Meeting , 1988.
10.
Hallock, H. and D.W. Lewis, "Increase Softwood Dimension Yield From Small Logs - Best Opening Face ," USDA Forest Service Research Paper FPL-166, 1971.
11.
Kempthorne, K.H., "Whole Mill Simulation of Small Log Sawmills With Head Sawyers," Pro. 1978 Winter Simulation Conf., 2:684-692, 1978.
12.
Martin, J., "General Purpose Sawmill Simulator for Hardwood Sawmills in the Northeast ," Master's Thesis, School of Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 1971.
13.
Meimban, R.J., "Simulation of Hardwood Sawmilling Operations," PhD Dissertation, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA , 1991.
14.
Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Windows Users Guide, Version 3.1, Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, 1991.
15.
Orbay, L., "Computer Simulation of Overseas Product Manufacturing Potentials of a Redesigned Multipass Headrig Mill in Coastal British Columbia," PhD Dissertation, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia , Vancouver, BC, 1984.
16.
Penick, E.B.Jr., "Monte Carlo Simulation for Production Control," Forest Products Journal, 19, 5, 10, 1969.
17.
Random Lengths, Supply Curbs Coincide With Rising Demand, Random Length Publications, Eugene, OR, Jan. 22, 1993.
18.
Richard, C.A., "Predicting the Potential Effect of the Use of Controlled Log Diameter Sequencing at the Warm Spring Forest Products Pine Sawmill," PhD Dissertation, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1979.
19.
Wagner, F.G. Jr., R.D. Seale and F.W. Taylor, "MICRO-MSUSP : An Interactive Computer Simulation Program for Modeling Southern Pine Sawmills," In: Executive Summary of 44th Forest Products Research Society Annual Conf., 1989 .
20.
Wagner, F.G. Jr., and F.W. Taylor , "SPSM - A Southern Pine Sawmill Model," Forest Products Journal, 33, 4, 37-43, 1983.
21.
Whitewater Group, Actor Programming, Version 4.0, The Whitewater Group Inc., Evanston, IL, 1991a.
22.
Whitewater Group, Actor SQL Reference, Version 4.0, The Whitewater Group Inc., Evanston, IL, 1991b.
23.
Wwpa, 1992Statistical Yearbook of the Western Lumber Industry, Western Wood Products Association Economic Services Division, Portland, OR, 1992.
24.
Zhang, G., "An Object-Oriented Simulation System for Softwood Sawmills," Master's Thesis, Department of Industrial Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1993.
