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FPSuiteTM
and EFI: A winning solution
FPInnovations Wood Fibre Forum November 2010
™
Jean Favreau, Mihai PavelFPInnovations, Value Maximization
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Introduction
Improving forest inventory is a key success factor to increase the net value coming from the forest and to take better harvesting decisions at operational levelEFI (ALidar, TLidar, kNN, etc.) can provide better information on locations, volumes and attributes and at tree, stand, terrain and biomass levelsEFI is beneficial for FPSuite and NCCruise
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•FPSuiteTM – Some Context
Pulp and paper mills control paper production parameters right on the rollsSawmills control the lumber manufacturing process in real-time
BUTForest operations have virtually no process control systems Transformation to a « pull » mode with a flexible supply chain requires an efficient, real-time process control system
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Process Control Issues in Forest Operations
Difficult to plan because of uncertainty in the fieldDifficult to acquire information in real-time (distance, remoteness, communications)Difficult to react to changes to requirements or operating contextDifficult to centralize and manage information on performance and production
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FPInterfaceTM
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GIS based software using forest maps and company dataBuilt-in FPInnovations knowledge for cost and productivity predictionCan simulate and predict:
Harvesting costsTransport costsRoad costsSilviculture costsBiomass costs
Plan operations with work calendars using work teams and productivity versus site conditions
Overview of FPInterface modules
ForestInventory Work
schedule
Optim.schedule
Wood flow
BIOS
Carbonratio
Buckingoptim.Net value
Silviculture
Maxtour
Transport
Truckscheduler
Transferyards
FPInterfacePlatform
EFI
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FPInterfaceTM - Harvesting simulation
Harvesting simulation
Ability to generate a cost by block or by aggregate of blocks (road, zone, region, attributes)
Wood density1: > 0.3 and =< 0.362: > 0.36 and =< 0.393: > 0.39 and =< 0.414: > 0.41 and =< 0.445: > 0.44
Wood density1: > 0.3 and =< 0.362: > 0.36 and =< 0.393: > 0.39 and =< 0.414: > 0.41 and =< 0.445: > 0.44
EFI benefits on the annual operating plan
Costs and productivities predicted by FPInterface are based on forest inventory data:
Volume (stem, ha, product)Volume (area, destination)Bucking and log lengthsBranchinessTerrain (area, slope, roughness, solidity, distance)
Within cutblock variations help to develop good sorting strategies
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FPInterfaceTM - Transportation Cycles/Costs
EFI benefits on the transport planning
More accurate volume at roadside means:
right number of trucks/periodgood truck scheduling to increase utilizationright routes with backhauling
Assessment of moisture content and wood green density are essential to maximize payloadsGood information on terrain conditions are needed to plan the terminal road network
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FPInterfaceTM – Schedule Work
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FPInterfaceTM - Visualize Wood Flow
EFI benefits on the work schedule
More accurate stand table provides the data needed to produce the desired mix of productsWrong volumes means:
shifting of whole processre-scheduling of activitiesreduction of machine utilizationdifficulty to maximize mill productivityincreasing wood inventory buffers along the wood supply chain
Silviculture simulation
Biomass simulation
Recoverable versus total on-site as a function of harvestsystem (i.e. slash at roadsideversus at the stump)Biomass flow tracking tool for potential vs technical availability (biomass expectedquantities)Cost calculations based on harvest system and sites ($/odt)
Biomass module
Carbon Ratio
Round
wood
Biomass
Logging
Transport
Biomass
recovery
Carbon Ratio
EFI benefits on the biomass module
EFI provides:right biomass quantities (tops, bark, branches, foliage, stumps)availability at stand, stump and roadside locationsmoisture content per speciesmore accurate carbon ratio
FPInterface (costs) and Optitek (values) link so that more global simulations of value chains from the resource to the final product can be conductedExpected product value minus harvest costs = net block valueDisplay results directly on forest map
Margin analysis (net value)
EFI benefits on the net value
Optitek uses the following attributes:
tapersweepknotswood density
Net value is very sensitive to the accuracy of the stand tablesEFI has the potential to cover the entire annual plan and then provide better information than now (scanner)
FPDatTM – Get Data From the Operations
Rugged PC with color touch screenMotion sensor, input channels, GPSNavigation systemTrack logs exchange between machinesDetailed input from operators
Operator IDStop codesActivity codesSpecific inputs by machine type
Onboard reporting (KPIs)Specific configurations/machine
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FPDatTM – Screen Shots
FPComTM – Satellite Modem
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Allows a quasi “real time” flow of informationAllows bi-directional communicationsAutomated downloads (no manual intervention)
DB
FPComTM – Mobile Download Station
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Automatic data transfer when in proximity of machinesDownloads to office computer using cell modemAllows track logs exchange between machines
DB
EFI benefits on the use of FPDat
Location of obstacles, water crossings, sensitive sites with accuracy will increase the use of navigation systemFull-tree system is « unable » to assess volumes but combining tracklogs with EFI can provide volumesAllows operators to anticipate changes in silvicultural prescriptions (no ribbon)EFI provides detailed maps for the multi-treatment approach (more than one set of guidelines within the cutblock)
FPTrakTM
FPTrak is a Web and GIS platformUsed to monitor performance and productionFPDat configuration through FPTrakVersion 1.0 planned for winter 2011
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FPTrakTM
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Data sharing between users, but sensitive information is protectedWill allow manual inputs for production monitoring (e.g. roadside inventories)Connection to other data streams (e.g. mill scales)Will support StanForD production files (e.g. prd files from harvester computers)
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FPTrakTM
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FPTrakTM
EFI benefits on FPTrak
More accurate harvested areas and volumes mean:
right volume per harvested trail and productright volume at roadside per pile and locationless data conciliation along the chain of productionless scaling along the wood supply chain
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FPSuite Benefits
Productivity and utilization tracking of equipment, typically leading to utilization improvements of 5-10%
Enable operations managers to focus on the most important tasks of improving operations based on real numbers
FPInterface provides efficient tools for planning, budgeting andscheduling operations, and also to readjust schedules easily if needed
FPDat on-board system features help operators and contractors improve their performance and efficiency
FPCom and FPTrak modules provide an automated, reliable and cost effective process to acquire, host and manage operational data and key performance indicators from the field
EFI is essential to take advantage of the above benefits
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NCCruise
NCCruise – New Compilation & Cruising
Developed as part of BC Coastal Initiative – can be also applied in Interior BC and Alberta
Using standard inventory data (timber cruising) to predict volume by company log sorts in various market conditions
EFI would allow a better prediction
Ongoing work to link NCCruise to FPInterface
NCCruise
vs.Current Practice
G 1
G 2
G 3
n + 1 n n -1 n -k 3 2 1
N
R [V ( D n , D n -k , l ) , U S ,g ( q 1 , q 2 , q 3 , q 4 , q 5 ) ] f n -k
f n = m a x { R [V ( D n , D n -k , l ) , U S ,g ( q 1 , q 2 , q 3 , q 4 , q 5 ) ] + f n -k } k
Algorithm for individual trees: Dynamic Programming (DP)
Taper equationDP algorithm for bucking trees to maximize value
NCCruise - Principles
NCCruise – User interface & Results
EFI benefits summary
EFI is key success factor for FPInnovations at operational level
FPSuite will be a better value proposition with Enhanced Inventory module
Enhanced Inventory has a positive impact on:– planning/scheduling of machines/processing facilities– bucking/sorting strategies, destination of products– wood allocation (fibre yield, wood net value)– biomass recovery and technical availibility– monitoring of processing activities
EFI benefits summary
Work in progress: FPInterface database structure to use Enhanced Inventory dataPotential projects – Case study to demonstrate the potential of EFI –
FPInterface/FPSuite (ROI assessment)– Improved navigation EFI - FPDat for refined silvicultural
treatments
Thank you – Questions?
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