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What’s Your Problem?Best Practices in Forest Management
Winning Technologies in Winning Technologies in ForestryForestryJanuary 2007January 2007
Doug JonesDoug JonesDirector, Client ServicesDirector, Client Services
Road Map:
•Overview
•Solutions over time and across regions•Evolution of management challenges•Global perspective
•Final Remarks
Corporate Overview
Remsoft Spatial Planning System
Remsoft creates and supportsthe world's leading softwarefor sustainable, spatial management planning.
Clients in five continents
• North America• Europe• Australia• South America• Asia
Remsoft’s clients include
International PaperCanforUPM KymmeneWashington StateRayonierStora EnsoBowaterSuzanoMeadWestvacoForestry TasmaniaPotlatchWeyerhaeuserGMOPlum Creek Timber CompanyHancockGlobal Forest Partners
Over 200 million acres world-wide
The Remsoft Spatial Planning System
Commercial off-the-shelf3 fully integrated products
• Spatial Woodstock• Stanley• Allocation Optimizer
Solutions over time and across regions
What were the challenges of the time?
What solutions were provided over time?
How were the solution needs similar and different between geographic regions?
Early to Mid 90’s
Software - Woodstock• Developed as a simulation forest modeling
system• Optimization added in 1992• DOS based system
Pre-Windows User Interface:
Early to Mid 90’s
Geography• Eastern Canada, Alberta
Challenges and Solutions• Forest estate modeling • Sustained yield and coarse ecosystem
objectives• Management complexity increasing • Finance was not the driving force
1995…2000
Software - Stanley• Developed for spatial modeling• ESRI GIS coverages…e00 files• Linked with Woodstock
Spatial Harvest Scheduling
1995…2000
Geography• USA – Champion International, Temple-Inland
Challenges and Solutions• “Commercial” optimization model• Detailed financial modeling
BUT….• Adopting SFI – spatial constraints
1995…2000
Geography• Canada – Domtar, Fraser Papers,
Weyerhaeuser, Ontario Gov’t…
Challenges and Solutions• Optimization being accepted • Regulative environment – including
spatial constraints• Evaluate policy – what is the cost?• Spatial scheduling is time consuming
2001
Software – Spatial Woodstock• Analysts’ toolbox• Spatial integration for improved data
interchange, reporting, mapping• ESRI standards• Fully integrated solution
The RSPS Interface
2001
Geography• New Zealand and Australia
Challenges and Solutions• Financial modeling• Differences between countries• Some firsts:
• Carbon modeling• Short-term models• Allocation modeling
2003
Software – Allocation Optimizer• Wood allocation modeling• Demand and supply• Fully integrated with Remsoft system
Wood Fiber Allocation
Sawmill
Sawmill
Pulpmill
Chip By-product
Purchase Logs
DestinationDestinationss
Forest Forest ProductsProducts
Forest Forest OriginsOrigins
Residual Residual ProductsProducts
External External ProductsProducts
2003
Geography• New Zealand
Challenges and Solutions• Approach to land valuation• Demand drives value• Strategic, long-term modeling
2003
Geography• Eastern Canada – J.D. Irving and others…
Challenges and Solutions• “Short-term”, detailed wood allocation
model• More value from the resource• Mergers and aquisitions• Supply problems; react to market
conditions
Present day….
Geography• USA, Canada, Aus/NZ, South America…
Challenges and Solutions• Land valuation – selling and buying• Business objectives• Land appraisal – income approach• Flexibility
• Multiple investors • Varied regions, forest composition, data• Turn around time• Common system
Present Day…
Geography• Brazil and Uruguay
Challenges and Solutions• Wood supply issues• Fully integrated solution• Supply chain modeling• Tight information linkages between forest and
mill(s)
The Future…
Challenges and Solutions• Ecosystem and non-timber values
• Spatial landscape modeling• Carbon modeling• Linkage to other technologies
The Future…
Challenges and Solutions• Ecosystem and non-timber values• Fully integrated planning solution
• Supply chain modeling• Moving more towards operational planning• Different users of the system
The Future…
Challenges and Solutions• Ecosystem and non-timber values• Fully integrated planning solution• Software framework
• Linkages with other technologies• Standard business applications, reporting
Thank you
Doug JonesDoug JonesDirector, Client ServicesDirector, Client Services