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Forest Products, Thought Leadership

July 17, 2024

What Is Your Mill’s Most Profitable Log?

The answer to this key question is often not known by mill staff or log procurement managers. Generally, rules of thumb like ‘try to stay above an 8” top’ or ‘we don’t compete with...

Maintenance, Management Systems, Production Efficiency, Thought Leadership

July 16, 2024

The Art of Managing Downtime

Over the years I’ve had the tremendous opportunity to have worked in many manufacturing environments in multiple industries, across 19 different countries. While each manufacturing operation has nuance, they are universally focused on minimizing...

Forest Products, Management Systems, Thought Leadership

August 17, 2020

Is it the Carpenter, or is it the Tools?

At the conclusion of a recent Value & Recovery Assessment of a large SYP lumber operation, the General Manager was reflecting on issues that we’d identified around drying quality. His mill runs multiple continuous...

Forest Products, Thought Leadership

November 2, 2018

Shhhhh! The Secret To Improving Lumber Recovery Is…

As everyone in the lumber business knows, RECOVERY is a very big deal. For purposes of this article, I’m loosely defining Recovery as the amount of saleable lumber that you are able to extract...

Forest Products, Thought Leadership

October 3, 2018

3 Critical Lumber Mill Financial Drivers: Why Your Ladder May Be Against the Wrong Tree

To a passerby, a ladder leaning against a tree conveys a message. It tells them that the owner of the ladder has determined that, among all the trees in the forest, he has chosen...

Forest Products, Thought Leadership

September 11, 2018

Lumber Mill Optimization Strategy: Why Many Mills Lose Millions Using Wrong Pricing

In my decades of working with clients in the lumber industry, there is always one question I like to pose. The various answers I've received reflect the gap that often exists between a company’s...

Forest Products, Thought Leadership

August 20, 2018

Lumber Mill Predictability: The #1 Hidden KPI Costing You Millions

Over the years, lumber companies have wisely invested in optimization technology to remove human error and influence from log/cant/board breakdown decisions. These systems are designed to leverage all available data (log diameter, shape, taper,...

Forest Products, Thought Leadership

July 18, 2018

What Is Deconstructive Manufacturing? From T-Bones to 2x4s, Every Cut Determines Profit

When you talk to most people about manufacturing, the first image that comes to mind is likely that of a car or cell phone assembly line. Hundreds of parts are being made or brought...

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What Is Your Mill’s Most Profitable Log?

The Art of Managing Downtime

Is it the Carpenter, or is it the Tools?

Shhhhh! The Secret To Improving Lumber Recovery Is…

3 Critical Lumber Mill Financial Drivers: Why Your Ladder May Be Against the Wrong Tree

Lumber Mill Optimization Strategy: Why Many Mills Lose Millions Using Wrong Pricing

Lumber Mill Predictability: The #1 Hidden KPI Costing You Millions

What Is Deconstructive Manufacturing? From T-Bones to 2x4s, Every Cut Determines Profit

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