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    A configuration selection procedure to optimise the cost of longhaul pulpwood transport in the South African forest industry
    (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1995-09) Morkel, Russell George; Warkotsch, P. W.; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of AgriSciences. Dept. of Forest & Wood Science.
    ENGLISH SUMMARY: The long distance road transport (longhaul) of pulpwood is typically the single largest cost associated with delivering pulpwood to a mill. The costs of owning and operating large truck-tractor trailer configurations, in turn, comprises the largest portion of this cost. To optimise the costs associated with longhaul pulpwood transport, therefore, it is necessary to select the truck configuration which will minimise costs. Varying pulpwood lengths and. density, and forest road conditions, negate the selection of a single truck configuration ideally suited to all operations. This thesis places longhaul pulpwood transport in perspective and evolves a procedure to select, the most appropriate truck configuration to optimise longhaul pulpwood transport costs in the South African forest industry.