Maximizing value yield in wood industry through flexible sawing and product grading based on wane and log shape

Kamran Forghani, Mats Carlsson, Pierre Flener, Magnus Fredriksson, Justin Pearson, Di Yuan

Abstract: Highlights•A sawing optimization problem is studied considering product grading based on wane.•Algorithms were developed to maximize value yield based on a flexible sawing scheme.•A system employing a MIP solver was developed for decision-making.•Parallel processing was utilized to reduce preprocessing time.•Superior performance over conventional cant sawing was demonstrated in a case study.