Flexible Wood Supply Chain

Objective

A number of studies indicate that the market demand for wood will lead to strong competition between the different wood industry branches. This is especially true in view of a globalised wood market, in which production is characterised by fast structural changes and concentration processes. Competition between different wood industries and the development towards large production units, as well as an often highly diversified forest owner structure, demands a flexible delivery of varying wood quantities and quality. This leads to high cost, which weakens the position of the European wood industry within a global market. In addition, hazardous environmental events, such as wind throws, forest fires or beetle attacks, have increased during the past years. There is strong evidence that hazardous environmental events will become even more frequent, leading to unforeseeable damage in forests and to excessive felling. Increased competition, natural risks and political and economical disturbances within a global market undermine the concept of a steady and predictable long term development of the forest sector. The challenge is to improve existing processes of the wood supply chain to the needs of wood industry under these changing conditions. In order to meet the market demands of an improved and flexible wood supply chain, novel logistic concepts must provide better information assessment on wood resources and enhance optimisation models. The proposed project would provide a better and faster response to the demands of the different wood industry branches, which will lead to an increase in value recovery.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › materials engineering › woodworking

Programme(s)

• FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• KBBE-2009-1-2-07 - Meeting industrial requirements on wood raw-materials quality and quantity

Call for proposal

FP7-KBBE-2009-3
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Funding Scheme

CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project

Coordinator

ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG

Address

Fahnenbergplatz
79098 Freiburg
Germany

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 708 400

Administrative Contact

Barbara Koch (Prof.)

Participants (14)

University of Joensuu

Participation ended

Finland

Address

Yliopistokatu 2
80100 Joensuu

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Seppo Kellomäki (Prof.)

STIFTELSEN SKOGSBRUKETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT - SKOGFORSK

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 323 500

Address

Uppsala Science Park
75183 Uppsala

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Gert Andersson (Mr.)

INSTITUT TECHNOLOGIQUE FCBA (FORETCELLULOSE BOIS-CONSTRUCTION AMEUBLEMENT)

France

EU contribution

€ 280 600

Address

10 Rue De Galilee
77420 Champs Sur Marne

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Anne Varet (Dr.)

ITA-SUOMEN YLIOPISTO

Finland

EU contribution

€ 171 600

Address

Yliopistonranta 1 E
70211 Kuopio

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Seppo Kellomäki (Prof.)

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Finland

EU contribution

€ 301 900

Address

Tekniikantie 4 A
02044 VTT Espoo

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Irina Granfors (Ms.)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 242 600

Address

Western Road
T12 YN60 Cork

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Mary Cusack (Ms.)

TreeMetrics Ltd

Ireland

EU contribution

€ 132 300

Address

Rubicon Centre, Cit Campus, Bishopstown
00 Cork

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Enda Keane (Mr.)

FORSTLICHE VERSUCHS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 262 800

Address

Wonnhaldestrasse 4
79100 Freiburg

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Franka Brüchert (Dr.)

NORGES MILJO-OG BIOVITENSKAPLIGE UNIVERSITET

Norway

EU contribution

€ 147 000

Address

Universitetstunet 3
1433 As

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Gunnar Jensen (Mr.)

UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

Austria

EU contribution

€ 68 400

Address

Gregor Mendel Strasse 33
1180 Wien

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Manfred Lexer (Prof.)

INSTYTUT BADAWCZY LESNICTWA

Poland

EU contribution

€ 125 400

Address

Braci Lesnej 3
05 090 Sekocin Stary

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Krystyna Szczepanska (Ms.)

CGI SVERIGE AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 113 400

Address

.
164 98 Stockholm

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Magnus Eriksson (Mr.)

FORAN REMOTE SENSING AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 115 400

Address

Teknikringen 7
58330 Linkoping

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Ulf Söderman (Dr.)

UNIVERSITE LAVAL

Canada

Address

Allee Des Bibliotheques 2345
G1V 0A6 Quebec

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Catherine Levesque (Ms.)