A New Mixed-Integer Programming Model for Harvest Scheduling Subject to Maximum Area Restrictions

• Published in: Operations research Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 542 - 551
• Main Authors: Constantino, Miguel, Martins, Isabel, Borges, Jose G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Linthicum, MD INFORMS 01.05.2008; Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
• Subjects: Analysis; Applied sciences; Biological and medical sciences; Branch & bound algorithms; Exact sciences and technology; Forest ecosystems; Forest management; Forest management. Stand types and stand dynamics. Silvicultural treatments. Tending of stands. Natural regeneration; Forest stands; Forestry; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Harvest; harvest scheduling; Harvesting; Heuristics; Integer programming; Landscaping; Mathematical programming; Old growth forests; Operational research and scientific management; Operational research. Management science; Programming models; Scheduling; Scheduling algorithms; Scheduling, sequencing; spatial modeling; Studies; Timber; Timber production; Portugal; Forests; spatial modeling; Branch and bound method; Harvesting; Constraint satisfaction; Forest management; Mixed integer programming; Scheduling; Economic sciences; Modeling; Integer programming; Computation time; Ecosystem; Planning; Polygon; harvest scheduling

Forest ecosystem management often requires spatially explicit planning because the spatial arrangement of harvests has become a critical economic and environmental concern. Recent research on exact methods has addressed both the design and the solution of forest management problems with constraints...