Operational Management of Industrial Wood Supply

About this programme

This is the third course in the master’s program Industrial Wood Supply Mangement. It focuses on the operational steps of raw material supply: How to go from plan to practical implementation with as efficient use of resources as possible. The course content trains the students’ ability to handle the operational challenges connected to supply industries with the right forest raw material in the right time and to the right price, while securing resource efficiency and sustainability. The course is divided into three main sections; Harvesting, transportation, and coordination and control. The harvesting and transportation sections include economics, service procurement, management, and control to fulfil delivery plans to industries. Coordination and control includes organization of activities for planning, execution, and control along the supply chain. The course can be completed entirely on distance. Teaching takes place from the campus in Umeå, where infrastructure is provided for students who are physically present. 120 credits, of which 60 credits within one of the following subjects/disciplinary domains - forestry science - forest science - forest management - forest and wood engineering The equivalent of - 10 credits forestry science at second-cycle level within wood science/wood technology - 7,5 credits forestry science at second-cycle level within forest technology - 5 credits within geographic information systems (GIS) - English 6. SV0049, Operational Management of Industrial Wood Supply, 15.0 Hp Print syllabus