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Operations Research challenges in forestry: 33 open problems

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  • Mikael Rönnqvist

  • Sophie D’Amours
  • Andres Weintraub
  • Alejandro Jofre
  • Eldon Gunn
  • Robert Haight
  • David Martell
  • Alan Murray
  • Carlos Romero

Abstract

Forestry has contributed many problems to the Operations Research (OR) community. At the same time, OR has developed many models and solution methods for use in forestry. In this article, we describe the current status of research on the application of OR methods to forestry and a number of research challenges or open questions that we believe will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners. The areas covered include strategic, tactical and operational planning, fire management, conservation and the use of OR to address environmental concerns. The paper also considers more general methodological areas that are important to forestry including uncertainty, multiple objectives and hierarchical planning. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

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  • Mikael Rönnqvist & Sophie D’Amours & Andres Weintraub & Alejandro Jofre & Eldon Gunn & Robert Haight & David Martell & Alan Murray & Carlos Romero, 2015. "Operations Research challenges in forestry: 33 open problems," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 232(1), pages 11-40, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:annopr:v:232:y:2015:i:1:p:11-40:10.1007/s10479-015-1907-4
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