Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia

Suitable extraction technique and the least cost while reducing the environmental impact is the primary concern in timber transportation planning in undulate topography. Two types of extraction machines with unique characteristics to be applied in timber harvest area in Malaysia is combined for timb...

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Main Authors: Jamaluddin, Jamhuri, Kamarudin, Norizah, Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi, Ahmad, Siti Azfanizam
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Published: Elsevier 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109076/
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author Jamaluddin, Jamhuri
Kamarudin, Norizah
Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
Ahmad, Siti Azfanizam
author_facet Jamaluddin, Jamhuri
Kamarudin, Norizah
Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
Ahmad, Siti Azfanizam
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description Suitable extraction technique and the least cost while reducing the environmental impact is the primary concern in timber transportation planning in undulate topography. Two types of extraction machines with unique characteristics to be applied in timber harvest area in Malaysia is combined for timber harvesting with the aim each machine will extract timber suitable to their ability. A Bees Algorithm (BA) was proposed to find an optimum TTP for timber extraction, forest road, and landing locations with grid cell-sized 10 m × 10 m and attributed with fixed and variable costs. The result shows the log fisher (1351 timbers) as a preferable extraction technique with total cost of RM 86,551.73 than the crawler tractor (206 timbers); the timber extraction route is 2630 m for the log fisher and 9860 m for the crawler tractor with total cost of RM 10,453.03. The model finds a suitable timber extraction technique and estimates the extraction costs. Further studies are required to compare the BA with other optimization methods for better results.
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spelling upm-1090762024-09-02T06:43:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109076/ Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia Jamaluddin, Jamhuri Kamarudin, Norizah Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi Ahmad, Siti Azfanizam Suitable extraction technique and the least cost while reducing the environmental impact is the primary concern in timber transportation planning in undulate topography. Two types of extraction machines with unique characteristics to be applied in timber harvest area in Malaysia is combined for timber harvesting with the aim each machine will extract timber suitable to their ability. A Bees Algorithm (BA) was proposed to find an optimum TTP for timber extraction, forest road, and landing locations with grid cell-sized 10 m × 10 m and attributed with fixed and variable costs. The result shows the log fisher (1351 timbers) as a preferable extraction technique with total cost of RM 86,551.73 than the crawler tractor (206 timbers); the timber extraction route is 2630 m for the log fisher and 9860 m for the crawler tractor with total cost of RM 10,453.03. The model finds a suitable timber extraction technique and estimates the extraction costs. Further studies are required to compare the BA with other optimization methods for better results. Elsevier 2023-08-15 Article PeerReviewed Jamaluddin, Jamhuri and Kamarudin, Norizah and Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi and Ahmad, Siti Azfanizam (2023) Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia. Journal of Environmental Management, 340. art. no. 117977. pp. 1-14. ISSN 0301-4797 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S030147972300765X 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117977
spellingShingle Jamaluddin, Jamhuri
Kamarudin, Norizah
Ismail, Mohd Hasmadi
Ahmad, Siti Azfanizam
Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia
title Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia
title_full Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia
title_fullStr Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia
title_short Optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in Malaysia
title_sort optimizing timber transportation planning for timber harvesting using bees algorithm in malaysia
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