Wood Flow Optimisation 2016 – Transport Technologies, Logistics & Data Management – is already proving very popular. It runs soon but already close to 250 have registered so far for the series. It runs first in New Zealand and then follows a week later in Australia. Source: Timberbiz
The objective is straight forward – profile innovations, new operating practices and technologies, both within and outside our industry, that have the potential to significantly improve efficiencies and change current operating practices in the wood supply chain.
What’s being covered?
It’s comprehensive. Check out the programes for both venues. It includes:
- Effective tools for collaboration through the wood supply chain
- Remote sensing and real-time tracking of logs and wood products
- Innovative systems to integrate planning, operations, harvesting, transport & sales
- Advances in automated measurement, materials handling and distribution
- New innovations around trucking, rail and shipping
- New mobile communications and options for integrating into local operations
- Developments in information technology and data management
- Impacts of robotics, automation, machine learning, telematics and UAV’s
- Health and safety initiatives around forestry and wood transport operations
- International models that add value to supply chain management
14-15 September 2016, Rotorua, New Zealand
20-21 September 2016, Melbourne, Australia
