FLEXWOOD

Flexible Wood Supply Chain

Coordinatore	ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG    more  Organization address address: FAHNENBERGPLATZ city: FREIBURG postcode: 79085 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Barbara Cognome: Koch Email: send email Telefono: +49 761 203 3695 Fax: +49 761 203 3701
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Germany [DE]
Totale costo	4˙237˙756 €
EC contributo	2˙993˙300 €
Programma	FP7-KBBE Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Code Call	FP7-KBBE-2009-3
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-11-01   -   2012-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAET FREIBURG  Organization address address: FAHNENBERGPLATZ city: FREIBURG postcode: 79085 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Barbara Cognome: Koch Email: send email Telefono: +49 761 203 3695 Fax: +49 761 203 3701	DE (FREIBURG)	coordinator	708˙400.00
2	STIFTELSEN SKOGSBRUKETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT - SKOGFORSK  Organization address address: UPPSALA SCIENCE PARK city: UPPSALA postcode: 75183 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Gert Cognome: Andersson Email: send email Telefono: +46 18 18 85 00 Fax: +46 18 18 86 00	SE (UPPSALA)	participant	323˙500.00
3	TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT  Organization address address: TEKNIIKANTIE 4 A city: ESPOO postcode: 02044 VTT contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Irina Cognome: Granfors Email: send email Telefono: +358 20 722 5347 Fax: +358 20 722 7077	FI (ESPOO)	participant	301˙900.00
4	INSTITUT TECHNOLOGIQUE FCBA (FORETCELLULOSE BOIS-CONSTRUCTION AMEUBLEMENT)  Organization address address: AVENUE DE SAINT MANDE 10 city: PARIS postcode: 75012 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Anne Cognome: Varet Email: send email Telefono: 33140198136 Fax: 33140199152	FR (PARIS)	participant	280˙600.00
5	FORSTLICHE VERSUCHS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT BADEN-WUERTTEMBERG  Organization address address: Wonnhaldestrasse 4 city: Freiburg postcode: 79100 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Franka Cognome: Brüchert Email: send email Telefono: +49 761 4018 239 Fax: +49 761 4018 333	DE (Freiburg)	participant	262˙800.00
6	UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK  Organization address address: Western Road city: CORK postcode: - contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Mary Cognome: Cusack Email: send email Telefono: +353 214902347 Fax: +353 214903018	IE (CORK)	participant	242˙600.00
7	Nome Ente NON disponibile  Organization address address: YLIOPISTONRANTA 1 E city: Kuopio postcode: 70211 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Seppo Cognome: Kellomäki Email: send email Telefono: +358 13 2513630 Fax: +358 13 2514444	FI (Kuopio)	participant	171˙600.00
8	NORGES MILJO-OG BIOVITENSKAPLIGE UNIVERSITET  Organization address address: UNIVERSITETSTUNET 3 city: AS postcode: 1430 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Gunnar Cognome: Jensen Email: send email Telefono: 4764965775 Fax: 4764965801	NO (AS)	participant	147˙000.00
9	TreeMetrics Ltd  Organization address address: "Rubicon Centre, CIT Campus, Bishopstown" city: Cork contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Enda Cognome: Keane Email: send email Telefono: 353877000000 Fax: 353215000000	IE (Cork)	participant	132˙300.00
10	INSTYTUT BADAWCZY LESNICTWA  Organization address address: UL BRACI LESNEJ 3 SEKOCIN STARY city: RASZYN postcode: 05 090 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Krystyna Cognome: Szczepanska Email: send email Telefono: +48 22 7153 838 Fax: +48 22 7200 397	PL (RASZYN)	participant	125˙400.00
11	FORAN REMOTE SENSING AB  Organization address address: TEKNIKRINGEN 7 city: LINKOPING postcode: 58330 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Ulf Cognome: Söderman Email: send email Telefono: 46135521046	SE (LINKOPING)	participant	115˙400.00
12	Logica Sverige AB  Organization address city: STOCKHOLM postcode: 131 85 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Magnus Cognome: Eriksson Email: send email Telefono: +46 26 54 61 69 Fax: +46 26 54 61 70	SE (STOCKHOLM)	participant	113˙400.00
13	UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN  Organization address address: Gregor Mendel Strasse 33 city: WIEN postcode: 1180 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Manfred Cognome: Lexer Email: send email Telefono: +43 1 47654 4056 Fax: +43 1 47654 4092	AT (WIEN)	participant	68˙400.00
14	JOENSUUN YLIOPISTO  Organization address address: Yliopistokatu 2 city: JOENSUU postcode: 80101 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Seppo Cognome: Kellomäki Email: send email Telefono: +358 13 2513630 Fax: +358 13 2514444	FI (JOENSUU)	participant	0.00
15	UNIVERSITE LAVAL  Organization address address: ALLEE DES BIBLIOTHEQUES 2345 city: QUEBEC postcode: G1V 0A6 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Catherine Cognome: Levesque Email: send email Telefono: +1 418 656 2131 6786 Fax: +1 418 656 7415	CA (QUEBEC)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'A number of studies indicate that the market demand for wood will lead to strong competition between the different wood industry branches. This is especially true in view of a globalised wood market, in which production is characterised by fast structural changes and concentration processes. Competition between different wood industries and the development towards large production units, as well as an often highly diversified forest owner structure, demands a flexible delivery of varying wood quantities and quality. This leads to high cost, which weakens the position of the European wood industry within a global market. In addition, hazardous environmental events, such as wind throws, forest fires or beetle attacks, have increased during the past years. There is strong evidence that hazardous environmental events will become even more frequent, leading to unforeseeable damage in forests and to excessive felling. Increased competition, natural risks and political and economical disturbances within a global market undermine the concept of a steady and predictable long term development of the forest sector. The challenge is to improve existing processes of the wood supply chain to the needs of wood industry under these changing conditions. In order to meet the market demands of an improved and flexible wood supply chain, novel logistic concepts must provide better information assessment on wood resources and enhance optimisation models. The proposed project would provide a better and faster response to the demands of the different wood industry branches, which will lead to an increase in value recovery.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Current market demands for wood will undoubtedly lead to strong competition between the different wood industry branches. This competition, along with the development of larger production units, demands flexible delivery of varying wood quantities and qualities.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The objective of the EU-funded 'Flexible wood supply chain' (FLEXWOOD) project was to develop and build a novel logistical system, incorporating better information on wood resources and enhanced optimisation models. This would enable more efficient and adequate responses to the demands of industrial sectors.

Within the FLEXWOOD concept, solutions for value recovery opportunities were tested, adapted or developed. Extensive research has been conducted into forest resource inventory, harvest and transport, as well as efficient mill production. The new logistical system links these areas by making use of information technologies.

To test the practical implementation of the final FLEXWOOD model, demonstrations were arranged in Germany, France, Poland and Sweden. Researchers compared the regular wood supply chain to the FLEXWOOD wood supply chain and found that most indicators were improved in the FLEXWOOD scenario. The most important result is a reduction in the time needed to deliver to the customer.

The potential of the project is widespread and has shown remarkable results in a number of areas. In Norway, for instance, manual interpretation of aerial photographs is currently being used to identify wood species, but FLEXWOOD showed that novel technologies can achieve this automatically.

FLEXWOOD is now complete and has successfully developed supply chain optimisation models at both tactical and strategic planning levels. The new approach is leading to quicker, more flexible responses to changes in supply and demand, which should benefit the European wood industry in terms of competitiveness.