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Detailed scheduling of forest harvesting at the operational level incorporating decisions on multiple machine assignment

Rohit Aroraa Industrial Engineering Research Group, Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaView further author information
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Taraneh Sowlatia Industrial Engineering Research Group, Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Joel Mortynb Manager, Inventory, and Analysis, Western Forest Products, Vancouver, CanadaView further author information
Pages 353-365 | Received 17 Nov 2022, Accepted 23 Feb 2023, Published online: 07 Mar 2023

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