Using Conjoint Analyses to Improve Cable Yarder Design Characteristics: An Austrian Yarder Case Study to Advance Cost-Effective Extraction

Using Conjoint Analyses to Improve Cable Yarder Design Characteristics: An Austrian Yarder Case Study to Advance Cost-Effective Extraction

Steep country harvesting has been identified as the main bottleneck to achieving greater profitability in the forestry sector of New Zealand and Australia. An improvement of efficiency, work safety and environmental sustainability should be realized by developing an advanced steep terrain timber har...

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Main Authors: Martin Kühmaier, Hunter Harrill, Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan, Manfred Hofer, Karl Stampfer, Mark Brown, Rien Visser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
timber harvesting
cable yarding
steep terrain
conjoint
decision support
marketing research
mechanical engineering
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/10/2/165

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