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1. A log with bark still on produces

2. In general the production planning at the sawmill optimizes the

3. What does the volume yield mean?

4. The most common volume yield in Finnish sawmill industry is

5. Short-term planning is  a very detailed process for

6. For example, an error of one millimetre in the top diameter of a log can result in a loss of EUR 300,000 per year in raw materials provided that the sawmill processes 650,000 cubic metres of logs per year.

7. What is the saw simulator mainly used for?

8. Up until the 1970s, the saw set planning was conducted by calculating mathematical models and using so called “posting pieces”.

9. Bow increases the consumption of the raw-material in sawmilling.