Cost Management in Forest Harvesting (3cr)
Course unit code: 6F00CF06
General information
- Credits
- 3 cr
Objectives
The student
-knows the cost structure of harvesting systems and wood supply chain
-is able to choose an economically optimal harvesting system and appropriate machinery in different circumstances
-knows how to improve the economical use of forest machines
Content
Cost types, activity based costing, harvesting costs in different harvesting systems, forest machine investment calculations, cost-effective management of forest machines in wood supply operations, comparing the practices in Russia, Finland, Northern Europe and globally