Study Guide

Objective

You can plan the use of logging and transportation resources.
You can evaluate how the changes in legislation, market and logging conditions affect forestry professionals' work.

Content

How do you choose the most efficient and convenient mode of transportation.
How does transportation affect the quality of wood?
How to ensure the effective use of resources in wood procurement?

Materials

Demonstrated in a lecture and on the course's Learn platform.

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures, exercises and field exercises. In the course, we delve into forestry logistics methods and logistics as part of the wood procurement chain. Part of the course is the role of private roads in wood procurement.

Employer connections

The course is attended by representatives of employers and stakeholders as guest lecturers, e.g. from Skall and Uittoyhdistys.

Exam schedules

Lecture exam at the end of the course.

International connections

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Student workload

The student's workload in the course is 135 hours. It consists of lectures, exercises and field exercises.

Content scheduling

Planning and control of harvesting and wood transport. Forest roads and other wood transport routes. Transport entrepreneurship. Transportation control systems. Floating and rail and road transport.

Further information

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Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam 60% and learning assignments 40%.