Maintaining a coherent flow from strategy through to multi-year business planning and finally to operational execution has always been a challenge in forest planning and management, particularly over large landholdings. Mathematical optimisation techniques, implemented through specialist software and advanced computing power, makes this goal a reality.
The financially optimal management strategy can be revealed. The negative or positive impact on that optimum of particular initiatives can also be explored, exposing the true drivers of value. Common to the analysis will be all the known constraints, be they regulatory, social, economic or environmental and the cost of these too, may be examined.
Particularly powerful is our ability to extend these models from the growing crop to the processing sector; including transport costs, processing capacities and paying ability.
At Silvalytics we commonly use this type of forest estate model for forest valuations. The technology is equally important in preparing sectoral forest development analyses and mill supply strategies.
Verification and refinement of the forest resource information typically precedes the modelling effort, and Silvalytics can deploy the necessary remote sensing and mapping services.
Key to this 'evidence based' approach is the growth and yield component. Silvalytics can work with our clients to build these tools and test and calibrate them to reflect local crops and conditions. We can also refine pre-existing yield estimators based on the statistical analysis of actual out-turns.
Together with selected technology partners we can put this powerful approach to work for our clients and reveal deep insights into their forest resources.
Common estate modelling inputs