Announcing our latest open access publication with Fujitsu Intelligence Technology Limited!
We are thrilled to announce the acceptance of our open access publication, stemming from our collaborative project with Fujitsu Intelligence Technology Limited. You can access the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2024.06.037
Congratulations to Salar Ghotb for winning the David Martell Student Paper Prize!
Congratulations to Dr. Salar Ghotb for winning the David Martell Student Paper Prize during the 2024 CORS Annual Conference in London, Ontario.
Welcome to our new member, Aijun Wang!
We welcome Aijun Wang, who started her Master’s degree at IERG, and wish her success in her program.
Our research on optimization of log logistics
Our two-phase optimization approach minimizes log logistics costs and balances the workload. See our paper: https://bit.ly/48PmbAc See UBC Faculty of Forestry LinkedIn post: UBC Faculty of Forestry LinkedIn
Our research on optimization of harvest scheduling
Our research on optimization of harvest scheduling showed 16% reduction in harvesting costs using multi-task machines instead of single-task machines See our paper: https://bit.ly/49av7zJ See UBC Faculty of Forestry LinkeIn post: UBC Faculty of Forestry LinkedIn
Postdoctoral fellow position available at IERG
The Industrial Engineering Research Group at the University of British Columbia seeks a candidate with a strong background in mathematical programming and operations research methods, and a great interest in applying those methods in forest products/forest-based biomass supply chain management. The candidate has to have a Ph.D. degree in operations research, industrial engineering, or other […]
New open access publications from our research group!
Please see two of our new open access publications: Ghotb, S., Sowlati, T., Mortyn, J. 2023. An optimization model for detailed scheduling of heterogeneous fleet of log trucks considering synchronization. International Journal of Forest Engineering. Open Access Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14942119.2023.2291960 Ghotb, S., Sowlati, T., Mortyn, J. 2023. Scheduling of log logistics using a metaheuristic approach. Expert […]
Congratulations to Rohit Arora and Salar Ghotb for successfully completing their projects with Western Forest Products!
To view the social media post from Western Forest Products, click on the link below: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/western-forest-products_thanks-in-part-to-research-carried-out-in-activity-7136448639920459776-qbeI?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
November 2023 Convocation!
Congratulations to Sahar, Salar, and Rohit on their graduation!
Congratulations to Dr. Taraneh Sowlati for being named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists
Dr. Taraneh Sowlati is among the Stanford University list of Top 2% Scientists in the World. Congratulations! https://ecebm.com/2023/10/04/stanford-university-names-worlds-top-2-scientists-2023/