Publications
NIBIOs employees contribute to several hundred scientific articles and research reports every year. You can browse or search in our collection which contains references and links to these publications as well as other research and dissemination activities. The collection is continously updated with new and historical material.
2014
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Paal KrokeneAbstract
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Paal KrokeneAbstract
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Since the late nineteenth century when high-cost equipment was introduced into forestry there has been a need to calculate the cost of this equipment in more detail with respect to, for example, cost of ownership, cost per hour of production, and cost per production unit. Machine cost calculations have been made using various standard economic methods, where costs have been subdivided into capital costs and operational costs. Because of differences between methods and between national egulations, mainly regarding tax rules and subsidies, inter-national comparisons of machine costs are difficult. To address this, one of the goals of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action FP0902 was to establish a simple format for transparent cost calculations for machines in the forest biomass procurement chain. A working group constructed a Microsoft Excel – based spreadsheet model which is easy to understand and use. Input parameters are easy to obtain or possible to estimate by provided rules of thumb. The model gives users a simultaneous view of the input parameters and the resulting cost outputs. This technical note presents the model, explains how the calculations are made, and provides future users with a guide on how to use the model. Prospective users can view the model in the Supplementary Material linked to this article online
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Adam Vivian-Smith Philippe Sakalis Eelke Roos Igor A. Yakovlev Kim Boutilier Hailing Jin Remko OffringaAbstract
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Anne-Kristin LøesAbstract
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Pedro A. Alviola IV Rodolfo M. Jr. Nayga Michael R. Thomsen Diana Danforth James SmarttAbstract
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