Environmentally Sensitive Productivity Analysis of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Industry, 1959-1994: An Input Distance Function Approach

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atakelty Hailu ◽  
Terrence S. Veeman
Keyword(s):  
Distance Function ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Function Approach ◽  
Productivity Analysis ◽  
Input Distance Function ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive

scholarly journals Application of OEE for productivity analysis: a case study of a production line from the pulp and paper industry

DYNA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (211) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jairo J .O Andrade ◽  
Daniel Dreher Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Production Line ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Productivity Analysis ◽  
Quality Performance

The overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is an indicator used in the management and continuous improvement of production systems, and is useful in identifying losses, thus reducing production costs. By analyzing the results of this indicator, the operation manager must make decisions to eliminate or reduce losses in the process. This study investigated the application of the OEE indicator in one production line in the pulp and paper industry. The implementation of OEE was performed in stages with a detailed analysis of the indicators that compose the OEE (quality, performance, and availability) to identify possible improvements. Thus, actions were implemented to improve the OEE quality index. This study provided important information that enabled the operation manager to diagnose and minimize the occurrence of failures and losses, which is often hidden and unknown to those involved in the production system.

Output scale, technical change, and productivity in the Canadian pulp and paper industry

2000 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1041-1050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atakelty Hailu ◽  
Terrence S Veeman
Keyword(s):  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Scale Effects ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Pollution Abatement ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Productive Efficiency ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Index Number ◽  
Environmentally Sensitive

Input distance function and index number methods are used to analyze productivity and efficiency in the Canadian pulp and paper industry. Productivity growth is decomposed into components that have different managerial and policy implications. The conventional productivity measures from the study are also compared with environmentally sensitive measures that take into account changes in pollutant outputs. The paper finds that most of the productivity growth indicated by index number methods is due to output scale effects rather than true productivity growth resulting from technical progress or improvements in the degree of productive efficiency. Researchers are advised to employ methods that allow for the identification of different productivity growth components. The results also show that conventional measures that ignore pollution abatement activities understate true productivity growth in the industry.

Co-cooking nonwoods with hardwoods

TAPPI Journal ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
TROY RUNGE ◽  
CHUNHUI ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Strength Properties ◽  
Agricultural Residues ◽  
Kraft Pulping ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Strength Increase ◽  
Xylan Content

Agricultural residues and energy crops are promising resources that can be utilized in the pulp and paper industry. This study examines the potential of co-cooking nonwood materials with hardwoods as means to incorporate nonwood material into a paper furnish. Specifically, miscanthus, switchgrass, and corn stover were substituted for poplar hardwood chips in the amounts of 10 wt %, 20 wt %, and 30 wt %, and the blends were subjected to kraft pulping experiments. The pulps were then bleached with an OD(EP)D sequence and then refined and formed into handsheets to characterize their physical properties. Surprisingly, all three co-cooked pulps showed improved strength properties (up to 35%). Sugar measurement of the pulps by high-performance liquid chromatography suggested that the strength increase correlated with enriched xylan content.

Application of VSEP for Pulp and Paper Industry.

1999 ◽  
Vol 53 (10) ◽  
pp. 1334-1338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiya Kuide ◽  
Kazuyoshi Yamamoto
Keyword(s):  
Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper Industry ◽  
Pulp And Paper
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