ForestX, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, offers digital solutions and industry expertise for the entire forestry and timber industry value chain - from the forest to the end product. ForestX's customers include well-known companies in the forestry and sawmill industries in Sweden, Denmark and Central Europe. Around a third of ForestX's employees have a forestry background. Together with experienced software architects and developers, ForestX therefore has extensive knowledge of the requirements of the forestry and timber industry, as well as of digital solutions. ForestX also has a network of partners and specialists who round off its range of services and drive forward the digitalization of the industry.

Planning and Optimization Tool for the entire Value Chain

ForestX has now announced that its in-house solution Optinex is now also available in the SAP Store, the online marketplace for SAP and partner applications. Optinex can be integrated with SAP S/4HANA and serves as a planning and optimization tool for the entire value chain, from the sawmill through further processing to the customer. “By offering Optinex in the SAP Store, we enable sawmills and wood processing companies to integrate advanced planning and optimization into their existing SAP landscapes and drive their digital transformation,” explains Carl Barck, CEO of ForestX.

Better Data increases Profit Opportunities

Optinex is designed to help customers take advantage of market demand and increase profits by incorporating real data about the logs, machines and price structure of the sawmill. To maximize value creation, a simulation of the sawing operation allows the user to assess which log classes and side product settings should be used when creating new cutting patterns.

Planning Reliability for the entire Production Process

Optinex also supports budget planning with qualified data from sales and production. Data on log supply and machine capacity is used for the upcoming planning period. With the help of the optimization functions, scenarios can be analysed immediately to achieve the best economic result. In this way, Optinex enables users to create optimal tactical, medium-term planning, taking demand and stock levels into account. Once production has been approved, Optinex guides users through the operational processes and provides the framework for each individual production order.