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FFORE
The open air activities carried out such
as afforestation are constantly affected
by the weather and the challenge of
any operation is to remain independent
from this in order to be efficient.
This year has seen a very particular
rainfall pattern, not only due to the
abundance of rainfall (34.3% above
the historical average for the last 30
years), but also due to the higher fre-
quency of rainfall events reducing the
operating time to almost 3 days per
week.
However, the measures taken based
on what we learned in 2010 from an
abundant rainfall pattern, coupled with
better strategic and operational plan-
ning, allowed us to carry out our logis-
tics and logging activity very closely
in line with our targets.
I believe that this aspect of the
events from the past year shows that
UPM Forestal Oriental is a company
that is always learning and that has the
right attitude to implement actions
quickly.
This is a feature that ends up being
the difference in results between com-
panies.
We have set out a commitment to
the safety of all employees working
throughout the forestry chain and we
managed to reduce the accident fre-
quency by 42% compared with 2013.
We have shown that a culture of pro-
ductivity and competitiveness can be
created, at the same time maintaining a
culture of responsibility toward safety,
the environment and the community.
We have been able to better align
the interests of all parties in the har-
vest itself, creating a better space for
the operators to reflect their skills and
strengths. We again introduced the
third harvest shift. Challenged by the
weather, the transportation process
reviewed the most important variables
affecting productivity, generating grea-
ter awareness in order to be able to
cover more ground and make better
use of the capacity to bring in wood
from more sensitive circuits.
The implementation of the assets
process allowed us to focus more on
the field and we were able to make
significant progress together with the
Complementary Products process in
the grazing of all non-forest areas,
generating revenue and at the same
time reducing the risk of fire.
Due to climatic factors, in addition
to a major health issue at the beginning
of the year, the goal of planting 17,000
ha could not be achieved, falling 1000
ha short of the target. However, these
results do not reflect the significant
progress made in weed control, which
would have been a huge problem in a
year like this.
Finally, we have changed the vision
of routine tasks, looking to automate
them by using advanced technology.
Examples include the mass use of
smart phones with a growing number
of applications that make our adminis-
trative tasks more efficient, as well as
the use of LIDAR technology to create
large-scale GPS tractor inventories in
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