Challenges and Possibilities of RFID in the Forest Industry

Considerable added value in wood and timber production can be achieved via higher yield and quality of the wood products deriving from improved control of the production proc‐ esses. The key to improve the production is the identification of the individual wood items in order to utilise exact information of their properties. This can be realized by marking and tracking of tree trunks, logs and sawn wood products to allow the information associated with them to be collected and utilised in all stages of the value chain from forest to the wood product.