Table 3. Description of time elements of the felling and processing operation.

Time element Description
Traveling Machine starts moving to a felling tree
Picking up Head arms of machine turns close to the tree for felling
Felling The felled tree reaches the ground
Bunching Bunching the tree to skidding tail side
Processing Starts delimbing and cross cutting the tree to 3.6 m (timbers) and 2.1 m (plup)
Sorting(log) Take logs and get into the pile
Sorting (logging residues) Take logging residues and get into the pile
Delays Operation is being delayed by machines and workers