Optimization of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) management with the total net return from the value chain

Fewer thinnings in the QPC were optimal compared to the BC. Thinnings were heavier, and time intervals between thinnings were longer in the QPC than in the BC. The yield of sawn wood was significantly higher and the quality distribution of sawn wood better in the QPC. It was also found that optimal management regimes obtained by constant unit prices may lead to raw material supply, which is not profitable for sawmills to process.