Produktivitas dan Biaya Penyaradan Kayu di PT. Toba Pulp Lestari, Tbk. Sektor Aek Nauli

Abstract

High productivity during the skidding stage can reduce production costs in timber harvesting activities, thereby increasing and optimizing the utilization of timber forest products. This research was conducted using a quantitative approach, with direct recording of the skidded timber volume, skidding distance, and skidding work time. Data analysis used multiple linear regression to determine the influence of two independent variables volume and skidding distance on skidding productivity. The results showed that both skidding volume and distance had a significant effect on productivity, with an R² value of 0.889, indicating that 88.9 % of the variation in productivity could be explained by these two variables. The highest skidding cost was recorded at IDR 17.540/m³ in compartment D083 plot 2, while the lowest cost was IDR 12.693/m³ in compartment D136 plot 1. Therefore, increasing productivity through the optimization of skidding volume and management of skidding distance can reduce skidding costs.