Young, T.M., D.G. Perhac, F.M. Guess and R.V. León. 2007. Bootstrap confidence
intervals for percentiles of reliability data for wood plastic composites. Forest
cccccc Products Journal. Submitted.
Edwards, D.J., F.M. Guess and T.M. Young. 2007. Bootstrap confidence intervals for
cccccccpercentiles of reliability of modern engineered
wood. IIE Transactions. Submitted.
Young, T.M., L.B. Shaffer, F.M. Guess, H. Bensmail and R.V. León. 2007. A comparison of
multiple linear regression and quantile regression for modeling the internal bond of
medium density fiberboard. Forest Products Journal. In Press.
for reliability data analysis. International Journal of Reliability and Application. In Press.
André, N., H.W. Cho, S.H. Baek, M.K. Jeong and T.M. Young. 2007. Enhanced prediction of
internal bond strength in a medium density fiberboard process using supervised
probabilistic regression and feature selection. Wood Science and Technology. In Press.
Clapp, N. E., Jr., T.M. Young and F.M. Guess. 2007. Predictive modeling the internal bond of medium
density fiberboard using principal component analysis. Forest Products Journal. In Press.
Kim, H., F.M. Guess and T.M. Young. 2007. Using data mining
tools of decision trees in
rrrrrrrrrrreliability applications. IIE Transactions. In Press.
Young, T.M.,
B.H. Bond and J. Wiedenbeck. 2007. Implementation of a real-time statistical
cccccc process control system in hardwood sawmills.
Forest Products Journal. 57(9): 64-62. ccccccc View
Pub.
Young, T.M., D.G. Hodges and T.G. Rials. 2007. The Forest Products Economy of
Tennessee. Forest Products Journal. 57(4): 12-19.cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
View
Pub.
Perhac, D.G., T.M. Young, F.M. Guess and R.V. León. 2007. Exploring reliability of wood-
plastic composites: stiffness and flexural strengths. International Journal of Reliability
and Application. 8(4): In Press.
Wang, Y., T.M. Young, F.M. Guess and R.V. León. 2007. Exploring reliability of oriented
strand board’s tensile and stiffness strengths. International Journal of Reliability and
cccccccApplication. 8(1):113-126.
André, N., T.M. Young and T.G. Rials. 2006. On-line monitoring of the buffer capacity of
cccccccparticleboard furnish by near-infrared
spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy.
cccccc 60(10): 1204-1209cc
Guess, F.M., J.C. Steele, T.M. Young and R.V. Leon. 2006.
Applying novel mean residual
ccccccclife
confidence intervals. International Journal of Reliability and Application. 7(2):177-186.cc
Chen, W., R.V. Leon, T.M. Young and F.M. Guess. 2006. Applying
a forced censoring
ccccccctechnique with accelerated modeling for
improving estimation of extremely small
cccccccpercentiles of strengths. International
Journal of Reliability and Application. 7(1):27-39.cc
Guess, F.M., X. Zhang, T.M. Young and R.V. Leon. 2005. Using
mean residual life functions
cccccccfor unique insights into strengths of
materials data. International Journal of Reliability
cccccc and Application. 6(2):79-85.
Gu, H., T.M. Young,
W.W. Moschler and B.H. Bond. 2004. Potential sources of variation
that influence the final moisture
content of kiln dried hardwood lumber. Forest
Products
Journal. 54(11): 65-70. ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc
ccView Pub.
Wang, S., PM. Winistorfer and T.M. Young. 2004. Fundamentals of vertical density profile
formation in wood composites - Part 3. Wood and Fiber Science. 36(1): 17-25. cccc ccView Pub.
Guess, F.M., R.V. León, W. Chen and T.M. Young. 2004. Forcing a closer fit in the lower tails
cccccc of a distribution for better estimating extremely small percentiles of strengths. International
Journal of Reliability and Application. 5(4): 129-145.cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.
Guess, F.M., D.J. Edwards, T.M. Pickerell and T.M. Young. 2003. Exploring graphically and
statistically the reliability of medium density fiberboard. International
Journal of Reliability and Application. 4(4): 97-109.ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc ccView Pub.
Young, T.M. and F.M. Guess. 2002. Developing and mining higher quality
information in
automated relational databases for forest products manufacture. International
Journal of Reliability and Application. 3(4): 155-164.
Young, T.M. and F.M. Guess. 2002. A statistical analysis of tree-harvesting worker safety.
International Journal of Reliability and Application. 3(2): 61-79 cccccccccccccccccccccccView Pub.
Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer.
2001. The effects of
autocorrelation on real-time
statistical process control with practical solutions for
the forest products industry.
Forest Products Journal. 51(12):
70-77.
Wang, S., P.M.
Winistorfer, T.M. Young, and C. Helton. 2001. Step-closing pressing of
medium density fiberboard. Part 2: Influences on the panel
performance and layer
characteristics. Holz als Roh-und Werkstoff 59(5): 311-318
Wang, S., P.M.
Winistorfer, T.M. Young, and C. Helton. 2001. Step-closing pressing of
medium density fiberboard. Part 1: Influence on the
vertical density profile. Holz als
Roh-und Werkstoff 59(1/2): 19-26.
Young, T.M., Winistorfer, P.M., and
S. Wang. 1999. Multivariate control charts of
vertical density profile attributes. Forest Products Journal. 49(5): 79-86.
Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer. 1999.
Statistical process control and the forest
products industry. Forest Products Journal. 49(3): 10-17.
Winistorfer,
P.M., T.M. Young and E. Walker. 1996.
Modeling and comparing vertical
density profiles. Wood
and Fiber Science. 28(1):133-141.
Young, T.M. and F.M. Guess. 1994. Reliability processes and corporate
structures.
Microelectronics and Reliability. 34(6):1107-1119.
Idassi,
J.O., T.M. Young, P.M. Winistorfer,
D.M. Ostermeier and R.B. Woodruff.
1994.
A customer-oriented marketing method for hardwood lumber
companies. Forest
Products Journal.
44(7/8): 67-73.
Graveel,
J.G., T.M. Young, M. Balbach, D.A.
Munn and J.S. Panter. 1993. Journal of
Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education: why the new
title and scope?
Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education.
22(2): 81-86.
Young, T.M.,
D.M. Ostermeier, J.D. Thomas and R.T. Brooks.
1991. The economic
availability of woody biomass for the Southeastern United
States. Bioresources
Technology. 37(1):
7-16.
Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier and D.W. Domenech.
1988. Average wood chip trucking
costs for the Southeastern United States. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry.
12(4): 267-269.
Ostermeier,
D.M., T.M. Young and L.A.
Weaver. 1988. Fossil-fuel-using industries: their
awareness and perceptions of wood energy. Forest Products Journal. 38(10): 53-58.
Young, T.M. and D.M. Ostermeier. 1986. A survey of nonforest products industrial
wood
energy users.
Forest products Journal.
37(2):57-61.
Boungiorno,
J.B. and T.M. Young. 1984.
Statistical appraisal of timber with an
application to the Chequamegon National Forest. Northern Journal of Applied
Forestry. 1(4):
72-76.
Refereed Proceedings
Young, T.M. and A.M. Taylor. 2007. Real-time statistical process control and components
of variance systems for reducing lumber thickness variation in hardwood sawmills.
International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing, September 24–25–26,
2007 Quebec City, Canada. Pages 171-180. Proceedings available on-line at
http://www.ischp.ca/pdf/ISCHP_Proceedings.pdf
Taylor A.M., T.M. Young, C. Steiner and M.K. Jeong. 2007. Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing
Optimization Using NIR Spectroscopy. International Scientific Conference on
Hardwood Processing, September 24–25–26, 2007 Quebec City, Canada. Pages 157-163.
Proceedings available on-line at http://www.ischp.ca/pdf/ISCHP_Proceedings.pdf
Young, T.M. and P.M.
Winistorfer. 1999. Advanced information technology and chip
quality
improvement. Proc. TAPPI 1999 Pulping Conference. Orlando, FL.
Volume III.
p. 871-880.
Young, T.M. and B.H. Bond. 2007. Applications of real-time statistical process control and
other statistical methods for improved lumber drying quality. Proc. Quality Drying for
the 21st Century: Energy and Market Realities. Bellingham, WA. November 15-17,
2006. Forest Products Society. Madison, WI. In Press.
Young, T.M. and T.G. Rials. 2005. Real-time
statistical process control systems for sawmills.
CCC cProc. of the SawTech 2005. The 9th International
Conference on Sawing Technology.
cccccc Las Vegas, NV.
p. 25-42.
Young, T.M., N. André and C.W. Huber. 2004. Predictive
modeling of the internal bond of MDF using
cccccGenetic Algorithms with distributed data
fusion. Proc. of the 8th European Panel Products Symposium.
Llandudno, UK.
p. 45-59.
Young, T.M. and C.W. Huber. 2004. Predictive
modeling of the physical properties of wood composites
cccccusing genetic algorithms with considerations
for distributed data fusion. Proc. of the 38th International
cccccParticleboard/Composite Materials Symposium.
Washington State University, Pullman, WA. p.
Young, T.M. 2002. Developing and mining higher quality information in automated
relational databases for
ccccc forest products manufacturers. C. Warren Neel Conference
on Statistical Data Mining & Knowledge
ccccc Discovery. Knoxville, TN. p. 25.
Young, T.M. 2002.
Statistical process control applications for pressline parameters and
products. Composite Panels Association 2002 Pressline Technology Seminar Proceedings.
Composite Panel
Association. Gaithersburg, MD. p.
374-393. (Note the paper was
presented
three times per se CPA’s wishes, Charlotte, NC; Portland, OR; Ottawa,
Ontario).
Young, T.M. 2002. Real-time modeling of the internal bond of medium density fiberboard
(MDF)
ccccccusing commercial software and database platforms. 6th European Panel
Products Symposium.
ccccccLlandudno, United Kingdom.
Young, T.M., B.H. Bond and J. Wiedenbeck.
2002. Reducing lumber thickness
variation
using real-time statistical process
control. Current Topics in the
Processing and
Utilization of Hardwood Lumber. Fall Creek Falls, TN. p. 103-113. cccccccccccccccccView Pub.
Young, T.M. and C.H. Huber. 2001. Modeling the core temperature gradient of MDF
cccccc with control limits for data signatures. 35th International particleboard/Composite
cccccc Materials Symposium. Washington State University. Pullman, WA. p. 183
Young, T.M. 2000. Advanced information technology for MDF manufacture. 54th
cccccc Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society. Lake Tahoe, NV.
Young,
T.M., B.H. Bond, P.M. Winistorfer and J.D.
Cox. 2000. Statistical process control
for sawmills. Proc.
of the 28th Annual Hardwood Symposium. (West Virginia Now
– The
Future for the Hardwood Industry?). National
Hardwood Lumber
Association.
Canaan, WV. p. 31-42
Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer and C.H. Huber. 2000. Process modeling of internal
CCCC bond in MDF manufacture. Proc. of the 34th International Particleboard/Composite
cccccc Materials Symposium. Washington State University. Pullman, WA. P. 181
Young, T.M., P.M. Winistorfer and T.A. McKinney
1999. Continuous improvement
strategies for MDF manufacture. Proc. of the 33rd International
Particleboard
Composite Materials Symposium. Washington State University.
Pullman, WA.
p. 67-77.
Young, T.M. and P.M. Winistorfer.
1998. Recovering more from your
hardwood lumber:
reducing thickness variation. Proc. of the 26th
Annual Hardwood Symposium
(Technology and Market Information for the Next
Millennium). National Hardwood
Lumber Association.
Cashiers, NC. p 109-120.
Young, T.M. 1996. Process improvement through
“real-time” statistical process control in
MDF manufacture. Proc. of Process and Business
technologies for the Forest
Products Industry.
Forest Products Society, Madison, WI. p 50-51.
Nieh, W.L.S., H.J. Kennedy, E. Walker and T.M. Young. 1995. Statistical analysis of the
effects of face resin gel time on particleboard properties - a plant case. Proc. of the
CCCC 29th International Particleboard/Composite Materials Symposium. Washington State
cccccccUniversity. Pullman, WA.
Winistorfer, P.M., T.M. Young and E. Walker. 1994. Modeling and comparing vertical
CCCC density profiles. Proc. of the 28th International Particleboard/Composite Materials
cccccccSymposium. Washington State University. Pullman, WA.
Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier, J.D. Thomas and R.T. Brooks. 1989.
Economic
availability of woody biomass fuel chips for 13
southeastern United States. Proc.
International Energy Agency (Task VI, Activity 2,
Integrated Harvesting Systems
Workshop). New
Orleans, LA. p. 45-60.
Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier and R.W. Mulach.
1989. Simulation of harvesting
systems
for economic supply models. Proc. (Task VI,
Activity 3, Harvesting Small Trees
and Forest Residues).
Auburn, AL p. 170-183.
Young, T.M., J.D. Thomas and D.T. Curtin.
1988. Industrial fuel-chip
supply simulator
(IFCHIPSS). Proc. Harvesting Machines and Systems
Evaluation Workshop.
Blacksburg, VA. p.
82-91.
Young, T.M., R.W. Mulach and D.M. Ostermeier.
1987. IFCHIPSS: Industrial
Fuel Chip
Supply Simulator
- An overview of its structure. Proc. Ninth Annual Southern
Forest Biomass Workshop.
Gulfport, MS. p. 186-201
Weaver,
L.A. and T.M. Young. 1986.
Market constraints to industrial wood energy use in
the southeastern United States. Proc. Eighth Annual
Southern Biomass Research
Conference.
Knoxville, TN. p.133-145.
Ostermeier,
D.M., T.M. Young and D.F.
Walsh. 1985. Characteristics of industrial wood
energy users. Biomass
Energy Development. Edited by W.H.
Smith Plenum Publishing, Inc.
New York, NY. p. 29-42.
Young, T.M. 1985. A market segmentation strategy for the industrial wood energy market.
cccccccProc. 15th Annual Southern Forest Economic Workshop. Athens, GA. p. 90-100.
Young, T.M., D.M. Ostermeier and D.F. Walsh.
1985. Energy market assessment
for
woody biomass. Proc. Energy from Biomass: Building on a
Generic Technology
Data Base. Argonne National Laboratory
Pub. ANL/CNSV-TM-157. Argonne, IL. p. 223-234.
Young, T.M. and D.M. Ostermeier. 1984. Information sources available for evaluating
changes in forest land ownership and forest land use. Proc.
14th Annual Southern
Forest Economics Workshop.
Memphis, TN. p. 131-142.