Today, the timber industry is largely characterized by vertically integrated companies. Many sawmills no longer limit themselves to producing lumber. Rather, they invest in further processing or are becoming suppliers of entire building complexes. As complexity grows, so too do the requirements – and with them, the potential for in-house optimization and planning processes. This is where Swedish company ForestX comes in. The Gothenburg-based IT specialists digitalize their customers’ entire internal value chain, thereby helping them increase their efficiency potential.