Abstract: The theory of sustainable forest management provides a rich assortment of models for medium-term planning and harvest control.The different methods are applicable in specific circumstances and different types of management.A useful theoretical framework that can be used in any arbitrary system of management is the concept of multiple forest developments.The concept of multiple forest developments realizes that a forest consists of a discrete number of stands and that different treatment options can be defined for each stand.Each option has a value that can be calculated,delivers timber and other products and consumes resources at specified time periods.This simple concept can be applied in a great number of different forest management situations.It provides a methodical framework for producing practical management plans for foresters and for evaluating scenarios of forest development.In the present study,an example of Norway spruce compartment in Northern Germany including 21 stands is used to illustrate the approach.Each stand was prepared with options and their periodic timber outputs were implemented by their initial status and growth and thinning models.On the compartment level,the objective function includes two components: Net Present Worth and Even Flow of the timber harvest.The solution is obtained using the method of Simulated Annealing.The global optimized solution provided proper option for each stands as well as the best combination of two components for the entire compartment.