The purpose of this article is to disclose utilization capacity of the Data Mining method for data mining (DM) at Russian wood enterprises. The authors provide a rationale for use cases of the data mining technology - a combination of mathematical tools and recent developments in the technology industry -for the purpose of efficient system planning and management. On the basis of researches previously conducted by the authors, a list of problems and tasks is provided by the areas of activities of wood enterprises, resolved through the use of Data Mining methods.DM significance and relevance have been emphasized with regard to adoption of efficient managerial decisions in the area of production at Russian wood enterprises.