Market potential for fine furniture manufactured from low-grade hardwood: Evidence from a conjoint analysis in the northeastern United States

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 19-25

  Wang, Qingbin ^a   Shi, Guanming ^b   Chan Halbrendt, Catherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CABINET MANUFACTURERS; LUMBER GRADE MIX; NATURAL VARIABILITY; WOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY;

FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; LUMBER; MARKETING; PUBLIC POLICY; TIMBER;

HARDWOODS;

FORESTS; FURNITURE; HARDWOODS; LUMBER;

EID: 2642575965     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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