Assessing the impacts of global competition on the Appalachian hardwood industry

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 89-93

  Buehlmann, Urs ^a   Bumgardner, Matthew ^b   Schuler, Al ^b   Barford, Mark ^c  

^a Enkeboll Designs   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Natl Hardwood Lumber Assoc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; FURNITURE MANUFACTURING; GLOBAL COMPETITION; LUMBER SORTING;

HARDWOODS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENTS; SAWMILLS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

COMPETITION;

COMPETITION; GLOBALIZATION; HARDWOODS; INVESTMENT; SAW MILLS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247131204     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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