Overview of the Canadian value-added wood products sector and the competitive factors that contribute to its success

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2211-2226

  DeLong, Deborah L ^a   Kozak, Robert A ^b   Cohen, David H ^b  

^a 2424 Main Mall ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; EDUCATION; FINANCE; LOGISTICS; PERSONNEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; VALUE ENGINEERING; WOOD PRODUCTS;

LOGISTIC REGRESSION; SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY; WOOD MANUFACTURERS;

FORESTRY;

FOREST PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MANUFACTURING; WOOD;

COMPETITION; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 38849132125     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X07-027     Document Type: Article

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