Cross-sector collaboration in the forest products industry: a review of the literature

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (11) ◽  
pp. 1269-1278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose E. Guerrero ◽  
Eric Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Business Culture ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Oil Derivatives

Cross-sector collaboration has gained attention from researchers in different fields of science in recent years because it represents significant business potential for forest companies to work with sectors possessing a more positive demand outlook, including those facing increasing pressure to detach from oil derivatives. Despite this, there is a lack of research regarding company-level, cross-sector collaboration in the forest-sector literature. This paper seeks to enhance the understanding of the cross-sector collaboration concept in the forest-sector literature and explore alternatives for forest companies to collaborate with other industries, rather than to compete. A systematic literature review is conducted to explore the relevance of cross-sector collaboration in the forest industry. Furthermore, the main drivers, benefits, and challenges of collaboration in the forest industry are identified. Results show that the literature has emphasized the importance of cross-sector collaboration for forest companies, but little empirical work has been done regarding the link between forest companies and other industrial sectors. Cost reduction, competitiveness, and environmental sustainability are among the principal drivers and benefits. Forest business culture, lack of trust, and lack of parameters to evaluate costs and savings generated are key challenges to forest companies implementing cross-sector collaboration.

Forest Industry in West-Central Canada, 1972

1977 ◽  
Vol 53 (6) ◽  
pp. 332-335
Author(s):  
Alan G. Teskey ◽  
Jack H. Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
West Central ◽  
Central Canada ◽  
Economic Ties

In 1972, west-central Canada's forest products industry of 691 establishments had gross sales of $300 million ($264 million net), and provided the equivalent of 5,900 full-time jobs directly and another 6,100 indirectly. More than two-thirds of the gross sales came from export, generating valuable foreign exchange earnings for Canada. Major products were 600,000 tonnes of pulp and paper, 431 million m2 of fibreboard, waferboard and plywood, 8 million pieces of pressure-treated products and more than 2 million m3 of lumber.Beyond these direct impacts were the secondary business activity and employment generated in other industries and sectors of the economy which had economic ties with the forest industry.

scholarly journals Conceptual Approaches to Formation of Wood Industry Cluster in Russia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Николай Кожухов ◽  
Nikolay Kozhukhov ◽  
Николай Кожемяко ◽  
Nikolay Kozhemyako ◽  
Андрей Фитчин ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Products ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Industry Cluster ◽  
Timber Industry ◽  
Tomsk Region

World experience shows the effectiveness of the creation of clusters in various industries. A lot of work and research domestic and foreign scholars and practitioners are dedicated to study and development of mechanisms of realization of industrial policy. The article analyzes the main indicators of the forest industry and forestry in Tomsk region in recent years, the basic provisions are revealed, Factors determining the development trends of the industry are analyzed. The authors identified the major systemic problems hindering the progressive development of forest sector in Tomsk region, including low level of development of periodic yield, the lack of transport and economically available forest resources, inadequate production structure and export of forest products, financial situation of enterprises of the sector, insufficient staffing, weak territorial cooperation of the enterprises and organizations. The article defines the objective conditions for creation of timber industry cluster in Tomsk region, goals, objectives and directions of sustainable development of the forest sector in Tomsk region on the basis of cluster approach are identified. Among the main areas that determine competitiveness of products and possibility of increasing the efficiency of forest management, the following issues are highlighted: development of deep processing of wood through the use of low-grade wood and wood waste, development of transport infrastructure in forests, improving human potential, expanding the range of manufactured timber enterprises in the cluster of products and implementation of joint projects. The conclusions can provide theoretical basis for further research in the field of economic security and development of timber processing complex and forestry. Obtained results can be used both by researchers in further research work to explore issues of cluster development of timber industry and regional authorities and business structures functioning in the sphere of forest industry.

Designing an effective forest sector research strategy for Canada

1995 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 589-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clark S. Binkley
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Research Strategy ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Large Share ◽  
Rapid Deployment ◽  
Sophisticated Technology

Sustaining high levels of productivity and productivity growth in the Canadian forest sector depends on rapid development and adoption of sophisticated technology for our forests, manufacturing facilities and products. Yet R&D expenditures in Canada lag those for most of its major competitors, suggesting that Canada is unlikely to produce the necessary technology on the schedule it is needed. This lack of investment in R&D stems at least in part from three factors: (i) the specific problems associated with being a net exporter with a large share of many global markets, (ii) the small size of Canadian firms when compared with our global competitors, and (iii) Canada's collective failure to articulate a widely-accepted forest sector strategy which guides the daily policy and management decisions of governments, industry and interest groups. This paper argues that an effective R&D strategy for the country involves rapid deployment of technological innovations, R&D targeted on the special features of Canada's forests and polity, and better links between strategies for the forest industry and the forest resource. Key words: forestry research, forest products research, research planning

"Too young to retire, too bloody old to work": Forest industry restructuring and community response in Port Alberni, British Columbia

1999 ◽  
Vol 75 (5) ◽  
pp. 781-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor J. Barnes ◽  
Roger Hayter ◽  
Elizabeth Hay
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Community Response ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
Economic Strategies ◽  
The Town

British Columbian coastal forest communities have suffered substantial job losses over the last twenty years as the forest products industry has been restructured. One of the most dramatic results has been severe community dislocation. Our paper examines both the economic restructuring and the associated community dislocation that occurred in one such coastal community, Port Alberni on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. The paper is divided into two main sections. The first provides a conceptual framework that interprets the recent restructuring of British Columbia's forest industry as a transition from an older Fordist model of manufacturing to a newer model are based on principles of post-Fordism. The second uses that framework to understand the massive changes occurring in the town, which include severe job loss (more 2600 positions have been lost over the last twenty years), various forms of financial distress, and attempts to assemble alternative local economic strategies of amelioration. Key words: forest economy, British Columbia, industrial restructuring, Fordism, Post-Fordism, single-industry towns, local economic development

The role of sensors in the new forest products industry and forest bioeconomy

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 2097-2099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Trung ◽  
Brigitte Leblon
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Woody Biomass ◽  
New Product ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
New Forest

Forests are a natural resource of major economic significance to Canada, contributing $13.5 billion (2006) to the Canadian economy. However, the forest products industry is essentially an export industry and must compete locally and globally. The development of new and emerging products including biofuel and biomaterial derived from woody biomass will further drive up wood costs. As such, new products and process innovation are required to reduce production costs and gain market share. In this editorial, we summarize the role of sensors and how the use of sensors could provide means for cost reduction and new product development.

Secondary manufacturing in British Columbia: Structure, significance and trends

2001 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Wilson ◽  
Brad Stennes ◽  
Sen Wang ◽  
Louise Wilson
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Solid Wood ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Product Sales ◽  
Secondary Manufacturing

Similar to many other jurisdictions, British Columbia (BC) is no longer able to expand forest sector production and employment by drawing upon additional timber reserves, so it is seeking to expand value-added (i.e., secondary) manufacturing in forest products. Given the significance of the forest sector to BC, it is important that decision-makers seeking to promote an expansion in secondary manufacturing have accurate sector information. This paper presents the results of a 1998-99 survey of the BC solid wood secondary manufacturing industry. The project gathered operational, employment, production, marketing and financial information on nine defined product groups of business types (BTs) for 1997. The industry information is analyzed to provide a quantitative and qualitative examination on the current structure and significance of the sector, and a discussion on the major challenges confronting secondary manufacturing. An analysis of sector trends is also provided.Sector employment for nine business types totalled 19 490 person years and total sector sales an estimated $3.87 billion (about 22% of total BC forest product sales). Sales for seven business types (excluding panelboards, shakes and shingles) totalled $2.69 billion, up about 40% from 1994 measured in nominal dollars. Direct employment coefficients for a standard volume of timber equivalent are estimated for each of the business types. Key words: forest industry, value-added, employment, markets, policy

Oregon's forest sector innovation system: An investigation towards advanced performance

2013 ◽  
Vol 89 (02) ◽  
pp. 225-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Orozco ◽  
Eric Hansen ◽  
Chris Knowles ◽  
Scott Leavengood
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
Industry Survey ◽  
Industry Culture ◽  
Industry Professionals

The forest products industry has faced numerous challenges in remaining innovative: outside forces such as industry culture and policy provide few incentives while poor communication among industry actors impedes creative growth from within. This article outlines results gathered from personal interviews with industry professionals and an industry survey on key policies, incentives, organizations, and the condition of Oregon's forest sector innovation system. We conducted this research in order to provide recommendations for an improved forest sector innovation system that can, in turn, increase competitiveness and synergies among forest sector companies, higher education, and other businesses in Oregon.

scholarly journals Ownership Changes and Harvesting Patterns Associated with the Forest Products Industry in West-Central Alabama from 1984 to 2014

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Seth David Hunt ◽  
Rebecca Barlow ◽  
John Kush ◽  
Larry Teeter ◽  
Conner Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Private Forest ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
Government Ownership ◽  
Timber Management ◽  
Real Estate Investment ◽  
Nipf Landowners ◽  
Forest Product Industry ◽  
Product Industry

Since the beginning of the 1980s, vertically integrated forest products companies have divested their forestland with much of the new ownership being real estate investment trusts (REITs) and timberland investment management organizations (TIMOs). These new landowners and their associated behavior of intensive timber management and higher and better use conversion has given rise to issues such as land-use change, fragmentation, and conservation. To better gauge harvesting patterns and ownership changes associated with the divestment of forestland by forest industry and the arrival of TIMOs and REITs on the forested landscape, eleven Landsat scenes were used to detect harvest activity within the Alabama counties of Bibb, Hale, Pickens, and Tuscaloosa from 1984 to 2014. Detected harvesting activity was paired with county parcel data and then classified based on landowner type: REITs, TIMOs, forest product industry, government, and non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners. Overall harvest trends showed a decrease in harvest rates from 1984 to 2005 with a slight increase in harvest rates after 2005. Per scene interval, acres harvested were highly variable for NIPF and relatively stable for forest industry during this time. Government ownership maintained relatively low and stable harvesting behavior throughout the study period. Acres harvested by REITs was relatively low. TIMOs showed an ever increasing rate of harvest within the study area until the last scene interval (2011-2014).

scholarly journals Evaluation of forest products trade economic contribution by entropy-TOPSIS: Case study of Turkey

BioResources ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 1419-1429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bahadır Çağrı Bayram
Keyword(s):  
Medium Density Fiberboard ◽  
Trade Deficit ◽  
Multicriteria Decision Making ◽  
Forest Products ◽  
Forest Industry ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Particle Board ◽  
Forest Products Industry ◽  
Economic Contribution

The forest products industry is one of the most powerful industry branches of Turkey, and as in other developing countries, Turkey has a persistent trade deficit. The present paper aims to evaluate the forest industry products of Turkey regarding their economic contribution by Entropy-TOPSIS, which is a hybrid multicriteria decision making method. The evaluation was done to specify the products which will be able to create currency inflow most for reducing the trade deficit and help economic development. According to computations, the most contributing products are medium-density fiberboard (MDF), high-density fiberboard (HDF), industrial roundwood, and particle board. In addition, household and sanitary papers, as well as other paper and paper board products were found to have great economic potential.

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