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Creator:: Johnson, Walter W.
Abstract:: This study consists of an evaluation of economic efficiency in the particleboard industry of Oregon between 1958 and 1970. Measures of efficiency included aggregate capital and labor use in the production process, relative economies of scale, and relative technological efficiencies of individual particleboard plants. The rapid growth of the industry...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Dobie, Jas. (James)
Abstract:: The number of sawmills in the coastal lumber-producing area of British Columbia diminished from 364 In 1955 to 162 in 1968. In the interior of the province the reduction in plant numbers was from 2125 to 740. Over the same period lumber production in the province increased from 4.9 billion...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Thevenon, Michel Jean
Abstract:: This study attempts to show that competitive advantage alone does not determine the directions of trade in kraft liner. Trade depends on comparative advantage and especially on familiarity with foreign demand. Implications from international trade theories guided this study of trade in kraft liner. Future demand in the E.E.C. for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Thevenon, Michel Jean
Abstract:: The objective of this study is to investigate those economic considerations that may limit the ability of the Pacific Northwest's pulp and paper industry to compete with other regions producing pulp, paper and board for world markets. The share of the Pacific Northwest and the United States in world trade...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Sainio, Jorma Kalevi
Abstract:: Understanding marketing research begins with understanding marketing and marketing management. This study builds a concise normative model for marketing management and infers from it the scope and nature of marketing research and the role various organizations should take in conducting it. Marketing research activities in the Pacific Northwestern forest industry...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Creator:: Lee, Gin-fu Larry
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to provide a systematic method to analyze relationships between inputs, technology, and market structure of an industry, and marketing activities among countries in general and to develop an economic analysis of trade flow of the hardwood plywood industry in the Far East exporting countries:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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