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  • Marketing sophistication in the forest products industry

    Creator:
    Han, Xiaoou
    Abstract:
    In the forest products business and management literature, one common categorization of different types of innovation is product innovation, process innovation and business systems innovation. Forest products companies have long placed high emphasis on process innovations, which are related to yield maximization, manufacturing efficiency and operating costs reduction. This is...
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    Dissertation
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    : Marketing Sophistication in the Forest Products Industry. Abstract approved

  • Using quality function deployment to achieve a market orientation : an application with wood products companies

    Creator:
    Wagner, Ernesto R.
    Abstract:
    This document presents a new method for improving the market orientation of companies. In that regard, I developed a new Quality Function Deployment application (QFD), which compares customer needs with company competitive advantages, in order to determine those advantages that best satisfy customer wants and needs. The methodology was applied...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Corporate social responsibility and its implementation : a study of companies in the global forest sector

    Creator:
    Han, Xiaoou
    Abstract:
    Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be defined as companies acting in accordance with societal demands. In recent years, CSR has gradually become a leading issue in business. Heightened corporate attention to CSR has not been entirely voluntary. Many companies awoke to it only after being surprised by public response to...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    a specific industry –forest sector- is necessary. Also, CSR can vary among countries and regions

  • Lean thinking in the secondary woodproducts industry : challenges and benefits

    Creator:
    Czabke, Jochen
    Abstract:
    Due to growing global competition, especially in the last decade, the United States wood and wood-based industries have suffered significant market share losses. The wood industry in Germany is facing similar challenges. To stay competitive in an increasingly global marketplace, many wood manufacturers are adopting new management/manufacturing approaches. Lean manufacturing...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    “Lean Thinking in the Secondary Wood Products Industry: Challenges and Benefits” By Jochen

  • An examination of strategic challenges and opportunities in the wood-based building product industry

    Creator:
    Tokarczyk, John A.
    Abstract:
    The wood-based building products industry has experienced significant turbulence over the past several decades as a function of multiple forces including among others globalization, product and process innovation, and shifting customer and consumer interest and demands. Collectively, these changes have challenged the historical tenets which have defined industry strategy and...
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    Dissertation
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    Opportunities in the Wood- based Building Product Industry Abstract approved: _ Eric N

  • Opportunities and limitations for community forest enterprises : case of TIP Muebles, Oaxaca, Mexico.

    Creator:
    Villavicencio Valdez, Gabriela Valeria
    Abstract:
    The fact that 80 percent of Mexican forestlands are under common ownership impacts the competitiveness of the forest products industry and forest sustainability. Community forest enterprises (CFE) are a heterogeneous group of forest industries managed by indigenous and local communities for livelihood and profit. Many CFEs face inner competitiveness problems,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    impacts the competitiveness of the forest products industry and forest sustainability. Community forest

  • Corporate social responsibility in the forest products industry : an issues management approach

    Creator:
    Panwar, Rajat
    Abstract:
    Business is a social institution and society has always designated a role for business which has been undergoing changes with changing societal values and paradigms. Thus while business has always had some responsibilities, the modern connotation of the words corporate social responsibility commonly refers to business assuming responsibilities in economic,...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    : Corporate Social Responsibility in the Forest Products Industry: An Issues Management Approach

  • Local Specialty and Niche Market Potential: Opportunities for Oregon's Small Woodland Owners

    Creator:
    Wade, Alyson
    Abstract:
    Small landowners in the state of Oregon find it difficult to be competitive with larger companies to provide traditional forest products to consumers. Additionally, many landowners hope to be profitable from their land, but are not necessarily interested in or have the capability to harvest large tracts of timber. Specialty...
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    Masters Thesis
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    niche forest products is just as important, if not more important, than creating a quality product

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

    Creator:
    Orozco, Nadine C.
    Abstract:
    Innovation is a critical component for long term success of an organization. However, being innovative is rarely easy. Successful implementation of any innovation (product, process, or business system) can heavily rely on the functionality of the current innovation system in a given industry. An innovation system is composed of policies,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Historically, the forest products industry has faced numerous challenges in remaining innovative: outside

  • Cooperation and small to medium sized enterprises in Oregon's forest product industry

    Creator:
    Brown, Nicole A.
    Abstract:
    This thesis examines perceptions of cooperation among small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in western Oregon's forest products industry. Recent changes in the industry, such as corporate consolidation, global marketing, and government regulations have created an environment in which many SMEs find it difficult to stay competitive. Cooperation among SMEs...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Enterprises in Oregon's Forest Product Industry by Nicole A. Brown A THESIS submitted to Oregon State