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  • Marketing sophistication in the forest products industry

    Creator:
    Han, Xiaoou
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    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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    : ______________________________________________________ Eric N. Hansen In the forest products business and management literature, one common

  • Identifying the relevance of "family forest" wood product origin and environmental certification for Oregon consumers, and specifiers and industrial customers

    Creator:
    Hamner, Rebecca A.
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    The wood products industry is influenced heavily by family ownership along the entire value chain. Although family ownership affects each link of the wood products value chain, there has been little research into the importance of products originating from family forestland. Specific attributes of products, such as origin or environmental...
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    guidance of Dr. Eric N. Hansen, my academic advisor throughout this degree. I would also like to thank

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

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    Orozco, Nadine C.
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    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,...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Eric N. Hansen Innovation is a critical component for long term success of an organization

  • Open Innovation and Corporate Foresight: Practices in Equipment and Technology Suppliers to the US Forest Sector

    Creator:
    Liu, Ping
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    Equipment and technology suppliers to the US forest sector are confronting challenges and opportunities to meet the need for disruptive changes in an increasingly complex business environment. Open innovation is crucial for survival and success in the complex and changing operational environment due to its inherent openness and interdisciplinary nature....
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Eric N. Hansen Equipment and technology suppliers to the US forest sector are confronting

  • Evaluation of Cross-sector Collaborations in Transition Toward the Bioeconomy: Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Forest Sector

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    Guerrero, José E.
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    Existing strategies and policies have emphasized the need for cross-sector collaboration as a means for the forest sector to be more competitive. Cross-sector collaboration initiatives of forest sector companies with neighboring industries such as energy, chemicals, plastics, textiles, and packaging are gaining increasing attention as a necessary element for a...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Eric N. Hansen Existing strategies and policies have emphasized the need for cross

  • Innovation in China's furniture industry

    Creator:
    Cao, Xiaozhi
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    Innovation is considered the ultimate drive for business success. Fast growing furniture imports from China have become a controversial topic within U.S. wood and furniture industries. Low-cost production, which is stereotypically considered as the major competitive advantage of the Chinese-made products, has received considerable attention by a large body of...
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    Industry Abstract approved: Eric N. Hansen Innovation is considered the ultimate drive for business

  • Intentions of US forestland owners to participate in emerging carbon markets : a behavioral modeling approach

    Creator:
    Thompson, Derek W.
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    Policy makers in the United States (US), following recommendations made by the international scientific community, have drafted national emissions reduction legislation in hopes of minimizing the harmful effects of global climate change. Included in this legislation is a national cap-and-trade system with provisions for carbon offsets. Specific provisions for forest...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Eric N. Hansen Policy makers in the United States (US), following recommendations

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

    Creator:
    Czabke, Jochen
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    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...
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    Eric N. Hansen Due to growing global competition, especially in the last decade, the United

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

    Creator:
    Villavicencio Valdez, Gabriela Valeria
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    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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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Eric N. Hansen The fact that 80 percent of Mexican forestlands are under common ownership

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

    Creator:
    Wagner, Ernesto R.
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    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...
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