Two econometric models were developed to forecast consumption,
production, and price of hardwood lumber, and removals and price
of hardwood sawlog stumpage. Four eastern U.S. regions were represented
in the models. Hardwood lumber consumption by manufacturing,
shipping, residential construction, and nonresidential construction
industries was recognized. Hardwood sawlog stumpage removals from...
A market survey of aluminum users' purchasing
policies and the concept of opportunity costs are combined
in a quantitative decision model designed to
assist aluminum suppliers' efforts in directing products
and services improvements.
The opportunity cost, as the percentage of business
forgone, is determined for seven criteria representing
the products...
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The performance of the meat products industry, the largest food processing sector in the U.S. in terms of shipment value, is an important issue. A key indicator of its performance is productivity growth, which results in reduction in the cost of production at given input prices. The present study employs...