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A NATIONAL PROFILE OF THE HARDWOOD SAWMILL INDUSTRY

Order #: W1302_2000TP; US$ 250.00
Published by Virginia Tech, October. 2000; 23 Pages; 22 Exhibits

This report provides a timely and detailed profile of the hardwood sawmill industry for 1999. The population for this study included large and small hardwood sawmill companies. This report is based on 484 respondents who completed a mail questionaire.

This report from the Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management provides a detailed profile of the hardwood sawmill industry. It is important to understand this industry for many reasons. First, first timely market information is important to hardwood sawmills for strategic business and market planning. Second, timely supply information is critical to those companies manufacturing value-added products from hardwood lumber. Finally, market information is essential to the equipment and service industries that supply hardwoos sawmills.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- Response
- Non-response Bias
- Demographic Profile
  1. Company Demographics
    - Company Size
    - Value Added Capabilities
    - Sawmill Technology
    - Hardwood Lumber Production
    - Production Species Mix
    - Hardwood Lumber Sales
    - Production Rates and Work Shifts
  2. Individual Respondent Demographics
- Information Sources
CONCLUSIONS
LITERATURE CITED
APPENDIX
- Research Methods
- Population
- Sample Frame
- Data Collection
- Data Analysis

TABLE OF EXHIBITS

Mail Survey Response Figures
Distribution of Employee Numbers
Company Sized Based on NHLA Affiliation
Value-added Processes
Existing Sawmill Technology
1998 Hardwood Production Volumes
1998 Production Volumes, Small Versus Large Companies
Lumber Breakdown by Species
1998 Hardwood Lumber Sales
1998 Hardwood Lumber Sales, Small Versus Large Companies
Average Shift Length
Hourly Production Rates
Hourly Production Rates for NHLA Versus Non-NHLA Members
Respondent's Position Within the Sawmill
Respondent's Level of Education
Level of Education Based on Sawmill Technology
Individual Respondent's Age Range
Information Source Ratings
Information Source Ratings: Large Versus Small Companies
Information Source Ratings: Technology Versus Non-technology Companies
Information Source Ratings: NHLA Members Versus Non-NHLA Members
Top 10 Associations by Membership Frequency

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