Forest Value Chain Optimization and Sustainability

✍ Scribed by Audy, Jean-François; D'Amours, Sophie; Feng, Yan; Ouhimmou, Mustapha

Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2016
Tongue: English
Leaves: 358
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book provides a global perspective on the various issues that the industry has to face as well as to provide some key global strategies that can help coping with those global challenges, such as collaboration, strategic value chain planning, and interdependency analyses. It presents literature reviews, strategic research orientations, assessment of some current key issues, and state-of-the-art methodologies.

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Editors
Contributors
Chapter 1: Introduction
SECTION I: Forest Biorefinery Transformation and Strategic Planning
Chapter 2: Framework for Value Chain Optimization of Forest Networks in the Emerging Canadian Bioeconomy
Chapter 3: Strategic Transformation of the Forest Industry Value Chain
Chapter 4: The Roles of FPInnovations, Governments, and Industry in Transforming Canada's Forest Industry
Chapter 5: Decision Support Needs for Strategic Planning of Canadian Forest Value Chains SECTION II: Forest Value Chain Sustainability, Market Research, Collaboration, and AgilityChapter 6: The Meaning and Means of Environmental Sustainability for the Forest Sector: Drivers and Responses in a More Responsible World
Chapter 7: Overview of Wood Product Markets, Distribution, and Market Research in North America: Implications for Value Chain Optimization
Chapter 8: Framework for Information and Knowledge Sharing in Collaborative Modeling of the Forest Products Value Chain: A Survey and Road Map
Chapter 9: Introduction to Agility in the Forest Product Value Chain SECTION III: Forest Value Chain Tactical Planning and Wood FlowsChapter 10: Tactical Planning and Decision Support Systems in the Forest-Based Value Creation Network
Chapter 11: Key Aspects of Forest Woody Biomass Flows within the Canadian Forest Value Chain
Chapter 12: Overview of Wood Transportation and Operations Research Methods in This Area
Index

✦ Subjects

Forest products industry - Canada

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