Supply Chain Mangement: ARTICLES
Africa
  1. 2009. China- Africa Trade & Investment Trends: Development & Environment Footprint in Tanzania (pdf)
  2. 2008. Strategic analysis of Ghana's wood export sector. By Odoom Domson. Dissertation. May 2008. Louisiana State University (pdf)
  3. 2007. Influences of Government Interventions on Increasing Value-Added Wood Product Exports from Ghana.(pdf)
  4. 2003. E-commerce and export markets: Small furniture producers in South Africa. S. Moodley. Journal of Small Business Management. Milwaukee: Jul 2003. 41(3):317-324. (pdf)
  5. Impact of Electronic Commerce on Small Exporting Firms in the South African Wooden Furniture Manufacturing Sector. (pdf) The Digital Divide : Implications for African Business Development. Vlosky, Poku (pdf)
Asia & the Pacific
  1. 2010. Vietnam: A Forestry Investment Opportunity (pdf)
  2. 2010. Timber Legality Verification Schemes. (pdf)
  3. 2009. Workshop Identifies Issues and Opportunities as Vietnam Seeks to Meet Growing International Demand for Legal Wood Products. (pdf)
  4. 2009. Changing International Markets for Timber Products: How Can Vietnams's Forest Industry Respond? (pdf)
  5. 2009. Review of the Green Star 'Timber' Credit.Green Building Council Australia. 19 June 2009. (pdf)
  6. 2008. China and Forest Trade in the Asia-Pacific Region: Implications for Forests and Livelihoods. Amendment to the U.S. Lacey Act. By R. Juge Gregg and Amelia Porges. August 2008. (pdf)
Europe
  1. 2010. Modelling traceability in the wood supply chain: Does it pay? (pdf)
  2. 2010. Good practice guidance on the sustainable mobilisation of wood in Europe. (pdf)
  3. 2009. Renewing wood product value chains and timber procurement solutions 2009-2013. (pfd)
  4. 2009. Fact Sheet: EU poll on illegal timber trade. March 2009. Friends of the Earth: World Wildlife fund. (pdf)
  5. 2008. Modelling Traceability in the Forestry Wood Supply Chain. By Antti Sirkka. ICDE Workshop 2008. IEEExplore.org. June2008. (pdf)
  6. 2008. Determinants of export marketing strategies of forest products companies in the context of transition — The case of Slovakia. By Yvonne Brodrechtova. Forest Policy and Economics 10 (2008) 450–459 (pdf)
  7. 2007. The Timber Development Programme 2007 - 2010. Forestry Commission, Scotland. (pdf)
  8. 2007. The European e-Business Report.(pdf)
  9. 2007. e-Business W@tch: Case Study: Nordic Paper, Norway. (pdf)
  10. 2007. e-Business W@tch:Case Study: Supply Chain Integration at VPK Packaging Group, Belgium. (pdf)
  11. 2007. e-Business W@tch: Case Study: ICT for Quality Management at Rexcell Tissue and Airlaid AB, Sweden. (pdf)
  12. 2006. ICT and e-Business in the Pulp, Paper and Paper Products Industry: ICT adoption and e-business activity in 2006. (pdf)
  13. A View of How the Internet Can Influence the Way Sawmills Work With Just-In-Time. A. Nerman. Bachelor's Thesis. Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences, Division of Industrial marketing. Lulea Teknsika Universitet, Lulea Sweden.(pdf)
  14. Forest Products Marketing in the Balkans. (pdf)
North America
  1. 2010. Trimble's Forestry Transportation Management Solution Selected by Hancock Timber Resource Group (pdf)
  2. 2009. Montana's Forest Products Industry - Current Conditions and 2009 Forecast. Todd A. Morgan and Charles E. Keegan III. Montana Business Quarterly, Spring 2009 (pdf)
  3. 2009. Comparing the value added from paper and pulp manufacturing with that of pallet manufacturing in Maine. The Future of Maine's Forest Product's Sector requires Thorough Stratigic Planning. Dr. William Strauss, FutureMetrics, March 2009. (pdf)
  4. 2009. Changes in value-added wood product manufacturer perceptions about certification in the United States from 2002 to 2008. Richard Vlosky, Rado Gazo, Daniel Cassens and Priyan Perera. (pdf)
  5. 2008. Marketplace Bulletin Summer 2008. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. (pdf)
  6. 2008. Wellborn Forest Products Selects 20-20 Technologies as its Strategic ERP Partner. Press Release. 15 Jul 2008. (pdf)
  7. 2008. Forest Stewardship Council Canada Playing Key Role in Green Building and Design (pdf)
  8. 2008. Sources of wood & wood residues for energy production in Indiana. By Isaac Slaven, Eva Haviarova, and Klein Ileleji. Industrial Biotechnology 4(1):64-66, Spring 2008. (pdf)
  9. 2008. Optimizing the primary forest products supply chain : a multi-objective heuristic approach. By Jeff D. Hamann. Dissertation. July 2008. Oregon State University. (pdf)
  10. 2008. Green Supply Chain: Thinking Outside the (Cardboard) Box. By By Justin Lehrer. 25 Sept 2008 on GreenBiz.com (pdf)
  11. 2008. Companies commit to eliminate dodgy wood products. By Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen 14 Apr 2008.
  12. 2008. Wal-Mart pledges to phase out illegal timber. July 2008. (pdf)
  13. 2008. Timber!!! Updated Law Could Bring Chaos to U.S. Border (pdf)
  14. 2008. U.S. home-center retailer attitudes, perceptions and behaviors regarding forest certification. By Perera, Priyan, R. P. Vlosky, M. A. Dunn, and G. Hughes
  15. 2008. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. looks at sustainability of wood products. Wal-Mart Fact Sheet. May 2008 (pdf)
  16. 2007. The Future of Forest Certification in Virginia-A Roundtable Discussion by Forest Stakeholders. 21 Sept 2007. Organized by the Virginia Conservation Network's Forest Issues Working Group. (pdf)
  17. Increasing the value of EAI Implementations. (pdf)
  18. The Paper Industry: Strategic Alliances, Joint Ventures, and Electronic Commerce Are Reshaping our Business Models. (pdf)
  19. Forest Products in the Electronic Market Place. (pdf)
  20. Forest Product Market on the Internet (handout). (pdf)
  21. A View of How the Internet Can Influence the Way Sawmills Work with Just-In-Time. (pdf)
  22. Timing your Migration to XML. A papiNet whitepaper. A. Coleman. 2003. AF&PA, IDEAlliance, and papiNet G.I.E. (pdf)
  23. International Forest Products Related Pages (website).
  24. Marketing Wood Products on the Internet : IHLA Fall Regional Meeting - 1998. (pdf)
  25. E-Commerce: Despite its advantage, the industry has been slow to take-up the e-commerce challenge. September 2002 (pdf)
  26. Using E-Commerce in the Forest Products Industry. (website)
  27. Exploring Marketing Orientation Influences on Internet Adoption in the U.S. Lumber Industry. (pdf)
  28. The Internet: Business Applications and Relationship Construct Adaptation in a Forest Products Industry Setting. Vlosky and Fontenot (pdf)
  29. Extranets: A Comparison of the U.S. Forest Products Industry and Other U.S. Industries. Vlosky and Pitis (pdf)
  30. 2000. ebusiness in the Pulp & Paper Industry: A Comparison of the United States & Canada. Vlosky (pdf)
  31. Using the Internet to bring Remote Sensing to your desktop. Verma, Vlosky. (pdf)
  32. Bridging the Rural/Urban Digital Divide. Poku and Vlosky (pdf)
  33. An Exploratory Analysis of eBusiness in the Louisiana Forest Products Industry. Vlosky (pdf)
  34. A Model of the Impact of Corporate Culture on Information Technology Adoption. Poku and Vlosky (pdf)
  35. 1999. Forest Products in the Electronic Marketplace. ECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review 1998-1999. Chapter 6. 1999.Anonymous. (pdf)
  36. 2002. Using E-Commerce in the Forest Products Industry. D. Damery. 2002. The Webbook of IT Innovations in Extension. Chapter 1.2. The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development(pdf)
  37. 2002. The paper industry: Strategic alliances, joint ventures, and electronic commerce are reshaping our business models. J. B. Reeves. 2002. Southern Business Review. Spring 2002. 27(2):9-17. (pdf)
  38. 2002. eBusiness exchange between homecenter buyers and wood products suppliers. R. Vlosky and T. Westbrook. 2002. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Jan 2002. 52(1):38-(6 pages). (pdf)
  39. 2003. eBusiness in the U.S. hardwood lumber industry. R. Vlosky and T. Smith 2003. Forest Products Journal. Madison: May 2003. Vol. 53, Iss. 5; pg. 21. (pdf)
  40. 2002. An exploratory study of Internet adoption by primary wood products manufacturers in the Western United States. R. Vlosky, T. Westbrook and K. Poku. 2002. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Jun 2002. 52(6):35-42. (pdf)
  41. 2001. eBusiness in the United States Forest Products Industry in the Year 2000. Working Paper #52. R. Vlosky. 2001. Louisiana Forest Products Laboratory. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA. (pdf)
  42. 2000. Forest products giants float idea for 'e-commerce' - Brief Article. By Brae Canlen (pdf)
  43. The Internet: Business Applications and Relationship Construct Adaptation in a Forest Products Industry Setting. Working Paper #17. R. Vlosky and R. Fontenot. 1997. Louisiana Forest Products Laboratory. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA. (pdf)
  44. How U.S. Forest products ExportersUse the World Wide Web. Working Paper #39. O. Pitis and R. Vlosky. 1999. Louisiana Forest Products Laboratory. Louisiana State University AgriculturalCenter, Baton Rouge, LA
  45. Electronic Data Interchange and Buyer-Supplier Relationships. Working Paper #40. C. Dupuy and R. Vlosky. 2000. Louisiana Forest Products Laboratory. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA (pdf)
  46. 2002. Some Thoughts on eCommerce in the US Paper Industry. Working Paper #54. S. Kallioranta and R. Vlosky. 2002. Louisiana Forest Products Laboratory. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA (pdf)
  47. 1998. Marketing Wood Products on the Internet. B. Smith. 1998. Dept. of Wood Science and Forest Products. Virginia Tech. Southern Rural Development Center (pdf).
  48. 2003. eBusiness in the US Hardwood Lumber Industry. R. Vlosky and K. Armster. 2003. Presentation. School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University. (pdf)
  49. 2001. Industry eBusiness trends revealed in AWFS survey. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Feb 2001. Vol. 51, Iss. 2; pg. 7, 1 pgs. (pdf)
  50. 2002. Internet technologies in the homecenter industry. C. Roadcap, P. Smith, and J.Michael. 2002. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Jan 2002. Vol. 52, Iss. 1; pg. 32, 6 pgs. (pdf)
  51. 2002. The use of eBusiness in the Pacific Northwest secondary forest products industry. S. Shook, Y. Zhang, R. Braden, and J. Baldridge. 2002. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Jan 2002. Vol. 52, Iss. 1; p. 59 (8 pages). (pdf)
  52. 2002. An analysis of Northern hardwood lumber buyers' use of electronic commerce. T. Smith. 2000. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Feb 2002. Vol. 52, Iss. 2; pg. 62, 7 pgs. (pdf)
  53. 1999. eBusiness in the forest products industry. R. Vlosky. 1999. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Oct 1999. Vol. 49, Iss. 10; pg. 12, 10 pgs. (pdf)
  54. 1997. The Internet and the forest products industry: Current status and projected trends. R. Vlosky and R. Fontenot. 1997. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Nov/Dec 1997. Vol. 47, Iss. 11/12; pg. 33, 8 pgs. (pdf)
  55. Inter-Organizational Information and Communication Technology (IICT) in the Customer Interface. (pdf)
  56. An Exploratory Study of U.S. Home Builder and Architect Use of Tropical Hardwoods (pdf)
  57. U.S. Demand for Certified Tropical Hardwood Products: The Supply Chain Perspective (pdf)
  58. United States Paper Buyer & Supplier Perceptions of Using eIntermediaries. (pdf)
  59. Value-added wood products markets in the United States. (pdf)
  60. 2006. Creating Intangible Competitive Advantages in the Forest Products Industry. (pdf)
  61. 2007. Foothills Model Forest Business Strategy 2007 – 2012. (pdf)
  62. 2007. Forest Products Market Snapshot March 31, 2007. (pdf)
  63. Evaluation of Niche Markets For Small Scale Forest Products Companies.(pdf)
  64. e-Business W@tch: Case Study: International Paper, USA (pdf)
Others
  1. 2010. Fractured Global Supply Chain.(pdf)
  2. 2010. 25 Greensupply Chain Partners. (pdf)
  3. 2009. The Impact of the Russian Tariff on Japanese Demand for Wood Products. CINTRAFOR News, Spring 2009.by Dr. Ivan Eastin, Director and Professor, CINTRAFOR and Dr. James Turner, Forest Economist, Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd.) (pdf)
  4. 2009. The Impact of the Russian Log Export Tariff on the Global Market for Logs and Lumber. CINTRAFOR News, Winter 2009. by Dr. Ivan Eastin, Director and Professor, CINTRAFOR and Dr. James Turner, Forest Economist, Scion (New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd.) (pdf)
  5. 2009. Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products. An Introduction. World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Rescources Institute. (pdf)
  6. 2008. UNECE/FAO Forest Products Annual Market Review, 2007-2008. Geneva Timber and Forest Study Paper 23. (pdf)
  7. 2008. Forest-mill integration: a transaction costs perspective. By Kurt Niquidet and Glen O'Kelly. Working Paper 2008-07, Resource Economics & Policy Analysis Research Group, Department of Economics, University of Victoria (pdf)
  8. 2007. Forest Products: Achieving high performance through merger and integration success. By Ravi Chanmugam and Mehul Jain. (pdf)
  9. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products: Introduction. by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  10. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products: 10 things you should know. by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institute. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  11. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products: 10 things you should know. 1. Were do the products come from? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  12. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 2. Is information about the products credible? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  13. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 3. Have the products been legally produced? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  14. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 4. Have the forests been sustainably managed? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  15. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 5. Have special places, including sensitive ecosystems, been protected? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  16. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 6. Have climate change issues been addressed? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  17. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 7. Have appropriate environmental controls been applied? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  18. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 8. Has recycled fiber been used appropriately? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  19. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 9. Have other resources been used appropriately? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  20. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products:10 things you should know: 10. Have the needs of the local commuities or indigenous people been addressed? by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  21. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products: Guide to the Guide. Table 8. Summary list of tools exclusively for either wood or paper-based products. by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  22. 2007. Sustainable Procurment of Wood and Paper based Products: Guide to the Guide. Table 9. Summary list of tools for both wood or paper-based products. by Jonathan Lash and Björn Stigson. World Resources Institue. World Business Council for Sustainable Development. (pdf)
  23. 2007. Forest product market information systems in the UNECE. L. Farquharson. August 2007. (pdf)
  24. 2007. An Overview of World Tropical Hardwood Resources, Forest Products Trade and Environmental Issues. (pdf)
  25. 2007. The business side of sustainable forest management: Small and medium forest enterprise development for poverty reduction. (pdf)
  26. 2002. Internet technologies in the homecenter industry. C. Roadcap, P. Smith, and J. Michael. 2002. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Jan 2002. Vol. 52, Iss. 1; pg. 32, 6 pgs. (pdf)
  27. 2002. The use of eBusiness in the Pacific Northwest secondary forest products industry. S. Shook, Y. Zhang, R. Braden, and J. Baldridge. 2002.Forest Products Journal. Madison: Jan 2002. Vol. 52, Iss. 1; p. 59 (8 pages). (pdf)
  28. 2001. Industry eBusiness trends revealed in AWFS survey. Anonymous. 2001.Forest Products Journal. Madison: Feb 2001. Vol. 51, Iss. 2; pg. 7, 1 pg (pdf)
  29. 2000. An analysis of Northern hardwood lumber buyers' use of electronic commerce. T. Smith. 2000. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Feb 2002. Vol. 52, Iss. 2; pg. 62, 7 pgs. (pdf)
  30. 1999. eBusiness in the forest products industry. R. Vlosky. 1999.Forest Products Journal. Madison: Oct 1999. Vol. 49, Iss. 10; pg. 12, 10 pgs. (pdf)
  31. 1997. Marketing Wood Products on the Internet. B. Smith. 1997. IHLA Fall Regional Meetings. Roanoke Times, March 1, 1997. (pdf)
  32. 1997. The Internet and the forest products industry: Current status and projected trends. R. Vlosk and R. Fontenot. 1997. Forest Products Journal. Madison: Nov/Dec 1997. Vol. 47, Iss. 11/12; pg. 33, 8 pgs. (pdf)
  33. ICT and Ennironmental Sustanibility. (pdf)