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 ith the manufacturing of forest products becoming ever more management- and capital-intensive, this book provides answers to questions such as how do successful firms grow and prosper? How does the industry at-large cope with the cyclic business environment? The answers lie more in attitudes and thought processes than in ready resources and markets. With time-tested management concepts in action, not just outlined in theory, this book, written by Richard F. Baldwin, presents 24 chapters organized into six sections:
- forest products enterprise: a study in change (overview);
- management heritage;
- management planning;
- production process;
- management and cost control techniques; and
- managing change.
Topics examined within these sections cover everything from industry roots to financial planning and budgeting, mill scheduling and inventory control, energy management, and new technology and innovation. Addressing both technical as well as management concerns, this is a “must-have” reference for supervisors, operations managers, and executives involved in manufacturing softwood lumber, plywood, and reconstituted products.
Copyright 1984, 6 by 9 hardcover, 265 pages, MF-4650 Original price $59, now available for $29.
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