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forestry robots. The primary goal is to provide generic high‐level functionality and to encourage distributed and structured … framework for development of agricultural and forestry robots. The robot architecture uses a state machine as replacement for …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and describe the pervasiveness and importance of various types of institutional and organizational interactions across multiple levels for the management of a community forest enterprise. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes a...
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the forestry and timber industry. Findings – The results indicate that the SCMS implemented in this forestry network has …/value – Supply networks in forestry have to pay close attention to change management issues when designing and implementing …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline a comprehensive picture of the coverage of various certification schemes and sustainability principles relating to the entire value‐added chain of biomass and bioenergy and comparing them accordingly. Design/methodology/approach – A...
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forestry process chains in an energy system model, on a regional scale. The main focus is on land use for biomass production … and forestry process chains. The system's commodities and processes are identified and these are linked appropriately in … improved understanding of the interdependencies between regional agricultural and forestry structures and the regional energy …
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Purpose – Managers at the company attempt to implement a knowledge management information system in an attempt to avoid loss of expertise while improving control and efficiency. The paper seeks to explore the implications of the technological solution to employees within the company....
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, focusing on recent episodes of contract labour mobilisation in the forestry and copper mining sectors. Design …
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine cost efficiency and its determinants in Nigerian sawmill industries. Design/methodology/approach – A stochastic frontier model is employed on a total of 160 mills randomly selected across five states in south‐western Nigeria in 2006....
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Companies along the forestry‐wood value chain from four European countries were surveyed in order to examine social …
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themes in development ethics. These ideas are then given practical application in a case‐study of the people‐forestry …
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