The conceptual mastery of the work process and its improvement in the pulp and paper industry has been studied in several mills. Development programs based on systematic analysis and modeling of the work process have been used to improve the work process and the workers' conceptual mastery of...

This paper quantifies the diversification potential of timberland investments in a mean-variance framework. The starting point is a broad set of benchmark assets represented by various indexes. Including publicly traded timberland investments from the US and Canada in the portfolio does not...

This paper quantifies the diversification potential of timberland investments in a mean-variance framework. The starting point is a broad set of benchmark assets represented by various indexes. Including publicly traded timberland investments from the US and Canada in the portfolio does not...

I have worked for many years as senior consultant and advisor for the majority of European Pulpamp;Paper companies, the majority of Nordic Packaging and Nuclear companies and other industries, and have found that values corresponding to billions of dollars are destroyed in the industry. Not...

The role of driver tracing is significantly expanded by identifying drivers unrelated to the volume of product produced. The use of both unit- and non-unit-based activity drivers increases the accuracy of cost assignments and the overall quality and relevance of cost information. Such cost...

SUBJECT AREAS: Valuation by discounted cash flow and multiples, leveraged recapitalization, cyclicality and valuation errors, impacts of extreme leverage, market for corporate controlCASE SETTING: May 1988, USA, building materials, $2.9 billion revenue, 22,200 employeesIn 1988, USG was the...

This paper examines the effects of deforestation on the welfare of rural communities in the Congo Basin. Using moment conditions of agricultural and forest exploitations, findings indicate deforestation significantly improves welfare both at overall-rural and agricultural household per capita...

We attempt to assess the commercial potential for Bamboo products in India, based upon a compilation of secondary review of data and personal communications with various stakeholders involved. It also attempts to present an account of the value chain for Bamboo products in India, and presents...

Andra Pradesh is one of the leading producers of paper in India -- there are 22 paper mills in the State; regrettably, the majority of the paper mills in the state are in red/(showing losses) due to the poor performance and failure to manage their finances effectively. Therefore, there is a need...

Why have some seemingly promising futures contracts not succeeded in the recent past? In this paper, we will examine one such example, the pulp market. In two companion working papers, we will also analyze two other futures market failures: namely, in the uranium market and in weather...