Remaining Competitive in the Wood Components Industry
Workshop held at the USDA Forest Service's Wood Education and Research Center on April 20 and 21, 2009 (pre-conference website)
Interested parties can obtain the workshop presentations and videos in high quality on a DVD by requesting it from Urs Buehlmann at buehlmann@gmail.com
| Remaining Competitive | Presentations and Videos | ||
PART 1: Economy and the Wood Industry | Video | ||
|---|---|---|---|
A. Schuler (USDA-FS) U.S. Economy and Housing | Video | ||
Bill Lupold (USDA-FS) Changes in Hardwood Lumber Production | |||
Steve Lawser (WCMA) Changing Markets for Wood Components | |||
Art Raymond (A. G. Raymond & Company) The Value-Added Hardwood Products Universe | |||
Panel Discussion Day 1 | |||
PART 2: Lean Manufacturing | |||
Barry Thomas (Merillat) Introduction to Merillat, Shingo Prize, and Lean | |||
PART 3: Green Certification | |||
Phil Araman (USDA-FS) Green Products and Systems with an EarthCraft Housing Development … Plus … Wood Waste and Potential Recycling | |||
George Barrett (Hardwood Review) North American Hardwood & Component Parts | |||
Margaret Fisher (AWI, Saunders Wood Specialties) Customer Expectations | |||
Mike Snow (AHEC) Environmental Policies, Illegal Logging, Trade and the US Hardwood Industry | |||
Catherine Mater (Mater Eng. LTD) Forest Certification, Carbon-Banking, and the Next Generation of Forestland Owners | |||
Panel Discussion Day 2 | |||
Phil Araman (USDA-FS) Hardwood Lumber Grading and Process Evaluation System Test Results (Best Lumber Uses) | |||
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