! Guest speaker Maria Fernanda spoke on the topic of market research. Cross- Laminated Timber or CLT was the topic for much of the lecture. CLT use is widespread in Europe‚ but has yet to break through in the United States. Market research and data collection is required to determine potential success in US markets. Secondary data is data that already exists. Primary data is created by research. In creating primary data‚ researchers look to find information on a sample group. A sample is
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Santos Timber Company I. POINT OF VIEW • The point of view of Carlos Vinces‚ Alfredo Santos’ partner‚ is assumed. The group believes that the case is better handled by Vinces since he was the one who hired Felix Cruz‚ character involved in their disagreement‚ in the company. II. ANALYSIS OF THE CASE SITUATION A. Industry Analysis • The firm cut logs and hauled them twenty kilometers to the coast where they were sold to an assembler – exporter. • There
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and bragging rights for the team/city that carries throughout the rest of the season. But it doesn’t just matter about the players and the results‚ but as a franchise of the Portland Timbers it can reach a new level with the adding of the fans‚ the stadium and the environment of the city on game day. The Portland Timbers are a better soccer club than the Seattle Sounders because of the players‚ the “keep it weird” Portland environment‚ and of course the fans. In soccer when you think about the bitter
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and timber shortages in the 1770s‚ 1803‚ and 1808 by importing wood products from other sources and searching for new sources. As the chief causes of these three timber shortages were completely different‚ the regions where the navy focused on as the source of woods were different in each case. In the 1770s‚ the cause of the shortage was the loss of the preliminary source of wood products in North America. In 1803‚ the failure to manage the dockyards and the outbreak of war caused the timber shortage
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of 4:12 Basic Roof Live Load: Lr = 20 R1 R2 = 20 psf ______________________________________________________________________ Chapter 2 Solutions Page 2 of 19 Problem 2.2 a) See Appendix A and Appendix B for weights of concrete roof tiles‚ lumber sheathing‚ and framing. Concrete tile (950 lb / 100 ft2) = 9.5 15/32 in. structural panel (plywood) sheathing (15/32) (3.0 psf/in.) = 1.4 2x8 @ 16 in. o.c. = 1.9 Roof Dead Load (D) along roof slope = 12.8 Convert D to load on a horizontal
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Tamil Nadu where the harvest of Sandalwood trees are protected by the state government. "The sandal tree does very well on it ’s own‚ and seems to appear in places it was never seen before. However all attempts by man to proliferate and increase the growth of the species have yeilded declining plant populations. It appears very resistant to manipulation!" -- (source: Christopher Mc Mahon) A forest product is any material derived from a forest for commercial use‚ such as lumber‚ paper‚ or forage
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Timber 2012/2013 Hsc major project folio Research Ergonomics How efficient will it be in a working environment? I have taken into consideration that I am a bit taller than other people‚ and after measuring all cabinets in my house they ranged from 900 mm to 950 mm and for me personally I considered them to be to small. Which is the reason I have chosen to make it to 1000mm. Design How did I come up with the design and why? Originally I started looking on the Internet and browsing
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The Battle of Fallen Timbers started on Wednesday‚ August 20‚ 1794. The battle took place on the lower Maumee River Valley which is the present state of Ohio. Major General Anthony Wayne was encamped with a military force of 3‚700 men‚ 2‚000 of whom were part of the regular United States Army. The rest were Kentucky mounted militia. Fighting the Americans were some 2‚000 hostile Indians. The Indians were allies of the British and the British had just recently built Fort Miamis. This fort was deep
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West Fraser Timber further cutting capacity Hank Ketcham‚ CEO of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.‚ said that lumber producers will have to further reduce capacity because of low product prices. He said that to determine the right operating strategy‚ “we’re looking at our operations daily.” West Fraser’s output has already been cut “by 13 percent during the long recession in the forest industry.” Because of the collapse in the housing market‚ the industry has gone through “extensive suffering”‚ and has
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Tassler Timber Operations (TTO) rely heavily on external environmental factors‚ in order to stay in business. Not being able to control these factors makes it hard to do so‚ because they are not internal‚ but rather external. Various environmental factors impact TTO as a small business‚ from relying on multiple regulations imposed by the industry and government‚ like road limits and hiring guidelines‚ to leaving a job site if they see an endangered species or an active wolf den‚ to not being able
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