Removing Supply-Chain Bottlenecks in the Sawmilling Sector: Exploratory analysis of economic benefits of road network repairs on the forestry sector in Mississippi
Webinar Details
When:
Apr 17, 2024 1:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Dr. Eric McConnell - Associate Professor, Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University
- Dr. Shaun Tanger - Associate Professor, University of Arkansas at Monticello
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Wood-using sawmills prioritize availability of raw materials, their accessibility, and associated transportation costs as the main drivers of new mill constructions and financial viability of existing mill operations. One of the major hurdles faced by the forest sector is hauling costs. Hauling costs have commonly been cited as comprising 35 to 45% of the delivered cost of round wood. Join us to learn how road network repairs could benefit both the forest sector and the broader Mississippi economy.
This webinar is the third in a series of three webinars. The first webinar, Removing Supply-Chain Bottlenecks in the Sawmilling Sector: Identification, Improvement, and Economic Benefits, is available on demand here. The second webinar, Removing Supply-Chain Bottlenecks in the Sawmilling Sector: Optimal Routing for Softwood Sawmill Supply Chain for Strategic Repair of Roads and Bridges, is available here.
About Our Presenter(s)
Eric McConnell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry at Mississippi State University. He studies and teaches in the areas of forest economics and wood utilization. He is a Mississippi Registered Forester and a Society of American Foresters Certified Forester.
Dr. Tanger is an Associate Professor of Forest Policy and Trade in the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He began at UAM in early 2023 and previously worked as an Associate Professor of Forest Economics at both Louisiana State University and Mississippi State University. His outreach efforts are focused on forest management for forest landowners, dealing with casualty events, improving forest industry viability, forestry related economic development projects, and supply chain logistics of timber harvesting.
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