Improving the Competitive Position of Appalachia's Wood Product Producers through Enhanced Transportation Alternatives
This current analysis considers various potential strategies to reduce the transportation cost of West Virginia's timber and wood products. The analysis begins with a statistical summary of timber and wood product commodity flows in Section 2. This is followed by an examination of specific forward-looking strategies in Section 3. Finally, the study findings are summarized in Section 4.
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Corporate Authors:
Rahall Appalachian Transportation Institute
Marshall University
Huntington, WV United States 25755Research and Special Programs Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590West Virginia Department of Highways
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Charleston, WV United States 25305 -
Authors:
- Burton, Mark L
- Publication Date: 2006-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Figures; Tables;
- Pagination: 21p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Commodity classification; Commodity flow; Statistical analysis; Strategic planning; Timber; Timbering; Wood; Wood products
- Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation costs
- Geographic Terms: West Virginia
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01056133
- Record Type: Publication
- Contract Numbers: DTRS-98G-0012 (Grant)
- Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 29 2007 5:21PM