Thesis (M.B.A.)--Harvard Business School, 1991? / Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The managements of integrated forest products firms in British Columbia and elsewhere must make many involved decisions in order to effectively plan the intermediate-range (one year) operations of their firms. The production systems of the forest industry involve complex allocations of many resources among competing activities. In addition, interdependencies between processes exist and frequently products are transferred between divisions. This thesis explains and illustrates how linear programming may be used to assist managements of integrated forest products firms in their planning activities. In particular, the linear programming technique is used to find suggested optimal operating plans for the total range of the firm's operations — from woodlands, through production plants to sales operations. The specific details of model construction, the mathematical programming, and the problems encountered are illustrated by a hypothetical forest products firm. A linear model has been developed for the hypothetical firm, computer solutions have been interpreted, and suggestions have been made for implementation of results. Although the author does not attempt to quantify the value of linear programming to a firm's profitability, the many explanations and illustrations serve to support the view that managerial effectiveness is enhanced through use of the technique. Decisions regarding intermediate-range planning can be made by managers with an increased understanding of the complex relationships within their firm's production and sales functions. In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely available for reference and Study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the Head of my Department or by his representatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gain shall not be allowed without my written permission. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

Fifty-four community leaders from Anderson, Campbell, Cocke, and Scott Counties, Tennessee, participated in two in-depth interviews and a mail questionnaire over a 17-month period aimed at assessing the communication efforts of Champion International Corporation's East Tennessee Expansion Project. The East Tennessee Expansion Project was centered around CIC's purchasing 85,000 acres of forestland and building a chipmill in east Tennessee. The coorientational variables of accuracy and agreement were measured, and the channels most likely to increase scores on these variables were identified. The results indicated that CIC failed to accurately measure the coorientational variables prior to the East Tennessee Expansion Project to determine if the campaign was necessary. In fact, the land purchase and chipmill may have been non-issues. Instead, it appeared that the East Tennessee Expansion Project should have focused communication efforts on the Canton, North Carolina, papermill and Pigeon River issues. The channel type most likely to increase accuracy for community leaders was a combination of interpersonal and mass media channels, while agreement was more likely to occur with an interpersonal channel. While a general level of accuracy and agreement was achieved, a more precise measure of these coorientational variables indicated that agreement and accuracy were generally low. / Ph. D.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2003. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1998. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 338-355).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 406-413).

Thesis (doctoral)--Göteborgs universitet, 2002. / Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 74 p. : map. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oklahoma, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-183).

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