Improving the Competitive Position of Appalachia's Wood Product Producers Through Enhanced Transportation Alternatives

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• Alternative Title:
  RP 199 Improving the Competitive Position of Appalachia's Wood Product Producers Through Enhanced Transportation Alternatives Title from Cover
• Creators:
  Burton, Mark L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Marshall University. Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Commodity classification
  • Commodity flow
  • Statistical analysis
  • Strategic planning
  • Timber
  • Timbering
  • Wood
  • Wood products
  • Costs
  • Transportation costs
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DTRS-98G-0012 ; RP 199
• Resource Type:
  Research Paper
• Geographical Coverage:
  West Virginia
• Corporate Publisher:
  Marshall University. Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute
• Description:
  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.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/68866/dot_68866_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 435.66 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:436f927049106a6c51f99af44fb1d32d588f2a33e3abdc05398364cd555bc91c