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Articles

"Turn Your Yard Timber into Hardwood Floorings" (Unpublished)

"If We Can't Beat Them, Let's Work Together" ~ Wood & Wood Products, 10/2002

"How to Turn the Import Crisis into Opportunity - A Different Viewpoint" ~ Wood & Wood Products, 6/2003

"Dare to Dream Dare to Do" ~ White paper on reviving the US furniture industry (Published by the Hardwood Center), 9/2004

* The White Paper is available in two formats. The first is for free downloading as provided by the link above. The document is in PDF format, and Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for online reading. If you do not have this application, please click the the graphic icon below to download this software. The second format is the fomally published booklet with a colored cover featuring the JIT production site at Karimoku Furniture, the leading furniture company in Japan. The booklet can be mailed to you at your request. Shipping and handling is $5.00/booklet. Check payable to Hardwood Center should be send to P. O. Box 1316, Scottsboro, AL 35768 - please don't forget to include your correct mailing address.

Activities

"Bridging Gaps and Pooling Resources" - A brain-storming conference between academics and furniture-industry executives (11/18/2003).

Sponsors: Hardwood Center, Scottsboro City, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and Jackson County Economic Development Authority.

Participants: Dr. Karl Brohammer, Georgia Tech; Dr. Matt Bumgardner, USDA Forest Service Research Station; Mr. Karl Forth, FDM Magazine; Dr. Rado Gazo, Purdue University; Mr. Jim Gober, Forest-Base Economic Development Services; Dr. Bruce Hansen, USDA Forest Service Research Station; Mr. Jeff Holmes, J. Holmes, LLC.; Dr. Spencer Lei, Hardwood Center; Mr. Mason McGowin, Rocky Creek Timber; Mr. Duane Motsenbocker, Mississippi State University; Dr. Al Schuler, USDA Forest Service Research Station.

Website Design & Maintenance

For any website technical issues or suggestions, please contact our technical support:

Lionel Lei, Industrial Engineering Junior, Auburn University

Articles


"Turn Your Yard Timber into Hardwood Floorings" (Unpublished)

"If We Can't Beat Them, Let's Work Together" ~ Wood & Wood Products, 10/2002

"How to Turn the Import Crisis into Opportunity - A Different Viewpoint" ~ Wood & Wood Products, 6/2003

"Dare to Dream Dare to Do" ~ White paper on reviving the US furniture industry (Published by the Hardwood Center), 9/2004
* The White Paper is available in two formats. The first is for free downloading as provided by the link above. The document is in PDF format, and Adobe Acrobat Reader is required for online reading. If you do not have this application, please click the the graphic icon below to download this software. The second format is the fomally published booklet with a colored cover featuring the JIT production site at Karimoku Furniture, the leading furniture company in Japan. The booklet can be mailed to you at your request. Shipping and handling is $5.00/booklet. Check payable to Hardwood Center should be send to P. O. Box 1316, Scottsboro, AL 35768 - please don't forget to include your correct mailing address.





Activities


"Bridging Gaps and Pooling Resources" - A brain-storming conference between academics and furniture-industry executives (11/18/2003).
	Sponsors: Hardwood Center, Scottsboro City, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, and Jackson County Economic Development Authority.
	Participants: Dr. Karl Brohammer, Georgia Tech; Dr. Matt Bumgardner, USDA Forest Service Research Station; Mr. Karl Forth, FDM Magazine; Dr. Rado Gazo, Purdue University; Mr. Jim Gober, Forest-Base Economic Development Services; Dr. Bruce Hansen, USDA Forest Service Research Station; Mr. Jeff Holmes, J. Holmes, LLC.; Dr. Spencer Lei, Hardwood Center; Mr. Mason McGowin, Rocky Creek Timber; Mr. Duane Motsenbocker, Mississippi State University; Dr. Al Schuler, USDA Forest Service Research Station.


Website Design & Maintenance
For any website technical issues or suggestions, please contact our technical support:
Lionel Lei, Industrial Engineering Junior, Auburn University