Attributes of Sawn Timber Important for the Manufacturers of Value-Added Wood Products in Malaysia
| Autor: | Geetha Ramasamy, Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam, Abdul Latib Senin, Shukri Mohamed, Lim Choon Liat |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Product design specification Flooring Engineering Environmental Engineering business.industry Door Furniture lcsh:Biotechnology Bioengineering Pulp and paper industry 01 natural sciences Product (business) Agricultural science Source of origin 010608 biotechnology lcsh:TP248.13-248.65 Value (economics) Furniture manufacturing Attributes business Rubberwood Sawn timber Waste Management and Disposal 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | BioResources, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 8297-8306 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1930-2126 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to assess the attributes of selected sawn timber species for door, flooring, and furniture manufacturing in Malaysia. Sawn timber attributes are important for value-added wood products manufacturing in terms of market opportunities and consumer preferences. A questionnaire was distributed to 30 value-added wood products manufacturers, in which there were 10 manufacturers in each category: door, flooring, and furniture. The study evaluated three aspects: the choice of sawn timber species for particular types of wood products, the source of origin of sawn timber, and the attributes that determined the choice of the sawn timber species for a particular product. The common local sawn timber species include rubberwood, meranti, merpauh, merbau, and kempas species, while poplar, oak, cherry, and pine represent imported species. It was found that cost, supply/availability, product specification, and market/buyer preferences were among the most important factors influencing the selection of sawn timber species for the manufacture of value-added wood products. However, these attributes were not statistically significant among the group of manufacturers and source of origin, respectively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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