Departing from the Regulation Approach and the concept of spatio-temporal fixes, this article
analyses how different mechanisms of financialization have ameliorated and accelerated …

Research Highlights: The use of terminals can increase supply costs by 5–11%(when
compared to direct supply), but terminals help secure supply during peak demand and cope …

The extensive outsourcing of forest harvesting operations means that the operational
performance of contractors has an immense impact on the forest industry supply chain. This …

In many parts of the world, contractors account for the main share of harvesting work.
Harvesting is characterized by innate complexity and volatility, and this can affect …

Successful harvesting contractors are crucial for competitive wood supply. This study builds
on the assumption that contractor motivation to stay in the forest sector depends not only on …

Sažetak Skilled contractors are needed to meet the increased demand for wood and to
maintain a competitive edge in forestry. The structure of the forest industry has changed …

The transition to a sustainable society requires improved knowledge about what determines
forest management and the relationship to governance and policies. This thesis constitutes …

Each economic entity operates in a specific environment (Ciekanowski et al., 2018). The
environ− ment of present day enterprises is increasingly complex and in the process of …

Forestry is expected to play a key enabling role in the transition towards a low-carbon,
sustainable, and circular biomass-based economy in Europe. This will increase demand for …

Meeting current wood supply objectives requires a certain flexibility in the wood
procurement system. Suitable buffers to generate flexibility include creating a balance …