Module 4.4
Business Concepts in Resource Management Planning
This module explores business concepts that apply to a forest management plan, including competing values, business objectives, forest products and the concept of best end use.
Module Objectives
- Business objectives that must be considered in resource management planning;
- The concept of balancing environmental, social and economic considerations in resource
- management planning;
- The various products produced from forests and the markets they serve; and
- The concepts of best end use and value-added products related to forest resources.
Module Schedule
Module 4 is made up of four lessons: Business Objectives; Considering Other Values; Best End Use and Value Added Forest Products; and Forest Products and Their Markets.
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Course Content
Getting Started
Getting Started
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Getting Started
Welcome to Module 4.4
Lesson 1: Business Objective
Lesson 1: Business Objective
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Lecture: Business Objectives
Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Considerations
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Reading
Forest Resource Economics and Finance
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Reading (Recommended)
Lesson 2: Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Considerations
Lesson 2: Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Considerations
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Lecture: Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Considerations
Considering Other Values
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Reading
The Economics of Non-Timber Forest Benefits.
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Reading (Recommended)
The Economics of Natural Environments.
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Assignment 1: Resolute Forest Products Evaluation
Lesson 3: Best End Use & Value Added Products
Lesson 3: Best End Use & Value Added Products
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Lecture: Best End Use & Value Added Products
Best End Use & Value Added Products
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Reading
The New Face of the Canadian Forest Industry: Forest Products Association of Canada Biopathways Project 2011.
Lesson 4: Forest Products and Marketing
Lesson 4: Forest Products and Marketing
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Lecture: Forest Products and Marketing
Forest Products and Marketing
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Reading
Writing a Business Plan: The Market Analysis.
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Assignment 2: Value-Added