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

    Welcome to Module 4.4

Lesson 1: Business Objective

  • Lecture: Business Objectives

    Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Considerations

  • Reading

    Forest Resource Economics and Finance

  • Reading (Recommended)

Lesson 2: Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Considerations

  • Lecture: Balancing Environmental, Social and Economic Considerations

    Considering Other Values

  • Reading

    The Economics of Non-Timber Forest Benefits.

  • Reading (Recommended)

    The Economics of Natural Environments.

  • Assignment 1: Resolute Forest Products Evaluation

Lesson 3: Best End Use & Value Added Products

  • Lecture: Best End Use & Value Added Products

    Best End Use & Value Added Products

  • Reading

    The New Face of the Canadian Forest Industry: Forest Products Association of Canada Biopathways Project 2011.

Lesson 4: Forest Products and Marketing

  • Lecture: Forest Products and Marketing

    Forest Products and Marketing

  • Reading

    Writing a Business Plan: The Market Analysis.

  • Assignment 2: Value-Added