Factors influencing the production of Indonesian sawnwood and plywood

dc.contributor.authorSiregar, Hezlisyahen
dc.contributor.committeechairHammett, A. L. (Tom)en
dc.contributor.committeememberBush, Robert J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMuench, Johnen
dc.contributor.committeememberAraman, Philip A.en
dc.contributor.departmentWood Science and Forest Productsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:51:49Zen
dc.date.adate2008-12-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:51:49Zen
dc.date.issued1996en
dc.date.rdate2008-12-17en
dc.date.sdate2008-12-17en
dc.description.abstractThe forest products industry of Indonesia grew rapidly after the establishment of the log export ban policy in May 1980. As a result, within about five years, Indonesia was transformed from the biggest exporter of tropical logs into a major exporter of processed wood products. To better understand this transition, this study presents multiple regression models of Indonesian sawnwood and plywood production and consumption based on time series data from 1970 to 1994. This study had three main objectives: 1) to create models that can be used for projecting future production of Indonesian sawnwood and plywood, 2) to identify the relationship and establish the degree of association between production and factors that influence their trends, and 3) to analyze Indonesian forestry policies of log export ban and sawnwood export tax as they affect production of sawnwood and plywood. Domestic sawnwood consumption was modeled as a function of population, log export policy (no log export ban vs. log export ban), and sawnwood tax policy (tax vs. no tax). Domestic plywood consumption was modeled as a function of population, consumer price index (CPI), and log export policy (ban vs. no ban). Export plywood consumption was modeled as function of exchange rate, log export policy, and sawnwood tax policy. The consumption and production of sawnwood and plywood were analyzed by multiple regression techniques. All parameters in the sawnwood and plywood equation were found to be significant. However, price did not influence the consumption or production of sawnwood and plywood significantly. All parameters in this study were found to be elastic. It is found that, during the period under investigation (using 1970 as the base year), the production and consumption of Indonesian sawnwood and plywood increased considerably. The projection of sawnwood and plywood productions for 5 years (1995-1999) also shows an increasing trend.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 69 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12172008-063052en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12172008-063052/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/46272en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.S548.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 36120269en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectproductionen
dc.subjectIndonesiaen
dc.subjectplywooden
dc.subjectsawnwooden
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.S548en
dc.titleFactors influencing the production of Indonesian sawnwood and plywooden
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineWood Science and Forest Productsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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