Identifying Impact Factors on Successful Exporting of the United States Hardwood Industries to Mexico, Asia, and Europe

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dc.contributor.authorParhizkar, Omiden
dc.contributor.committeechairSmith, Robert L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHammett, A. L. (Tom)en
dc.contributor.committeememberHan, JongKooen
dc.contributor.committeememberMiller, Chad R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKline, D. Earlen
dc.contributor.departmentWood Science and Forest Productsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:08:39Zen
dc.date.adate2008-08-28en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:08:39Zen
dc.date.issued2008-03-21en
dc.date.rdate2008-08-28en
dc.date.sdate2008-03-30en
dc.description.abstractTransportation and competitiveness practices of hardwood lumber exporters and other firms were studied and compared to determine the most important factors associated with exporting hardwood products. It was found that exporters differed significantly in their transportation methods, marketing activities, and production profiles from those other hardwood lumber firms. They also were significantly larger than expected in their total production and employment. As the forest products business continues to become more global, an analysis of the importance of these factors can be used how firms can begin exporting, or increase sales in international markets. It was found that certain elements of a sawmill's marketing strategy are a major determinant to the likelihood of its being an exporter. Results from logistic regression methods showed that transportation factors such as using intermodal transportation and inland port facilities and competitiveness factors such as species selection, marketing practices, and using government export assistance programs increased the probability of a firm's high involvement in international markets. Finally, data from exporting hardwood sawmills to Mexico, Europe, and Asia were analyzed to determine what makes successful exporting to these markets. Factors including export distribution methods, relationship with export distribution partner, competitiveness, transportation, and export assistance were analyzed. Such information might be useful for government agencies that wish to promote business commitment to sawmills throughout the United States for the following international markets. Hardwood sawmills should be encouraged by state officials to plan more aggressively to enter the Mexico market. Efforts are needed from U.S. trade associations to better identify the Mexican market segments, sources of market demand, and credit opportunities for US sawmills.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-03302008-192642en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03302008-192642/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/26560en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartOmidParhizkar_Dissertation.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectTransportation Factorsen
dc.subjectDistribution Channel Managementen
dc.subjectHardwood Lumberen
dc.subjectExport Performanceen
dc.subjectCompetitiveness Factorsen
dc.titleIdentifying Impact Factors on Successful Exporting of the United States Hardwood Industries to Mexico, Asia, and Europeen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineWood Science and Forest Productsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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