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TRE-FoU-programmet TRE

Cost and Performance Management Systems in the Sawmill Industry.

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Due to changes both in sawmill companies external environment and in their internal organizations and strategies, there is a strong need to think more thoroughly through the principles and systems for costing, budgeting and performance management. The pro ject will aim at improving the understanding of this issue. This should make the industry able to make better decisions regarding market positioning and internal process improvements. The project will first undertake a literature review and an assessment of the statue of cost and performance management systems in the Norwegian sawmill industry. The past 10-20 years has seen the development of new theories for cost and performance manag ement, while an impression is that the sawmill industry is lagging behind. In the case studies, we will suggest how then participating sawmills can improve their systems, and we will develop generic or “ideal” models cost and performance management systems for the sawmill industry. The project will in particular consider how the so-called “sawmill paradox” should be dealt with.

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TRE-FoU-programmet TRE

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