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Short squeeze with plywood
January 29, 2021 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
January 29, 2021. – The term of the week in the stock market is “short squeeze”. With a wood brain like mine, these are difficult terms to understand. That’s why

Shaken and stirred
January 22, 2021 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
January 22, 2021. – Global cargo shipping is mixed up. Covid-era people need new stuff when staying and working at home. These consumer products come from Asia, and that impacts

Plywood “miles and more”
January 15, 2021 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
January 15, 2021. – Airlines are having hard times. The last happy landings were in March 2020, and most of the planes have been on ground ever since. No “bonus”

Ramping up supply chain
January 8, 2021 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
January 8, 2021. – The vaccine market is hot. Every nation in the world is craving for the covid vaccinations. At the same time, each country is unhappy with the

What a year
December 18, 2020 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
December 18, 2020. – Seasoned people in the industry remember autumn 2008. After September and Lehman Brothers the plywood orders started to vanish steadily month by month. There were no

Who’s responsible for quality?
December 11, 2020 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
December 11, 2020. – Everyone of us has done sloppy work. Subconsciously one might have acknowledged that his or her work can lead to further questions, requests, or investigation. In

Plywood for Christmas
December 4, 2020 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
December 4, 2020. – Logistics hubs and delivery centers are stuffed with small parcels. Buying goes online at an increasing speed. Instead of fetching their supplies from brick-and-mortar stores, Covid-era

Time pressure is your offline friend
November 27, 2020 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
November 27, 2020. – This year the majority of customer negotiations has been online. It feels modern and effective and saves plenty of travel. But it is not quite like

Weather is back in business
November 20, 2020 | Author: Panu Anttila | Categories: Blog
November 20, 2020. – The autumn rains have reached us in many locations. It makes me wonder if we are heading to a similar winter season as last year. In