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Against whom we compete?

September 10, 2021. – In 1979 an American academic Michael E. Porter introduced his Five Forces Framework on business competition. According to the theory, companies face threats from substitute products,

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Stormy market

August 27, 2021. – According to reinsurance company Swiss Re, the global insured losses totalled 36 billion euros during the first half of 2021. Swiss Re estimates that a major

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9-point market cycle guide

August 13, 2021. – According to Wikipedia, business cycles are intervals of expansion followed by recession in economic activity. Within the last 12 months, we have had expansion, that is

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Business renewal

July 30, 2021. – This year has been busy for people in the wood business. The good demand is a great thing. However, it also brings along additional issues, problems

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Plywood production in 2050

July 16, 2021. – FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) publishes statistics of forest products. The figures are perhaps not super accurate, but still they illustrate the

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A hidden job market

July 2, 2021. – Every company sometimes sees people leaving or retiring. That is something we cannot stop. But that is also a good thing because it opens opportunities for

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What goes around, comes around

June 18, 2021. – World trade is 500 years old. In the early days, luxury products like spices, furs and tea were exciting and in demand. Trading was good business

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Short on good arguments

June 11, 2021. – In the USA, the plywood people hear that the European buyers pay high prices to win the volume game. In Europe the same story is turned

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Is this the right time for summer break?

June 4, 2021. – As the weather gets sunnier and warmer, thoughts wander on how to spend the holiday. After a long and tiring quarantine winter, it feels stunning to

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