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Federal Assistance Opportunities

Manufacturing Assistance Team Update

Regional

  • The Team has assisted one facility in Region 09.

National

  • Most mills, receiving assistance, have been less than 25 MMBF of production.
  • Most common assistance request/topics:
    • Planning for mill upgrades or rebuilds.
    • Improving mill efficiency.
    • Reviewing the product mix for highest revenue.
  • Common findings
    • Lack of invesment.
    • Lack of maintenance.
    • Lack of personnel which understand wood manufacturing.        

 

Hardwood Lumber Benchmarking and Competitive Assessment

 

"allows participating companies to anonymously compare their operation to similar operations on a variety of metrics including costs, staffing levels, yields, sales realizations, and more. Participants will receive a written report summarizing the results and BECK's interpretation of the results with emphasis on the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunity areas for mills."