THE PROFITABLE SAWMILL (ePub)

THE PROFITABLE SAWMILL is a book about how to manage wood working company in order achieve the best results from all points of view. We believe that a manager is someone with vision, who can see the big picture over both the short- and long-term. But above all else, a manager is a decision-maker and a leader. Good decisions and good leadership are the driving forces behind the best companies. A manager must decide: who to market to, what to market and how to market; which people to hire and how to train and keep them; which equipment to buy and how to set up the production system; how to schedule purchasing, production and distribution; and how to administer the organization as a whole. Effective decision-making and good leadership are the keys to success. This book has been written and edited to help every sawmill manager do a better job. Whether you run a one-man, part-time portable sawmill, or an operation with 300 employees, you'll find many useful tips and techniques. Apply them to your sawmilling operation and, before long, you'll find yourself in charge of a more successful and profitable business. All sawmills are buying logs and selling lumber, and all are under constant and growing pressure to be run and maintained as efficient businesses. Everyone employed in a sawmill is part of a team, and each must play his part and be encouraged to do so. In general, I divided the processes for to achieve higher profit within 5 steps: 1.GENERAL SITUATION OF A SAWMILL 2.STAFF MANAGEMENT 3.MANAGING THE SAW-MILL PROCESS 4.SALES AND MARKETING MANAGEMENT 5.FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Therefore, sawmill workers, sawmill managers, technologists, directors, sawmill owners, students and others: take this book in hand to enhance your wood industry profitability to the next level