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Latest Technologies
Research Themes
Current
research programs aim to develop and disseminate areas in the paper and pulp
industry. Areas of specialization are:
- Chemical Pulping
- Environment
- Fibre Processing
- Papermaking
- Process Control
- Recycling
On the other hand,
industry-relevant research that focuses on five core themes of major concern to
pulp and paper firms are ongoing. Areas of specialization are:
1. Globalization
of the Industry, a process that raises strategic questions for this highly
traditional, region-based branch of the economy;
2. Enterprise
effectiveness,
involving the industry's struggle to develop management structures and
practices that will enable it to remain competitive internationally;
3. Workplace
transformation,
which involves organizational changes aimed at developing newer and more
flexible work systems that can achieve the higher levels of quality and
productivity the Industry will require;
4. Commercialization,
centering on how firms might better harness their scientific and technical
knowledge for product or process innovation; and finally,
5. The
community,
involving the complex interactions between firms and the social, organizational,
and political environments in which they are embedded.
The industry firms will play important roles
in arranging research access for the projects, evaluating the research output
from each project, and providing funding for the individual projects.
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