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Forestry Industry Supply Chain Challenges

Forestry Industry Supply Chain Challenges

The global forestry industry plays a crucial role in uplifting the worldwide economy and also has a significant impact on the environment that we reside in. More than 57% of Sweden is covered in forests. Sweden holds less than 1% of the global commercial forest areas and offers 10% of sawn timber, pulp, and paper traded across the international market.

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Digitisation of the Forestry Industry

The Case for Digitisation of the Forestry Industry

My father started his company in the forestry industry exactly forty-five years ago. Back then, typewriters, mail, calculators, and telex (which was later replaced by fax) were the main tools required to conduct business. Due to language barriers and geographic distance, trading houses were engaged to act as an outsourced export department, whose main task was to manage orders, oversee the supply chain, open markets, provide financial security, ensure compliance and organise logistics.

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