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The Soviet Wood-Processing Industry

A linear programming analysis of the role of transportation costs in location and flow patterns

by (author) Brenton Barr

Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Initial publish date
Dec 1970
Category
Manufacturing Industries, Transportation, Environmental Economics
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780802032591
    Publish Date
    Dec 1970
    List Price
    $14.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442633285
    Publish Date
    Dec 1970
    List Price
    $16.95

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Systematic study of the geography distribution of the wood-processing industry has received recent Soviet attention, yet the results have been disappointing. Soviet work has been descriptive and lacking in critical analysis of the location problem. In particular, there has been little, if any, attempt to assess the geographic distribution of the industry within the general context of location theory and to evaluate the role played by individual location factors. This monograph is a case study in the application of linear programming techniques to the analysis of transportation patterns within the wood-processing industry. It will add to North American studies not only a knowledge of the location of wood-processing industries but also a better understanding of the factors which have influenced the location of wood-processing in the Soviet Union.

(University of Toronto Department of Geography Research Publications No. 4).

About the author

Brenton M. Barr is a member of the Department of Geography, University of Alberta.

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