About Lumber Market
Lumber is a wood product that is structurally sturdy and flexible. It is generally categorized as a forest resource sourced from regions with timber harvest called Timberland. Though it has several other uses it is mainly used for structural purposes. Also, the global construction industry will account for 65%-70% of the category demand.
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The report provides actionable insights to improve source-to-contract cycle performance in the Global Lumber Market. It helps sourcing professionals formulate better category strategies, enhance savings, understand supplier and market challenges, and implement sourcing best practices.
The report, Global Lumber Market, provides up-to-date information about market shifts and potential risks, as well as in-depth knowledge of products and services, which can help in planning and in executing category management activities. It focuses on the cost-saving aspects of procurement and on providing insights that can lead to the optimization of category spend.
Category driver
Category management strategy
Procurement best practices
Key questions answered in this report
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Lumber is a wood product that is structurally sturdy and flexible. It is generally categorized as a forest resource sourced from regions with timber harvest called Timberland. Though it has several other uses it is mainly used for structural purposes. Also, the global construction industry will account for 65%-70% of the category demand.
Covered in this report
The report provides actionable insights to improve source-to-contract cycle performance in the Global Lumber Market. It helps sourcing professionals formulate better category strategies, enhance savings, understand supplier and market challenges, and implement sourcing best practices.
The report, Global Lumber Market, provides up-to-date information about market shifts and potential risks, as well as in-depth knowledge of products and services, which can help in planning and in executing category management activities. It focuses on the cost-saving aspects of procurement and on providing insights that can lead to the optimization of category spend.
Category driver
- Growing demand from the global construction industry
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Category management strategy
- Focus on identifying cost-saving opportunities
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Procurement best practices
- Collaborating with suppliers for category innovation
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Key questions answered in this report
- What are the market dynamics?
- What are the key market trends?
- What are the category growth drivers?
- What are the constraints on category growth?
- Who are the suppliers in this market?
- What are the demand-supply shifts?
- What are the major category requirements?
- What are the procurement best practices in this market?
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Table of Contents
PART 01: Executive SummaryPART 02: Market Insights
- Global category spend
- Category spend growth
- Spend segmentation by region
- Regional spend dynamics
- Regional influence on global spend
- Regional spend opportunity for suppliers
PART 03: Category Pricing Insights
- Pricing outlook
- Supplier cost structure
- Outlook for input costs
- Total cost of ownership analysis
- Overview of pricing models
- Comparison of pricing models
- Supply chain margins
- Cost drivers impacting pricing
- Volume drivers impacting pricing
PART 04: Cost-Saving Opportunities
- Supplier-side levers
- Buyer-side levers
- Quantifying cost-saving opportunities
- Quantifying cost savings by negotiation strategies
PART 05: Best Practices
- Innovation and success stories
- Procurement excellence best practices
- Procurement best practices
- Sustainability practices
PART 06: Category Ecosystem
- Market favorability index for suppliers
- Competitiveness index for suppliers
- Buyer power
- Supplier power
- Threat of new entrants
- Threat of substitutes
- Buyer ecosystem
- Supplier ecosystem
PART 07: Category Management Strategy
- Category management objectives
- Supplier and buyer KPIs
- Outsourcing category management activities
- Risk management
PART 08: Category Management Enablers
- Procurement organization
- Category enablers
PART 09: Suppliers Selection
- RFx Essentials
- Supplier selection criteria
- Service Level Agreement
- Incumbent supplier evaluation metrics
PART 10: Suppliers Under Coverage
- Overview
- Supplier positioning
- Profile: Weyerhaeuser Company
- Profile: Rayonier Inc.
- Profile: PotlatchDeltic Corporation
- Profile: West Fraser
- Profile: Tolko Industries Ltd.
- Profile: East Bros Lumber Ltd.
PART 11: US Market Insights
- Category spend in the US
- Price outlook
- Supplier cost structure in the US
- Margins of suppliers in the US
- Category cost drivers
- Category volume drivers
- Overview of best practices in the US
- Procurement best practices in the US
- US supply market overview
- Supplier positioning for the US
- Regional category risks
PART 12: Category Definition
- Category hierarchy
- Category scope
- Category map
PART 13: Appendix
- List of abbreviations
- Key notes
List of Exhibits
- Global category spend (2017-2022)
- Category spend growth (2017-2022)
- Regional spend dynamics
- Regional spend dynamics
- Comparison of category maturity across regions
- Regional spend opportunity for suppliers (2017-2022)
- Category pricing dynamics
- Supplier cost breakup
- Input cost dynamics
- Total cost of ownership model
- Benefit comparison of pricing models
- Pricing models - comparison matrix
- Supplier margin analysis
- Margin analysis across supply chain
- Cost drivers
- Volume drivers
- Cost-saving opportunities: Supply-side levers
- Cost-saving opportunities: Demand-side levers
- Quantifying cost-saving opportunities
- Negotiation grid
- Innovation and success stories
- Procurement excellence summary: Impact on the category
- Supplier relationship management metrics
- Strategic sourcing and category management metrics
- Technology-facilitated procurement metrics
- Procurement best practices dashboard
- Sustainability practices: Impact on the category
- Sustainability best practices
- Market environment score
- Market competitiveness score
- Buyer power score
- Supplier power score
- Ease of market entry score
- Ease of substitution score
- Buyer ecosystem: Outlook
- Supplier ecosystem: Outlook
- Ecosystem disruption threats
- Key category management objectives
- Supplier KPI dashboard: Importance for the category
- Buyer KPI dashboard: Importance for the category
- Category management enablers
- Risk management matrix
- Category enablers: Procurement model
- Category enablers: Technology
- RFx questions
- Phase I RFI considerations
- SLA terms
- Supplier performance benchmarking criteria
- Supplier operational capability matrix
- Supplier positioning matrix
- Weyerhaeuser Company - Key information dashboard
- Rayonier Inc.- Key information dashboard
- PotlatchDeltic Corporation - Key information dashboard
- West Fraser - Key information dashboard
- Tolko Industries Ltd.- Key information dashboard
- East Bros Lumber Ltd.- Key information dashboard
- US category spend (2017-2022)
- Category pricing dynamics
- Supplier cost breakup
- Supplier margin analysis
- Margin analysis across supply chain
- Cost drivers
- Volume drivers
- Procurement excellence summary: Impact on the category
- Supplier relationship management
- Strategic sourcing and category management
- Technology-facilitated procurement
- Procurement best practices dashboard
- Supplier operational capability matrix
- Supplier positioning matrix
- Risk management matrix
- Category definition
- Category nuances
- Importance of category relative to other categories
Executive Summary
The author of the report recognizes the following companies as the key suppliers in the Global Lumber Category - Procurement Market Intelligence Report: Weyerhaeuser Company, Rayonier Inc., PotlatchDeltic Corporation, A/S Global Timber, Carter Lumber Company, West Fraser, Tolko Industries Ltd., Bayram Lumber Limited, Palmer Lumber Limited, East Bros Lumber Ltd., Pacific European Lumber Agency Ltd., and Plantation Sawmilling & Boards.Commenting on the report, an analyst from the research team said: “One of the procurement best practices for buyers is to prioritize collaboration with suppliers that have expertise in market trends.”
According to the report, one of the key growth contributors to the global lumber market is the rise in demand from end-user industries.
Further, the report states that one of the key category management strategies for the buyers in the global lumber market is to focus on demand forecasting to minimalize ad hoc purchases.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains actionable insights to improve source-to-contract cycle performance in addition to a PESTLE analysis.
Companies Mentioned
- Weyerhaeuser Company
- Rayonier Inc.
- PotlatchDeltic Corporation
- West Fraser
- Tolko Industries Ltd.
- East Bros Lumber Ltd.
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