Published on : Thursday, December 5, 2013
Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) has established of a Reference Group to provide strategic direction to its new Statistics and Economics Program.
After receiving nominations from across the forest and wood products sector, FWPA has selected candidates that had both senior experience and a passion for improving the information base available to the industry.
Ric Sinclair, FWPA managing director, expressed his thanks for senior members of the industry contributing their time and effort to this important collaborative activity.
The Statistics and Economics Program has been established to improve the timeliness and accuracy of the information which is available to industry and other key stakeholders.
Progress is being made in expanding the data aggregation opportunities for the industry including; expanding the coverage of the Softwood Timber Survey and establishing a new Hardwood Timber Survey.
Ric Sinclair indicated that “the Reference Group will provide valuable guidance on the key statistics required for improved decision making. In addition due to the range of skills present, the Reference Group members will also provide real operational perspectives on the specific data which needs to be gathered”.
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