National Hardwood Magazine - May 2022

Speaker Shares Insights About Supply
Chain Issues With ALC
Roanoke, VA–Members of the Appalachian Lumbermen’s
Club (ALC) know that supply chain issues are
causing hardships and a researcher offered ways to
lessen the impact.
Purdue University Assistant Director of Extension and
Agricultural and Natural Resources Program Leader Dr.
Henry Quesada spoke at the recent ALC meeting at The
Hotel Roanoke. He recently resigned from Virginia Tech
for the new position at Purdue and spoke about the research
completed in Blacksburg, VA.
Freight delays and complications in 2021 and 2022
are causing many companies to look for better ways to
streamline their operations. Quesada said Supply Chain
Management (SCM) is defined as the integration and
management of all activities in the supply chain related
to the flow of information and transformation of raw materials
into value-added products.
Specific issues for the Hardwood industry include:
•Access to timber
•Waiting for parts for repairs
•Inconsistent supply of raw materials
•Fuel, truck availability
•Labor
•Market pressures
By Tom Inman
Successful companies look for ways to identify and
understand their supply chain and identify or eliminate
sources of waste. Quesada said managers must assess
the impact of actions and determine if they worked or is
there room for improvement.
Companies should also understand their costs of doing
business. These include:
•Carrying costs
•Capital investment
•Damage
•Obsolescence
•Inbound and transportation
•Receiving, shipping and warehouse operation
•Procurement
•Supplier and customer relationships
More information about ALC meetings and events is
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Seth Deacon, WR Deacon & Son Timber, Lexington, VA; Shannon
Garland, Peakwood Forest Products, Roanoke, VA; Brandon
Reavis, La Casona Hardwoods LLC, New Bern, NC; and Jay Reese,
Penn-Sylvan International, Spartansburg, PA
Eric Carroll, S&S Sprinkler, Charlotte, NC; Lance Johnson, ISK
Biocides, Memphis, TN; Shannon Forrest, Robinson Lumber
Company, Anderson, SC; and Bennett Thompson, ISK Biocides,
Roanoke, VA
Eddy Phillips, Phillips Lumber & Farm Products, Mountain City,
TN; and Steve Leonard and Ismael Torres, Lawrence Lumber
Company Inc., Maiden, NC
Mark Williams, Jerry G. Williams & Son, Smithfield, NC; Andy
Nuffer, DMSi Software/eLIMBS/TallyExpress, Kernersville, NC;
and Roy Zangari, Meadow River Lumber, Rainelle, WV
David Bailey, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Ken
Matthews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Wayne Law, New River
Hardwoods Inc.; and Jamie Straka, Northwest Hardwoods Inc.,
Marion, NC
Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing, Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Tyler King
and Mark Pierce, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN;
and Whit Donithan, Prime Lumber Company, Lexington, NC
BJ Snider, Poplar Ridge Lumber Co., Trade, TN; Mike Hood,
Woodgrain Millwork, Elkin, NC; and Clay McCreary and Rick Mc-
Creary, Granite Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, NC
Paul Zheng, ATI International, Roanoke, VA; Bill Graban, Prime
Lumber Company, Lexington, NC; and Mark Haddix, Farm Credit
of the Virginias, Elkins, WV
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Jeff Dougherty, Ally Global Logistics, Jacksonville, FL; Bill Graban,
Prime Lumber Company, Lexington, NC; and Erin Cox, GTL
Lumber Inc., Ironton, OH
Gale Keener, Mullican Flooring, Ronceverte, WV; Stan Jones,
Koppers Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Larry Cockram, Griffith Lumber
Co., Woolwine, VA; and Lance Johnson, ISK Biocides, Memphis,
TN
Stacey Dillon, Griffith Lumber Company Inc., Woolwine, VA;
Ross Frazier, Turman Lumber, Salem, VA; Marty Cornett, Pierce
Construction, Petal, MS; and Damon Additional Bevins, photos Farrow on next Lumber page
Company, Cairo, IL
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