The Soviet Wood-Processing Industry: A linear programming analysis of the role of transportation costs in location and flow patterns (Heritage)

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). Preface 7 Acknowledgments 9 Contents 11 Tables 13 Figures 17 I Introduction 19 II The Wood-Processing Industry 36 III The Forest Resource 58 IV The Market 76 V The Locational Orientation of Wood-Processing and Associated Flow Patterns 84 VI Transportation Costs and the Location of Wood-Processing 108 VII Conclusions 128 Appendices 135 Bibliography 147