CPBIS Newsletter

Archived Issues

Vol. VIII, No.7 - October 22, 2008

• A New Resource for CPBIS Sponsors and Georgia Tech Researchers
• Statistics Corner: Softwood Pulp Prices
• Sloan Foundation to Fund Studies of Financial Crisis
• Eight Reasons to Join Us
• Call for Papers

Vol. VIII, No.6 - September 29, 2008

• Your Company and CPBIS
• CPBIS Sessions Draw Appreciative Audiences
• Economic Recession?
• Call for Papers

Vol. VIII, No.5 - August 21, 2008

• The North American Pulp and Paper Industry: Condition and Prognosis

Vol. VIII, No.4 - July 24, 2008

• Eight Questions for Rainer Häggblom
• Updates to MillsOnline

Vol. VIII, No.3 - June 26, 2008

• Rainer Häggblom Joins BoE
• Seventeen Attend Management Development Program
• TechnoBusiness Forum Gets Favorable Reviews
• “Mini-TBF” Slated for Syracuse
• Energy and Climate Policy Impacts on the Pulp and Paper Industry

Vol. VIII, No.2 - May 22, 2008

• CPBIS Board of Executives Adds Two Distinguished Members
• Manufacturing Survey to be Co-Sponsored by CPBIS
• Management Development Program Coming Soon

Vol. VIII, No.1 - April 17, 2008

• Herbert, Blum to Interact with TBF Delegates
• CPBIS, Sloan Network Meet to Address Climate Change Questions
• Management Development Program Coming Soon

Vol. VII, No.12 - March 20, 2008

• Energy and Climate Policy Implications for the Industry
• CPBIS to Interact with Sloan Network on Climate Change
• Oliff to Keynote TechnoBusiness Forum
• CPBIS to Participate in WVU Energy Workshop

Vol. VII, No.11 - February 21, 2008

• Save the Date for a Landmark Event
• Management Development Program Schedule Finalized
• CPBIS Introduces New Sponsorship Program

Vol. VII, No.10 - January 24, 2008

• A New Year’s Message from the Director
• CPBIS Introduces New Sponsorship Program

Vol. VII, No.9 - December 20, 2007

• Updates to MillsOnline
• Student Summit Coming Soon

Vol. VII, No.8 - November 28, 2007

• CPBIS Counts a Nobel Laureate Among its Investigators
• CPBIS Research Paper Attracts Attention
• Metso and CPBIS: Partners in Education
• NC State Undergraduates Eager to Join the Industry

Vol. VII, No.7 - October 18, 2007

• Management Course Concludes, Will be Offered Again
• White Paper on Energy Policy Forthcoming
• Upcoming Event - TAPPI EPE Conference

Vol. VII, No.6 - September 20, 2007

• Weyerhaeuser to Speak at GT
• TBF Rescheduled
• CPBIS Associate Director to Address NCSU Foundation Meeting
• Understanding Online Pulpwood Auctions
• CPBIS Announces Availability of Attractive “2-for-1” Course Fee
• Updates to Mills Online

Vol. VII, No.5 - August 23, 2007

• TBF Coming Soon
• Value Metrics, and ECO
• Empowering Workers is Tricky

Vol. VII, No.4 - July 25, 2007

• Thank You, Buckman Labs and Sinclair Group
• Market Dominance Through Enterprise Transformation
• New Research on Energy Policy Underway
• CPBIS at TAPPI EPE Conference

Vol. VII, No.3 - June 21, 2007

• Sloan Foundation Elects New President
• MillsOnline Updates

Vol. VII, No.2 - May 17, 2007

• Registration for Management Short Course Still Available
• Li: Market Potential for Paper in China is Huge
• Game Global, Atlanta Edition
• International Scholars Tour Mill
• MillsOnline Updates

Vol. VII, No.1 - April 19, 2007

• Jacksonville CPBIS Sessions Give Attendees Much Food for Thought
• Kilpi: India, Turkey Offer Attractive Opportunities for Paper Producers
• Jacquelyn McNutt Injured in Accident
• Georgia Tech Graduate Programs Ranked Among Finest in Nation

Vol. VI, No.12 - March 15, 2007

• Technobusiness Forum Slated
• Problem Prevention
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.11 - February 15, 2007

• Solving Problems Before They Occur
• Pulp and Paper Industry Innovation Examined
• Sloan Industry Studies Committee to Host Southeastern Regional Meeting
• Opinion: The China Trade Deficit and the Need for Innovation at Home
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.10 - January 18, 2007

• Sloan Foundation Pledges Continued CPBIS Funding
• New Year’s Greetings from the CPBIS Management Team
• Game Global Continues
• A Personal Message from the Executive Director
• CPBIS Management Development Program to be Offered in June
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.9 - December 14, 2006

• MillsOnline Updates
• Deborah Ann McNutt Memorial Scholarship
  Established
• CPBIS to Have Strong Presence at Upcoming
  TAPPI/PIMA Meeting
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.8 - November 16, 2006

• CPBIS at the TAPPI EPE Conference
• Sloan Foundation President Ralph
  Gomory Visits CPBIS and Tech
• Improving How You Do Business
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.7 - October 12, 2006

• A Look Back and a Look Ahead
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.6 - September 14, 2006

• CPBIS to Seek Renewed Sloan
  Foundation Funding
• Regional Paper Consumption Shifts
• BoE Venue Changed
• New CPBIS Patent Database
• Au Revoir, Emmanuel
• Reminder: PIMA-CPBIS Webcasts
• Reminder: Management Course
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.5 - August 10, 2006

• Management Course Slated
• The State of the Industry
• PIMA CPBIS Fall 2006 Webcast Series
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.4 - July 13, 2006

• The Game is Not Over
• BoE Update
• CPBIS Associate Director: "Too Lean Supply Chains Invite Trouble"
• MillsOnline Updates
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.3 - June 15, 2006

• Innovation: A New Strategic Theme For CPBIS
• Innovation: Progress & Challenges
• Board of Executives to Convene in Canadian Venue
• MillsOnline Update
• Paper Goes Digital
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.2 - May 11, 2006

• Board of Executives Endorses Revised Center Vision and Mission
• New Web Site Goes Live
• Wanted: Knowledged-Based Innovation
• Upcoming Events

Vol. VI, No.1 - April 6, 2006

• Mills OnLine Milestone, Update
• Market Pulp Seminar
• May 23, 2006 Cross-Industries Presidents' Panel Session
• New CPBIS Website Debut
• CPBIS Working Hard To Sustain Its Future
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.12 - March 9, 2006

• CPBIS at April TAPPI Papermakers Conference
• CPBIS Board of Executives Holds Third Meeting
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.11 - February 16, 2006

• Management Development Course: Online Registration Now Available
• CPBIS Research Culminates in First-of-Its-Kind Book
• More Observations on the State of the Industry
• BoE to Meet Next Week
• From Mills OnLine Updates
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.10 - January 12, 2006

• Sloan Industry Centers Seek Formula for Sustainability
• More Observations on the State of the Industry
• Sping 2006 PIMA/CPBIS Webcast Series Announced
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.9 - December 8, 2005

• Game Global: CPBIS Joins New International Research Partnership
• Course Planning Underway
• TechnoBusiness Proceedings Available
• CPBIS at Sloan Conference
• Some Observations on the State of The Industry
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.8 - November 10, 2005

• Course Well Received
• CPBIS to be Represented at Finnish Workshop
• CPBIS at Sloan Conference
• Recent Mills Online Updates
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.7 - October 6, 2005

• The Benefits of Sponsorship
• September Meetings
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.6 - September 8, 2005

• Management Development Course Enrollment Open
• 2005 TechnoBusiness Forum Imminent
• Considering Lean Manufacturing Methodology?
• CPBIS at TAPPI EPE Conference
• New Research Partners
• Mills OnLine Updated
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.5 - August 4, 2005

• CPBIS Offers Live Skills Building and Knowledge Sharing Programs
• New Information Made Available on 2005 TechnoBusiness Forum
• Mills Online Reaches Milestone
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.4 - July 7, 2005

• BoE Holds Inaugural Meeting
• CPBIS Research Showcased
• 2005 TechnoBusiness Forum Promises to Deliver Value
• Sloan Offers Dissertation Prize
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.3 - June 9, 2005

• Board of Executives Established
• Educators Consider HR Crisis
• CPBIS Management Course Grows in Popularity
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.2 - May 12, 2005

• The Slippery Effect of Rising Oil Prices on Energy Use in the Pulp and Paper Industry
• Stay Updated on the State of the Industry
• Education and Training Providers to Convene
• CPBIS Industry Advisory Board Meeting to Focus on Education
• Upcoming Events

Vol. V, No.1 - April 14, 2005

• Management Development Course Enrollment on Track
• Providing Paper Industry Information via the Web
• New Research on Printing Papers
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.12 - March 10, 2005

• Develop Your Leadership and Management Skills
• So Where Is the 'Paperless' Economy?
• Weyerhaeuser on Technology
• New Research Proposals Sought
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.11 - February 10, 2005

• Paper Production and GDP Trends
• Student Profile: Chayakrit Charoensiriwath
• Learning from the Recovery
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.10 - January 13, 2005

• Season's Greetings and a Happy New Year
  (CPBIS Achievements and Challenge)
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.9 - December 9, 2004

• Student Profile: Rafael De La Torre
• Sloan Centers Seek Sustainability
• New Continuing Education Alliance
• Students to Convene in Florida
• Mill Database Updated
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.8 - November 11, 2004

• Student Profile: Hannes Toivanen
• HRM, Performance and Skills
• CPBIS Management Course a Hit
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.7 - October 21, 2004

• Technology Adoption and Impact
• Innovate. Transfer. Deploy.
• Distinguished Lecturer
• Biotechnology for Box Plants
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.6 - September 16, 2004

• A Vital Underpinning of CPBIS -- The Paper Industry
• Learning From Other Industries
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.5 - August 26, 2004

• Research Update: External Benefits Study of Black Liquor Gassification
• Innovation, Transfer and Deployment: A Techno-Business Forum
• CPBIS Symposium Slated
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.4 - July 15, 2004

• Research Update: Historical Perspective on Today's Problems
• CPBIS Ph.D. Student to Graduate
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.3 - June 17, 2004

• A New Source of Mill Data
• Research Update: Analysis of Box Plant Trucking Logistics
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.2 - May 27, 2004

• Research Update: Workplace Transformation
• Management Development Course a Hit
• Fellows Named
• New Projects Launched
• Upcoming Events

Vol. IV, No.1 - April 28, 2004

• B2B for Fiber Procurement
• Four Powerful Presentations
• CPBIS Hosts Industry Centers
• Upcoming Events

Vol. III, No.6 - March 25, 2004

• Research Update: Maintenance, Repair & Operating Supply Chains
• Pollution is History
• Upcoming Events

Vol. III, No.5 - February 26, 2004

• Intern Studies Biotech Goals
• Research Update: Monitoring Production Facility Performance
• Distinguished Visitors
• Other Upcoming Events

Vol. III, No.4 - January 13, 2004

• Sloan Renews CPBIS Funding
• Transform Your Management Skills
• Anticipating Price Changes
• Research Update: Commercialization of Forest Biotechnology
• Distinguished Lecturers
• Other Upcoming Events

Vol. III, No.3 - September 30, 2003

• Achieving Industry Connectivity
• Deploying Student Power
• Research Update: Price Behavior
• Kudos For Usselman
• Upcoming Events

Vol. III, No.2 - August 28, 2003

• Plan Now to Attend CPBIS Course
• On-Line Learning Opportunity
• The IAB Sets New Directions
• A New RFP
• Funding Renewal Bid On Track
• Upcoming Conference Event
• CPBIS to Host Sloan Conference

Vol. III, No.1 - July 17, 2003

• CPBIS Adapts to IPST Change
• Staff Changes
• Welcome, Colleen
• Sloan Visits CPBIS
• Launch of CPBIS/PIMA CE Program Successful on Several Fronts
• New Sponsors
• Industry Advisory Board to Meet
• Congratulations, CPBIS Fellows
• CPBIS/PIMA/TAPPI Awards

Vol. II, No.5 - December 12, 2002

• CPBIS Research Funding
• CPBIS to Seek Renewed Sloan Funding
• Distinguished Lecture Series
• Welcome, Imerys
• Executives' Conference & the IAB
• Rethink and Discovery III
• Management Continuing Education
• Upcoming Finance Conference

Vol. II, No.4 - July 30, 2002

• Paper Trade - Could Be Better
• Distinguished Speakers
• Welcome, Australian Paper
• Executives' Conference & The IAB
• New Approaches To Old Problems
• Industry Centers Fellowships
• New CPBIS Course
• Upcoming Events

Vol. II, No.3 - June 28, 2002

• Homeland Security
• Thanks, Sponsors
• Pulp Markets & Market Pulps
• Gasification from Another Angle
• We're out of room but...

Vol. II, No.2 - May 30, 2002

• The Path to Discovery
• Paper and Steel Compare Notes
• Matters Arising

Vol. II, No.1 - April 18, 2002

• CPBIS in the Classroom
• A Stimulus For Change
• Georgia Tech College of Management Executive Programs
• Welcome, Trucking Center
• Upcoming CPBIS Events

Vol. I, No.12 - March 19, 2002

• CPBIS Research Highlights
• See and Hear Our Webcast!
• A New Look for the Website
  
• Welcome, New Sponsors
• First CPBIS Visiting Professor
• Decisions
• Upcoming CPBIS Events
• Also of Interest (But Hurry!)

Vol. I, No.11 - February 21, 2002

• CPBIS Research Highlights
• Paper Summit Update
• Beyond Today's Paper Machine
  
• New Perk for CPBIS Supporters
• Internships
• You May Have Missed
• CPBIS Seminars at IPST

Vol. I, No.10 - January 17, 2002

• CPBIS Research Highlights
• Paper Summit 2002
• Rethinking the Paper Machine
  
• CPBIS to Host Student Delegates
• Strategies for Success
• Montreal Bound
• Upcoming Events/CPBIS Seminars
• Other Upcoming Events

Vol. I, No.9 - December 20, 2001

• CPBIS Research Highlights
• A Merger Close to Home?
• Death and …
  
• 2002 Request For Proposals
• Misplaced Cheese
• Welcome, NCSU
• Upcoming Events

Vol. I, No. 8 - November 21, 2001

• CPBIS Research Highlights
• Paper Business, of Course
• Are Mergers History?
• Successful Faculty Workshop
• A New Box of Tools
• Research Needs
• Other Upcoming Events

Vol. I, No. 7 - October 19,2001

• CPBIS Research Highlights
• Welcome, Pat McCarthy
• First Faculty Workshop
• Year 2 Research Program
• Recent CPBIS Events
• Other Upcoming Events

Vol. I, No. 6 - September 21, 2001

• CPBIS Research Highlights
• Research: The Year in Review
• Seminar Rescheduled
• Other Upcoming Events

Vol. I, No. 5 - August 16, 2001

• Continuing Education
• First IAB Meeting a Success
• Industry Liason Panels
• Industry Center Fellowships
• Next Mill Visit
• Upcoming CPBIS Meetings

Vol. I, No. 4 - July 11, 2001

• Paper Business Course
• The IAB is Coming
• Finance Forum
• CPBIS at PIMA
• cpbis.gatech.edu

Vol. I, No. 3 - June 11, 2001

• Launching Research
• The ROC
• The Other Eleven
• Our First Intern
• Hello, Out There!

Vol. I, No. 2 - May 14, 2001

• We Are Officially Open
• Concept and Practice
• The CPBIS and the Industry
• Seminars
• Mill Tours

Vol. I, No. 1 - April 9, 2001

• What is This?
• Opening for Business
• Talking the Talk
• Walking the Walk