Objective The Forestry Wood Chain consists of forest owners, machine entrepreneurs, wood- procurement organizations, sawmills and pulp paper mills linked together through a complex production and business network. Efficient and market driven operations within this network are vitally important, particularly in the face of increasing international competition. There is a strong demand from the industry for the. Development of fast and accurate information flows between all the actors in the FWC. The rapid advances in information technology (e.g. Internet and wireless telecommunication) offer new opportunities to improve information management and decision support in the FWC. The overall objective of this project is to increase the competitiveness, employment and environmental concerns of the European FWC through application of these new technical opportunities to improve information flows and decision support. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurshipsocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesforestry Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-5. - Key action Sustainable Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator PLUSTECH OY EU contribution No data Address Lokomonkatu 15 33100 Tampere Finland See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CROSS COUNTRY SYSTEMS AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Ostra Agatan 31 2tr 753 22 UPPSALA See on map Total cost No data LANDESAMT FUER AGRARORDNUNG NORDRHEIN WESTFALEN - MINISTERIUM FUER UMWELT RAUMORDNUNG UND LANDWIRTSCHAFT Germany EU contribution No data Address Alter Holzweg 93 59755 ARNSBERG See on map Total cost No data STORA ENSO SKOG AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Asgatan, 22 791 80 Falun See on map Total cost No data THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN Sweden EU contribution No data Address Uppsala Science Park 751 83 UPPSALA See on map Total cost No data