Impact of Global Supply Chain Crisis on Chinese Forest Product Enterprises: Trade Trends and Literature Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Raw Materials Import Dilemmas of Wood-Based Product Enterprises
3.1.1. Shortage of Raw Materials
3.1.2. Rising Prices of Raw Materials
3.2. Export Challenges for Harvested Wood Products Manufacturers
3.2.1. Increase in Trade Costs
3.2.2. Uncertainties in Demand and Domestic Supply
3.3. Transfer of Chinese Enterprises’ Import Trade Objects
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, Q.; Ning, Z. Impact of Global Supply Chain Crisis on Chinese Forest Product Enterprises: Trade Trends and Literature Review. Forests 2023, 14, 1247. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14061247
Liu Q, Ning Z. Impact of Global Supply Chain Crisis on Chinese Forest Product Enterprises: Trade Trends and Literature Review. Forests. 2023; 14(6):1247. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14061247
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Qian, and Zhuo Ning. 2023. "Impact of Global Supply Chain Crisis on Chinese Forest Product Enterprises: Trade Trends and Literature Review" Forests 14, no. 6: 1247. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14061247