Open AccessForest Products Industry of the Future
Author(s) -
Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/811832
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , brainstorming , portfolio , engineering , engineering management , environmental resource management , business , environmental science , geology , paleontology , finance , marketing
Los Alamos Technical Associates, Inc (LATA) conducted an evaluation of the potential impact and value of a portion of the current portfolio of r&d projects supported by the Office of Industrial Technology and the Forest Products Industry of the Future. The mission of the evaluation was to (a) assess the potential impact of the projects to meet the critical goals of the industry as identified in the vision and roadmapping documents. (b) Evaluate the relationship between the current portfolio of projects and the Agenda 202 Implementation Plan. In addition, evaluate the relationship between the portfolio and the newly revised draft technology strategy being created by the industry. (c) Identify areas where current efforts are making significant progress towards meeting industry goals and identify areas where additional work my be required to meet these goals. (d) Make recommendations to the DOE and the Forest Products Industry on possible improvements in the portfolio and in the current methodology that DOE uses to assess potential impacts on its R&D activities