Forest Products Journal

An Electronic Spreadsheet for Softwood Plywood Adhesive Cost Calculations

Publish Year: 1986 Reference ID: 36(3):39-40 Authors:
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Theoretical plywood adhesive cost calculations are time consuming, yet require very little information. This note describes how electronic spreadsheets can be used to evaluate numerous measures of an adhesive cost performance. Frequently the lowest priced resin will not yield the lowest glueline cost. The what if capabilities of spreadsheets allow managers, supervisors, and purchasing agents to vary adhesive mixes, plywood production, application levels, or component costs and develop a comparative and cost-effective adhesive program.

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