Boise Cascade Corporation: An Analysis

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Boise Cascade Corporation is a company in the paper and paper products industry. “With more than two million acres of US timberlands, Boise Cascade distributes office products and produces more paper and building materials than you can shake a stick at” (Hoover’s Online). Boise operates about 25 building-products mills, five paper mills, and nearly 30 wholesale building-material distribution centers. Its Boise Office Solutions subsidiary distributes office supplies through about 65 distribution centers and more than 100 retail outlets in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the US. Building and paper products include plywood, particleboard, newsprint, market pulp, containerboard, and uncoated free sheet paper.
The purpose of this strategy report is to summarize, in great detail, the major issues that have plagued the company in recent years, list alternative solutions for each issue (as well as pros and cons), and come up with the best possible alterna...