Urs works in the area of manufacturing systems engineering and business competitiveness. His activities also address issues relating to globalization. He teaches secondary wood products manufacturing. He is a member of the Sloan Foundation Forest Industries Center, an Adjunct Professor at Université Laval, a member of the board of WoodLINKS USA, and a member of the education committee of the Association of Woodworking and Furnishing Suppliers (AWFS).
Urs moved to Virginia Tech in 2007 from Enkeboll Designs, where he was General Manager.
Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Lean Manufacturing
Business Benchmarking
Competitive Strategy
Globalization
Proposals Funded
Online Distance Learning Course Development
Investigator(s): Quesada-Pineda, H., Kline, D.E., Bond, B. and Buehlmann, U
Sponsor: Provost Online Course Development Fund at Virginia Tech
Amount: $13,368
March 9, 2009 - June 30, 2010
2009 VCE Workshops
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs, D. Earl Kline, and Phil Araman
Sponsor: Virginia Cooperative Extension
Amount: $1,776
March 24, 2009 - May 14, 2009
Workshop for remaining competitive in hardwood components production
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann, Brian Bond, Thomas Walthousen, Steve Lawser, Earl Kline, Steve Ehle, Jan Wiedenbeck, and Ed Thomas
Sponsor: National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA)
Amount: $5,000
January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009
Adaptations of the sawmill distributor link in the evolving hardwood supply chain
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann, Robert Smith, and Matthew Bumgardner
Sponsor: Wood Education Resource Center (WERC); USDA Forest Service
Amount: $91,857 with $45,928 from WERC
July 1, 2008 - October 30, 2009
Integrating the Least-Cost-Grade-Mix Solver into ROMI
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann and Ed Thomas
Sponsor: Wood Education Resource Center (WERC); USDA Forest Service
Amount: $47,368 with $32,050 from WERC
July 5, 2008 - June 30, 2009
Small and medium sized enterprises (SME): The future of the U.S. hardwood lumber industry
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann, Tod Riggio, Earl Kline, Shawn Grushecky, Scott Bowe, Daniel Saloni, Adam Taylor, Matthew Bumgardner, and Al Schuler
Sponsor: Wood Education Resource Center (WERC); USDA Forest Service
Amount: $197,572 with $98,786 from WERC
August 15, 2008 - August 14, 2010
Industry and agency contributions for various projects
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: Various companies and agencies - national/international
Amount: $7,965
January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008
First Think LIght Symposium – Innovative Lightweight Panels
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: Stiles Machinery, Hettich International, Hafele, Rehau, and FDM Magazine
Amount: $50,000
June 15, 2008 - December 14, 2008
Lean leadership and lean transformation in a global environment
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: Lean Management Instituut
Amount: $158,979
August 15, 2008 - August 14, 2011
Workshop for Remaining Competitive in Hardwood Components Production
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann, Brian Bond, Thomas Walthousen, Steve Lawser, Earl Kline, Steve Ehle, Jan Wiedenbeck and Ed Thomas
Sponsor: Wood Education and Resource Center
Amount: $44,955 with $27,750 from WERC
May 1, 2008 - April 30, 2009
Impacts on Changing Hardwood Markets on Distribution Channels
Investigator(s): Smith, R. and U. Buehlmann
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $23,000
August 1, 2007 - August 1, 2008
Investigating the machining of woodfiber plastic composite materials
Investigator(s): Buehlmann
Sponsor: Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program (WMTRP)
Amount: $40,000
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
Identifying opportunities for utilizing forest biomass for energy production and hazardous fuel reduction in North Carolina
Investigator(s): Hazel, Dennis, Bob Bardon, and Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Amount: $52,144
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2007
Value-added solid hardwood panels from sawmill residuals: Log yield measurements
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: University Extension and Engagement Grant
Amount: $7,000
January 1, 2005 - August 31, 2005
Tool wear of woodfiber-plastic composite materials
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: Wood Material Engineering Laboratory (WMEL)
Amount: $5,000
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) Software Training
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs (through participation with WoodLINKS USA)
Sponsor: Microvellum Corp
Amount: $63,500 (value of software donation)
January 1, 2005 - July 31, 2005
Investigating the machining of woodfiber plastic composite materials
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program (WMTRP)
Amount: $35,000
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Recycling of surface contaminated wood via waste stream remediation
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs, Richard Lemaster, and Newman Machinery Corporation
Sponsor: SBIR - USDA Forest Service
Amount: $78,725
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Evaluation of furniture retailer buying decision making
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: Forintek Canada Corporation
Amount: $37,500
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Industry and agency contributions for various projects
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: Various companies and agencies - national/international
Amount: $11,368
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Pallet recycling
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs and Richard Lemaster
Sponsor: Waste Reduction Partners
Amount: $6,469
February 1, 2003 - October 31, 2003
Removing nails from discarded pallet waste to allow conversion to hardwood flooring and wall panels
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann and Terry Albrecht
Sponsor: Renewable Resources Extension Act
Amount: $12,500
March 1, 2003 - October 31, 2003
Feasibility study for producing value-added solid hardwood panels from sawmill residuals - Phase I: Material characterization, economic and technical feasibility
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $32,200
March 1, 2003 - February 28, 2005
Assessing the economic impact of global competition on the Appalachian hardwood industry
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $46,800
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2005
Industry and agency contributions for various projects
Investigator(s): Buehlmann, Urs
Sponsor: Various companies and agencies - national/international
Amount: $8,987
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003
Woodfiber-plastic composite materials testing for tool wear
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann and Richard Lemaster
Sponsor: Trex, Incorporated
Amount: $3,750
May 1, 2003 - August 31, 2003
Investigating the machining of woodfiber plastic composite materials
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program (WMTRP)
Amount: $35,000
January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003
Industry and agency contributions for various projects
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Various companies and agencies - national/international
Amount: $7,524
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
Biomass for boiler fuel
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: CP&L
Amount: $5,750
April 1, 2002 - September 30, 2002
Pallet recycling workshop
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Wake County Commercial Grant
Amount: $10,023
January 1, 2002 - August 31, 2002
Phytosanitary pallet regulations
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $5,000
May 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
Value-added wood products from recycled pallets
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Renewable Resources Extension Act
Amount: $19,500
January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
Triad and Mecklenburg region pallet recycling workshop for users, recyclers, and administrators
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Renewable Resources Extension Act
Amount: $2,850
June 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002
Pallet waste to flooring demonstration project
Investigator(s): Dave Lowles, Urs Buehlmann, and Terry Albrecht
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Amount: $29,000
August 1, 2002 - October 31, 2003
Evaluation of the future competititve outlook for U.S. furniture and cabinet companies
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $21,096
January 1, 2002 - August 31, 2005
Investigating the machining of woodfiber plastic composite materials
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program (WMTRP)
Amount: $16,905
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Industry and agency contributions for various projects
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Various companies and agencies - national/international
Amount: $5,427
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Assessment of the international competitiveness of the U.S. furniture industry
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $32,000
May 1, 2001 - December 31, 2002
Cost structure of solid wood components
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Palliser Furniture
Amount: $35,000
January 12, 2000 - March 30, 2001
Optimizing lumber grade mix with respect to lumber cost and processing
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $44,452
August 12, 2000 - December 31, 2001
Furniture manufacturing optimization project
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Palliser Furniture
Amount: $75,000
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002
Best lumber buy and lumber yield increase project
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: Loewen Windows
Amount: $75,000
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002
Furniture manufacturing automation project
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Amount: $75,000
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002
Rough mill lumber yield optimization
Investigator(s): Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Amount: $75,000
January 1, 1999 - December 31, 2002
Performance data collection for the wood furniture industry
Investigator(s): Earl Kline and Urs Buehlmann
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Amount: $25,000
January 1, 1997 - December 31, 1998
Refereed Journal Publications
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew Bumgardner, and Tom Fluharty.
2009.
Ban on landfilling of wooden pallets in North Carolina: An assessment of recycling and industry capacity.
Journal of Cleaner Production
17(2009):271-275.
Buehlmann, Urs and Xiaoqiu Zuo.
2008.
Investigating the influence of lumber sample subsets on simulated rough mill part yields.
Forest Products Journal
58(10):84-90.
Lihra, Torsten, Urs Buehlmann, and Robert Beauregard.
2008.
Mass customization of wood furniture as a competitive strategy.
International Journal of Mass Customization
2(3/4):200-215.
Buehlmann, Urs, D. Earl Kline, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and Robert Noble, Jr.
2008.
Validation of the Standardized and Simplified Cutting Bill.
Wood and Fiber Science
40(2):202-213.
Buehlmann, Urs, Xiaoqiu Zuo, and R. Edward Thomas.
2008.
Performance evaluation of the least-cost lumber grade-mix solver.
Wood and Fiber Science
40(3):427-435.
Buehlmann, U., J. K. Wiedenbeck, R Noble, and D. E. Kline.
2008.
Creating a Standardized and Simplified Cutting Bill Using Group Technology.
Wood and Fiber Science
40(1):29-41.
Buehlmann, Urs, D. Earl Kline, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and Robert Noble, Jr.
2008.
The influence of cutting bill requirements on lumber yield using a fractional factorial design - Part II: Correlation and number of part sizes.
Wood and Fiber Science
40(4):610-619.
Buehlmann, Urs, D. Earl Kline, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and Robert Noble, Jr.
2008.
The influence of cutting bill requirements on lumber yield using a fractional factorial design - Part I: Linearity and least squares.
Wood and Fiber Science
40(4):599-609.
Thomas R. Edward and Urs Buehlmann.
2007.
Yield implications of global versus local process optimization in rip-first rough mills.
Forest Products Journal
57(3):66-70.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2007.
Relationship between lumber yield and board marker accuracy in rip-first rough mills.
Holz als Roh- und Werkstoff
(65):43-48.
Buehlmann, U., M. Bumgardner, A. Schuler, and M. Barford.
2007.
Assessing the impacts of global competition on the Appalachian hardwood industry.
Forest Products Journal
57(3):89-93.
Grushecky, Shawn, T., Urs Buehlmann, Al Schuler, William Luppold, and Ed Cesa.
2006.
Decline in the U.S. furniture industry: A case study of the impacts to the hardwood lumber supply chain.
Wood and Fiber Science
38(2):365-376.
Buehlmann, U., M. Bumgardner, T. Lihra, and M. Frye.
2006.
Attitudes of U.S. retailers toward China, Canada, and the United States as manufacturing sources for furniture: An assessment of competitive priorities.
Journal of Global Marketing
20(1):61-73.
Bumgardner, Matthew S., Urs Buehlmann, Albert T. Schuler, and Brooke Wisdom.
2005.
Training in the secondary wood industry: approaches, perceived benefits, and implications for competitiveness.
Wood and Fiber Science
37(3):384-393.
Buehlmann, Urs, Xiaoqiu Zuo, and R. Edward Thomas.
2004.
Linear programming and optimizing lumber quality composition in secondary hardwood dimension mills.
Journal of Engineering Manufacture, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B, Short Communications in Manufacture & Design
Issue B1(Volume 2004):135-141.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2004.
Benchmarking the Wood Household Furniture Industry: A Basis for Identifying Competitive Business Strategies for Today’s Global Economy.
The Icfaian Journal of Management Research
(Reprint of USDA-GTR 304):29-53.
Bumgardner, Matthew, Urs Buehlmann, Al Schuler, and Rich Christianson.
2004.
Domestic competitiveness in secondary wood industries.
Forest Products Journal
54(10):21-28.
Zuo, Xiaoqiu, Urs Buehlmann, and R. Edward Thomas.
2004.
Investigating the linearity assumption used for solving the least-cost grade mix problem.
Wood and Fiber Science
36(4):547-559.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Benchmarking the Wood Household Furniture Industry: A Basis for Identifying Competitive Business Strategies for Today’s Global Economy.
USDA Forest Service General Technical Report
.(GTR-NE-304):1-18.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and D. Earl Kline.
2003.
Influence of cutting bill requirements on lumber yield in a rip-first rough mill.
Wood and Fiber Science
35(2):187-200.
Thomas, R. Edward and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Performance review of the ROMI-RIP Rough Mill Simulator.
Forest Products Journal
53(3):80-85.
Thomas, R. Edward and Urs Buehlmann.
2002.
Validation of the ROMI-RIP Rough Mill Simulator.
Forest Products Journal
52(2):23-29.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2002.
Impact of human error on lumber yield in rough mills.
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
18(2002):197-203.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2001.
Yield optimization software: validation and performance review.
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
17(2001):27-32.
Buehlmann, Urs, Cliff T. Ragsdale, and Balz Gfeller.
2000.
A spreadsheet-based decision support system for wood panel manufacturing.
Decision Support Systems
29(2000):207-227.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and D. Earl Kline.
1999.
Character-marked furniture: potential for lumber yield increase in crosscut-first rough mills.
Forest Products Journal
48(4):43-50.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and D. Earl Kline.
1998.
Character-marked furniture: potential for lumber yield increase in rip-first rough mills.
Forest Products Journal
48(4):43-50.
Trade Journal Publications
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew Bumgardner, Al Schuler and Jeff Crissey.
2009.
Surviving the deepening downturn. Feature Story.
Modern Woodworking. April 2009April, pp. 20-25.
Buehlmann, Urs, Karl D. Forth and Matthew Bumgardner.
2008.
Office furniture, fixtures promising for lightweight panels.
FDM Magazine Online - http://www.fdmonline.com/ViewArticle.aspx?id=30586. November 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matt Bumgardner, Torsten Lihra, and Mary Frye.
2008.
How do retailers rate the United States and Canada as furniture sources compared to China?.
FDMOnline - http://www.fdmonline.com/ViewWhitePaper.aspx?id=29562. August 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew Bumgardner, Al Schuler and Jeff Crissey.
2008.
Managing the downturn: Shifting strategies in a declining housing market. Feature Story.
Modern Woodworking. March 2008. pp. 40-49.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew Bumgardner, and Al Schuler.
2008.
Impact on the secondary wood processing industry of the housing downturn: Analysis.
Forestweb – iiHub. July 2008. http://my.forestweb.com/iiHub/index.cfm?event=news.read&id=1177686288 .
Buehlmann, Urs.
2008.
First Lightweight Panel Workshop planned.
FDM Magazine. September 2008. 10.
Buehlmann, Urs, Martin Stosch, Torsten Lihra and Karl Forth.
2008.
Think Light: Lightweight panel technology to take off.
FDM Magazine Online - http://www.fdmonline.com/ViewWhitePaper.aspx?id=29770. September 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2008.
Lightweight panel technology set to take off.
FDM Magazine. September 2008. 58.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2005.
The wood products and furniture steering committee (WPFSC).
IMS SMART-fm Newsletter (Invited contribution). AIDIMA, Valencia, Spain8(4):16-17.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew S. Bumgardner, Albert T. Schuler and Brooke Wisdom.
2004.
Training in the secondary wood industry: approaches, perceived benefits, and implications for competitiveness.
Modern Woodworking. June 2004(26-31).
Buehlmann, Urs and Matthew Bumgardner.
2004.
Import controversy heating up in the U.S .
IMS SMART-fm Newsletter (Invited contribution). AIDIMA, Valencia, Spain5(6):1-3.
Muller Paul and Urs Buehlmann.
2004.
Recycling - Turning pallets into flooring.
Azom.com. http://www.azom.com/news.asp?newsID=1135 .
Muller Paul and Urs Buehlmann.
2004.
From landfill to living room: turning wooden pallets into flooring.
GreenBiz.com. http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=26575 .
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler and Ucheoma Nwagbara.
2003.
North America's furniture manufacturers under severe competititve pressure.
IMS SMART-fm Newsletter (Invited contribution). AIDIMA, Valencia, Spain3(10):3-6.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler and Ucheoma Nwagbara.
2003.
Globalization and North Carolina's wood products industries.
Forestweb www.forestweb.com/ (Invited contribution)0(0):1-2.
Merz, Daniel and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Studieren und Forschen in den USA [Studying and research in the USA].
Bau- und Mobelschreiner (BM). (Invited contribution). Sonderveroffentlichung zur LIGNA PLUS0(0):89-89.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew Bumgardner, Al Schuler, and Rich Christianson.
2003.
How can the U.S. wood products industry compete?.
Wood&Wood Products. January 2003 (37-46).
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew Bumgardner, Al Schuler, and Rich Christianson.
2003.
U.S. competitiveness study: how furniture and cabinet manufacturers compare.
Wood&Wood Products. May 2003(49-51).
Schuler, Albert and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Not too late.
Timber Processing. November 2003(32-40).
Schuler, Albert and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Time to reinvent.
Timber Processing. October 2003(22-27).
Buehlmann, Urs and Joerg Schleusener.
2002.
European finishing technologies coming to IWF 2002. Part II: Roller, curtain, and vacuum coating and drying.
Wood&Wood Products. August 2002(103-106).
Buehlmann, Urs and Joerg Schleusener.
2002.
European finishing technologies coming to IWF 2002. Part I: Finishing materials, sanding and spray technologies.
Wood&Wood Products. July 2002(65-72).
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
Benchmarking the wood household furniture industry in a global market.
Wood Digest. November 2002(52-57).
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Entwicklung von Holzeinschlag und Holzverbrauch [Future development of wood supply and demand].
Holz-Zentralblatt. September 14, 2001(1373-1374).
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
Geringe Rentabilität in der Möbelproduktion – Importzunahme – Akuter Fachkräftemangel - Verkaufsflächenproblem [Low profitability for furniture manufacturers – increasing imports – missing skilled workers – problems with retailers].
Holz und Kunstoff (HK). September 2001(39-41).
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Studieren und Forschen in den USA [Studying and researching in the USA].
Bau- und Möbelschreiner (BM). Sonderveröffentlichung zur LIGNA PLUS. May 2001(89).
Buehlmann, Urs and Joerg Schleusener.
2000.
Evolving surface finishing systems in Europe.
Furniture Design and Manufacturing (FDM). 72:7(100-110).
Buehlmann, Urs.
1994.
Der Holzingenieur: von der Utopie...zur Realität [The wood engineer: a chimera becomes reality].
Pro Technorama. January 1994(12-13).
Other Publications
Hubbe, M.A. and U. Buehlmann.
2009.
A continuing reverence for wood.
Editorial. BioResources 5(1).
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
Virginia Tech awarded grant for lean transformation research.
Inside VTWood 4(5):1.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
Seminar on extruded wood polymer composites on May 8, 2009.
Inside VTWood 4(15):6.
Buehlmann, Urs and Phil Araman.
2009.
Pallet re-use and recycling workshop held in South Boston, VA.
Inside VTWood 4(11):3-4.
Gonin, Marc André and Urs Buehlmann.
2009.
Visiting Scientist Spotlight.
Inside VTWood 4(6):2.
Buehlmann, Urs and Earl Kline.
2009.
Lean thinking workshop series concluded.
Inside VTWood 4(17):2-3.
Buehlmann, Urs and Urs Uehlinger.
2009.
Manufacturing Systems Automation in Europe.
Inside VTWood 4(17):3-4.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
VT Supports Competitiveness of our State’s Forest Industries – A $25 Billion Industry in the Commonwealth.
News You Can Use. Virginia Tech – College of Natural Resources. Spring 2009. pp 1.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
Pallet reuse and recycling workshop held in Chesapeake, VA.
nside VTWood 4(15):3.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2008.
First Think Light Symposium – Innovative Lightweight Panels.
Engagement Matters. College of Natural Resources. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. 1(3):3. September 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2008.
VT represented at European Forest Week in Rome.
Inside VTWood 3(31):1-3.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2008.
Urs Buehlmann joins Department of Wood Science and Forest Products.
Engagement Matters. College of Natural Resources. Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. 1(2):9.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew Bumgardner, Al Schuler, and Jeff Crissey.
2008.
The Secondary Wood Industry and the Housing Downturn.
Research Update. Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management. Fall 2008. pp. 1-4.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2008.
VT researchers visit NAHB’s new laboratory and market research facility.
Inside VTWood 3(21):2-3.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2008.
Manufacturing Systems Team hike to Rocky Knob.
Inside VTWood 3(32):1-2.
Buehlmann, Urs., Al Schuler, Matt Bumgardner, and Mark Barford.
2007.
Assessing the economic impacts of global competition on the Appalachian hardwood industry.
Final Research Report. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Princeton Laboratory. Princeton, WV, 5 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Matthew Bumgardner.
2005.
Évaluation des decisions d'achats des détaillants de meubles aux États-Unis.
Project General Revenue No. 685-4505. Forintek Canada Crop., Division de l'Est. St. Foy, Québec, Canada.
Buehlmann, Urs and Matthew Bumgardner.
2005.
Supplement to evaluation of furniture retailer ordering decisions in the United States.
General Revenue Report Project No. 685-4505. Forintek Canada Corp., Eastern Division. St. Foy, Quebec, Canada, 5 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Lesley Grieco.
2005.
Opportunity for applied wood products education. Report to the Dean of the Agricultural Institute.
Report to the Dean of the Agricultural Institute. NCSU, Raleigh, NC, 48 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Matthew Bumgardner.
2005.
Evaluation of furniture retailer ordering decisions in the United States.
General Revenue Report Project No. 685-4505. Forintek Canada Crop., Eastern Division. St. Foy, Québec, Canada.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Competititve strategies for the U.S. wood products industries.
Enkeboll Corp., Carson, CA, 112 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Timo Grueneberg, and Richard Lemaster.
2004.
Tool wear caused by machinging wood plastic composites - tool materials / tool wear.
Research Project Technical Summary Report. Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 6 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, and Al Schuler.
2004.
Impact of Chinese Imports on the U.S. Forest Products Industries.
Letter to Roger W. Robinson, Chairman and Members of the United States - China Economic and Security Review Commission, February 12, 2004, 5 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
Letter .
Letter to Richard Pombo, Chairman and members of the United States Committee on Resources - subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health - issues affecting jobs in the Forest Industry, February 26, 2004, 4 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Cedar Ridge WoodLINKS USA High School program advisory board meeting minutes - April meeting.
WoodLINKS USA and Cedar Ridge High School, Hillsborough, NC, 6 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Cedar Ridge WoodLINKS USA High School program advisory board meeting minutes - August meeting.
WoodLINKS USA and Cedar Ridge High School, Hillsborough, NC, 4 pp.
Muller Paul and Urs Buehlmann.
2004.
From landfill to living room: Turning pallets into flooring.
NCSU Bulletin. April 2, 2004. pp3.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Merz, and Richard Lemaster.
2004.
Abrasion resistance of woodfiber-plastic composites - material properties.
Research Project Technical Summary Report. Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 6 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Tom Fluharty.
2004.
NC pallet recycling survey 2004. Survey Report. .
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Pollution Prevention, Raleigh, NC, 23 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Tom Fluharty.
2004.
NC pallet recycling survey 2004. Survey Report. .
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Pollution Prevention, Raleigh, NC, 23 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
Impact of Chinese imports on the U.S. Forest Products Industries.
Letter to Roger W. Robinson, Chairman and Members of the United States - China Economic and Security Review Commission.. In: Hearing before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. January 30, 2004. pp. 146-150.
Muller Paul and Urs Buehlmann.
2004.
From landfill to living room: Turning pallets into flooring.
NCSU News Release. March 18, 2004.
Buehlmann, U. and D. Merz.
2004.
Wood fiber: Supply, demand, quality, and potential.
Video Documentation of the Carolina-Chesapeake Section Meeting of the Forest Products Society, September 11, 2003 - Wood fiber: Supply, demand, quality, and potential. Raleigh, NC.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Weeklong camp linking students, wood products program a success.
NCSU-CNR News Release. Raleigh, NC.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler, Maria José Nunez and Ricardo Concalves.
2004.
SMART furniture manufacturing. A North American perspective.
IMS International Forum 2004. Cernobbio, Italy. pp. 1221-1227.
Buehlmann, Urs and Tom Fluharty.
2004.
NC pallet recycling survey 2004. Survey Report. .
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Pollution Prevention, Raleigh, NC, 23 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs., Al Schuler and Matt Bumgardener.
2004.
Evaluation of the future competititive outlook for U.S. furniture and cabinet companies.
Final Research Report. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Princeton Laboratory, Princeton, WV, 54 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs., Al Schuler and Matt Bumgardener.
2004.
Evaluation of the future competititive outlook for U.S. furniture and cabinet companies.
Final Research Report. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Princeton Laboratory, Princeton, WV, 54 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, and Al Schuler.
2003.
U.S. furniture and wood products manufacturers - how are they doing and where are they going?.
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN, 45 pp.
Zamiara, Steve, Tom Rhodes, and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Greening your facility and your bottom line.
North Carolina Manufactured Housing Institute, North Carolina Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance and North Carolina State University, Sanford, NC, 55 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Wood Reuse and Recycling - Recycled Products in: Yearbook of Science and Technology.
McGraw Hill. New York, NY. ISBN 0-07-142784-8, pp. 392-395.
Mouw, Scott, and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Estimate of Available Waste Wood in North Carolina in 2002.
NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance and North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 7 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
WoodLINKS USA high school teachers' masters program.
Meeting Minutes, Grand Rapids, MI, 5 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and Matt Bumgardner.
2003.
L'avenir de l'industrie de la transformation secondaire - E.U. et Canadienne .
[The future of the secondary wood processing industry in the USA and Canada]. KHEOPS industry meeting, Quebec, Canada, 55 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Wake County pallet recycling workshop.
Final Grant Report, Wake County, Raleigh, NC, 5 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Lesley Grieco.
2003.
Cedar Ridge WoodLINKS USA High School program advisory board meeting minutes .
WoodLINKS USA and Cedar Ridge High School, Hillsborough, NC, 2 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Collette Breuil.
2003.
Evaluation perodique des programmes de maitrise et doctorat en sciences du bois .
[Periodiacal review of masters and doctoral programs at the Department of Wood Science]. Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada, 16 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Xiaoqiu Zuo, and Edward R. Thomas.
2003.
Optimizing lumber grade mix with respect to lumber cost and processing.
Final research report. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Princeton Laboratory, Princeton, WV, 69 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Timo Grueneberg.
2003.
Wear resistance and surface roughness testing II.
Research Report. Trex Company, Inc., Winchester, VA, 7 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
Assessment of the international competitiveness of the U.S. furniture industry.
Final research report. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Princeton Laboratory, Princeton, WV, 45 pp.
Wiedenbeck, Janice K., Urs Buehlmann, and Al Schuler.
2003.
Value-added wood products: Raw material supply chain and global competitiveness.
Mohawk Industries, Inc., Galhoun, GA, 52 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Steve Wilkins.
2003.
Converting discarded pallet waste to hardwood flooring and wall panels.
Final Research Report. Land-of-Sky Regional Council, Asheville, NC, 54 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Merz, and Tony LaPasha.
2003.
Wear resistance and surface roughness testing I.
Research Report, Trex Company, Inc., Winchester, VA, 7 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and David Ashcraft.
2003.
Center for wood products and business industry studies (CWPBIS).
A white paper submitted to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 15 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
Benchmarking the wood household furniture industry.
WMIA newsletter. December 2002.
Buehlmann, Urs and Rusty Murphy.
2002.
Availability of wood residuals for North Carolina.
Extension report. North Carolina State University, Department of Wood and Paper Science. December 2002. Raleigh, NC. pp. 23.
Buehlmann Urs, Lars Weissmann, and Robert Ray.
2002.
Wood residuals availability for CP&L power plants in North Carolina.
North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2002.
Value-added opportunities for recycled wood.
Recycling Woods – a Supplement to Recycling Works – a publication of the North Carolina Recycling Business Assistance Center, Summer 2002, pp. 1-4.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2002.
Pallet recycling for users, recyclers, & administrators.
Recycling Works – a publication of the North Carolina Recycling Business Assistance Center, Summer 2002, pp. 7.
Buehlmann, Urs, Lars Weissmann, and Robert Ray.
2002.
Wood residuals availability for CP&L power plants in North Carolina.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 110 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, Jason Hale, and Michael Talbert.
2002.
Pallet recovery and value-added opportunities.
Pallet Recycling Workshop in Charlotte. NC State University Wood Conservation and Recycling Workshop Series. Charlotte, NC, 46 pp.
Nwagbara, Ucheoma, Urs Buehlmann, and Al Schuler.
2002.
Impact of globalization on North Carolina industries: the case of the furniture industry.
NC Department of Commerce – Policy, Research, and Strategic Planning Division and North Carolina State University. December 2002. Raleigh, NC.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2002.
Furniture Steering committee focus group meeting report.
Technical Report. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel E. Saloni, and Richard Lemaster.
2002.
Abrasive machining of wood plastic composites - abrasive machining processes.
Research Project Technical Summary Report. Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 5 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel E. Saloni, and Richard Lemaster.
2002.
Tool wear caused by machinging wood plastic composites - tool materials / tool wear.
Research Project Technical Summary Report. Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 5 pp.
Bozarth, Cecil, Urs Buehlmann, and Denis Cormier.
2002.
Furniture Industry Center at NC State University.
A white paper submitted to the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 14 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, Jason Hale, and Dickie King.
2002.
Pallet recovery and value-added opportunities.
Pallet Recycling Workshop in Asheville. NC State University Wood Conservation and Recycling Workshop Series, Asheville, NC, 62 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, Jason Hale, Wayne Turner and Neal Grimes.
2002.
Pallet recovery and value-added opportunities.
Pallet Recycling Workshop in Greensboro. NC State University Wood Conservation and Recycling Workshop Series. Greensboro, NC, 56 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, Jason Hale, and Barbara Bennett Perry.
2002.
Pallet recovery and value-added opportunities.
Pallet Recycling Workshop in Asheville, NC. NC State University Wood Conservation and Recycling Workshop Series. Raleigh, NC, 59 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
Problems and strategies of the U.S. furniture industry.
SAI year-end-meeting in Charlotte, NC, 44 pp.
Lowles, Dave, Urs Buehlmann, Terry Albrecht, and Philip Araman.
2002.
Flooring preferences questionnaire.
Recycled flooring focus group meeting. Waste Reduction Partners and North Carolina State University, 13 pp.
Bardon, Robert and Urs Buehlmann.
2002.
Alternative markets for municipal trees.
A forestry issues forum teleconference on alternative markets for municipal trees. NCSU Forestry Extension, Raleigh, NC and 9 video sites.
Nwagbara, Ucheoma, Urs Buehlmann, and Al Schuler.
2002.
Impact of globalization on North Carolina Industries: The case of the furniture industry.
NC Department of Commerce - Policy, Research, and Strategic Planning Division and North Carolina State University. Raleigh, NC. http://cmedis.commerce.state.nc.us/research/.
Buehlmann, Urs and Judy Kincaid.
2001.
Markets for scrap wood in the Triangle J region.
North Carolina State University and Triangle J Council of Government, Raleigh, NC, 28 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
U.S. Furniture and wood products industries project.
Technical Report. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 185 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
U.S. Furniture and wood products industries project: Executive summary.
Technical Report. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 16 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
Furniture Steering Committee Meeting.
June 2001, 73 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
The North Carolina Wood Products Industry - Critical Issues Meeting.
August 2001, 45 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
U.S. Furniture and Wood Products Industries project.
August 2001, 176 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
Focus Group Meeting FSC at 3M Corporation.
November 2001, 40 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Rolf Zaech.
2001.
Lumber grade cost evaluation.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 12 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Judy Kincaid.
2001.
Scrap wood availability in the Triangle J region.
North Carolina State University and Triangle J Council of Government, Raleigh, NC, 64 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
Furniture Steering Committee summary, June 1, 2001.
Technical Report, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 12 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs, and Al Schuler.
2001.
Executive summary - Furniture Steering Committee - report on the furniture steering committee meeting, June 1, 2001.
Technical Report, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 2 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
Summary of comments to report on the furniture steering committee meeting, June 1, 2001.
Technical Report. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 4 pp.
Mitchell, Phil, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, Urs Buehlmann, and R. Edward Thomas.
2001.
Rough mill improvement workshop.
October, 2001, 172 pp.
Mitchell, Phil, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, Urs Buehlmann, and R. Edward Thomas.
2000.
Rough mill improvement workshop.
October 2000, 202 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2000.
Summary of wood plastic conference.
Baltimore, MD, 22 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2000.
Wood residuals study: Availability and uses in the TJCOG-area.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 23 pp.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2000.
Industrial wood waste survey form.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 4 pp.
Buhelmann, Urs, Kristen Hoff, and Neal Bennett.
1998.
Influence of character-marked dimension parts on rough mill yield.
Final Research Report. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Priceton Laboratory, Princeton, WV, 16 pp.
Winter, Wolfgang.
1994.
Holz - ein Bau”stein” des 21. Jahrhunderts - Nutzpotential und technische Möglichkeiten eines nachwachsenden Rohstoffes [Wood - a building block for the 21st century - potential and technical possibilities of a renewable resource].
Urs Buehlmann, editor. Pro Technorama, 1/94. Switzerland. pp. 8 - 11.
Conference Proceedings
Lihra, Torsten, Urs Buehlmann, and Robert Beauregard.
2007.
Furniture manufacturer's perception of mass customization.
Proceedings of the 2007 World Conference on Mass Customization and Personalization (MCPC). MIT, Boston, MA. October 2007.
Schairer, Steffen, and Urs Buehlmann.
2007.
Management Innovation the key element for Mass Customization.
Proceedings of the 2007 World Conference on Mass Customization and Personalization (MCPC). MIT, Boston, MA. October 2007.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matt Bumgardner, Al Schuler and Mark Barford.
2007.
Hardwood lumber supply chain - current status and market opportunities.
Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing (ISCHP 2007). Peer reviewed. Québec City, Canada. September. pp. 207-210.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2005.
Globalization and the U.S. Furniture Industry.
Academy of International Business (AIB) - 2005 Annual Meeting. Québec City, Canada. July 2005.
Schairer, Steffen and Urs Buehlmann.
2005.
Software Functionality supporting Mass Customization in Manufacturing Environments integrating different Planning Levels.
2005 World Congress on Mass Customisation and Personalization. Hongkong, P.R. China. September 2005.
Buehlmann, U., J. K. Wiedenbeck, and D. Merz.
2005.
Wood fiber: Supply, demand, quality and potential.
Proceedings of the Carolina-Chesapeake Section Meeting of the Forest Products Society, September 11, 2003 - Wood fiber: Supply, demand, quality, and potential. Raleigh, NC.
Lihra, Torsten, Urs Buehlmann, and Robert Beauregard.
2005.
Mass customization of wood furniture: Current situation and potential.
2005 World Congress on Mass Customisation and Personalization. Hongkong, P.R. China. September 2005.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Saloni, Olivier Ndiapi, Richard L. Lemaster, Karl Englund, and Michael P. Wolcott.
2005.
Woodfiber plastic machining and abrasion performance and material composition.
17th International Wood Machining Seminar. Editor: Frieder Scholz. Rosenheim, Germany. September 2005.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2005.
U.S. wood products imports and competitive strategies.
Proceedings of the Panamerican Laminates Conference and Workshops. Montréal, Canada. October 2005. pp. 1-8.
Buehlmann, Urs, Olivier Ndiapi, Daniel Saloni, Richard L. Lemaster, and Michael P. Wolcott.
2005.
Influence of woodfiber-plastic material composition on machining and abrasion performance.
8th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites. Forest Products Society, Madison. WI. May 2005.
Lihra, Torsten, Urs Buehlmann, and Robert Beauregard.
2005.
Mass customization as a new competitive strategy for North American Wood Furniture Enterprises.
Academy of International Business (AIB) - 2005 Annual Meeting. Québec City, Canada. July 2005.
Buehlmann, U., A. Schuler, and D. Merz.
2004.
Reinventing the U.S. Furniture Industry - Facts and Ideas.
Proceedings of the keynote presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society - Industry Day. Forest Products Society, Madison, WI.
Bumgardner, Matt, Urs Buehlmann, Al Schuler and Brooke Wisdom.
2004.
Workforce training in the hardwood industry: How does your company compare?.
NHLA Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. October 2004. url: http://nhla.com.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2004.
Globalization and the new competitive reality.
NHLA Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. October 2004. url: http://nhla.com.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2004.
Finding the lowest cost grade-mix solutions.
NHLA Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada. October 2004. url: http://nhla.com.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matt Bumgardner, Al Schuler and Rich Christianson.
2003.
Domestic Wood Products Manufacturing Trends and Factors to Enhance Competitiveness.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17). Peer reviewed. Editor: Michael P. Deisenroth. Blacksburg, VA. August 2003. pp. 1-5.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Saloni and Rick Lemaster.
2003.
Woodfiber-Plastic Composites Machining Characteristics.
14th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-14). San Diego, CA. July 2003. pp. 1-10.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2003.
Impact of board-maker accuracy on lumber yield.
International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2003). Tampa, FL. June 2003. Vol. 1, pp. 278-287.
Zuo, Xiaoqiu, Urs Buehlmann and R. Edward Thomas.
2003.
Lumber cost minimization through optimum grade-mix selection.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17). Peer reviewed. Editor: Michael P. Deisenroth. Blacksburg, VA. August 2003. pp. 1-7.
Buehlmann Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
U.S. furniture manufacturers struggling with imported products.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17). Peer reviewed. Editor: Michael P. Deisenroth. Blacksburg, VA. August 2003. pp. 1-5.
Thomas, R. Edward and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Potential of computer controlled optimization equipment for the wooden furniture industry.
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17). Peer reviewed. Editor: Michael P. Deisenroth. Blacksburg, VA. August 2003. pp. 1-6.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
Benchmarking the wood household furniture industry: A basis for identifying competitive business strategies for today's global economy.
NHLA 30th Annual Hardwood Symposium. Falls Creek Falls, TN. May 2002. pp. 122-128.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
Zukünftige Produktions- und Verkaufsstrukturen am Beispiel des Nordamerikanischen Möbelmarktes [Manufacturing and marketing structures of the future in the North American furniture market].
Proceedings of Bayern Innovative [Bavaria Innovative]. Rosenheim, Germany. March 2001. pp. B1: 15-20.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Saloni, and Richard L. Lemaster.
2001.
Wood fiber-plastic composites: machining and surface quality.
15th International Wood Machining Seminar. Editor: Ryszard Szymani. Los Angeles, CA. October 2001. pp. 403-417.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Saloni, and Richard L. Lemaster.
2001.
Characterization of material properties of wood-plastic composites exposed to secondary manufacturing processes.
6th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites. Forest Products Society, Madison. WI. May 2001. pp. 239-247.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2001.
The impact of human error when marking lumber in furniture rough mills.
International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2001). Editors: Mohie El-Baradie, and Tamas Szecsi. Volume 2. Dublin, Ireland. August 2001. pp. 653-666.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2000.
Ressourcen der internationalen Holzwirtschaft [Resources of the international wood industry].
Proceedings of the international Conference on materials and composites, Swiss School for Engineering for the Wood Industry. Biel, Switzerland. Mai 2000. pp. 1-11.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2000.
Simulation software validation using real data.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2000). Peer reviewed. Editors: Guangming Zhang, William G. Sullivan, and Munir Ahmad. Volume 1. College Park, MD. July 2000. pp. 459-468.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and D. Earl Kline.
1999.
Character-marked dimension parts: potential for lumber yield improvements.
Proceedings of the International Value-Added Wood Processing Conference '99. April 1999. Vancouver, BC.
Buehlmann, Urs, Robert Noble Jr., and D. Earl Kline.
1999.
Lumber yield estimation based on the method of least squares.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 1999). Peer reviewed. Editors: Jalal Ashayeri, William G. Sullivan, and Munir Ahmad. Tilburg, Netherlands. August 1999. pp. 657-673.
Wiedenbeck, Janice K. and Urs Buehlmann.
1995.
Character-marked furniture: the yield picture.
Proceedings of the twenty-third Annual Hardwood Symposium. Cashiers, NC. October 1995. NC. pp. 85-90.
Buehlmann, Urs and Laurent Torriani.
1993.
Qualitätssicherung ISO 9000.
FFF Forum 1993. Suhr, Switzerland. December 1993. pp. 2-5.
Presentations
Araman, Phil, Daniel Hindman, Matt Witt, and Urs Buehlmann.
2009.
Evaluating wood waste for reuse and recycling at a green (EarthCraft) housing development.
Engagement Expo 2009. Blacksburg, VA. April 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
State and regional support.
Pallet Recycling Workshop. South Boston, VA. March 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
State and regional support.
Pallet Recycling Workshop. Front Royal, VA. May 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
More information, readings, and available support.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Virginia Beach, VA. May 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
Lean Thinking – Overview.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Abingdon, VA. April 2009.
Kline, Earl and Urs Buehlmann.
2009.
Lean Thinking .
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Virginia Beach, VA. May 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
Lean Thinking – Overview.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Virginia Beach, VA. May 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
More information, readings, and available support.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Danville, VA. May 2009.
Kline, Earl and Urs Buehlmann.
2009.
Lean Thinking .
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Danville, VA. May 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
Lean Thinking – Overview.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Danville, VA. May 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs and Mathias Schmitt.
2009.
Lean Global Network (LGN) knowledge database.
Lean Global Network Affiliate Meeting. Invited Presentation. Atlanta, GA. March 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
State and regional support.
Pallet Recycling Workshop. Chesapeake, VA. April 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
More information, readings, and available support.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Abbingdon, VA. April 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs and Phil Araman.
2009.
Flooring, paneling, and furniture from used pallets.
Pallet Recycling Workshop. Abingdon, VA. April 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs and Phil Araman.
2009.
Flooring, paneling, and furniture from used pallets.
Pallet Recycling Workshop. South Boston, VA. March 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
Lean Thinking – Overview.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Harrisonburg, VA. March 2009.
Kline, Earl and Urs Buehlmann.
2009.
Lean Thinking .
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Harrisonburg, VA. March 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
More information, readings, and available support.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Harrisonburg, VA. March 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matt Bumgardner, and Tom Fluharty.
2009.
Banning pallets from landfills: Data collection to support State legislation.
Technical Forum Presentation. Engagement Expo 2009. Blacksburg, VA. April 2009.
Araman, Phil and Urs Buehlmann.
2009.
Recycling used pallets into flooring.
Technical Forum Presentation. Engagement Expo 2009. Blacksburg, VA. April 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs and Phil Araman.
2009.
Flooring, paneling, and furniture from used pallets.
Pallet Recycling Workshop. Chesapeake, VA. April 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
State and regional support.
Pallet Recycling Workshop. Abingdon, VA. April 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs and Phil Araman.
2009.
Flooring, paneling, and furniture from used pallets.
Pallet Recycling Workshop. Front Royal, VA. May 2009.
Kline, Earl and Buehlmann, Urs.
2009.
Lean Thinking.
Lean Thinking for Managers, Supervisors, and Entrepreneurs. Abingdon, VA. April 2009.
Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, and Daniel Hindman.
2008.
Green Building Programs in the USA.
UNECE Timber Committee and FAO European Forestry Commission Market Discussions. Invited Presentation. Rome, Italy. October 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs, Brian Bond and Matthew Yancey.
2008.
Business management basics for portable sawmill owners.
Portable sawmilling and drying workshop – Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Invited presentation, Steeles Tavern, Virginia, June 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2008.
Profitable furniture industry in North Amercia.
Panel & Engineered Lumber International Conference & Expo. Invited presentation, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2008.
Bumgardner, Matthew, Urs Buehlmann, T. Lihra, and M. Frye.
2008.
How do retailers rate the United States and Canada as wood furniture manufacturing sources, compared to China?.
Technical Forum Presentation. 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, April 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matthew Bumgardner and Tom Fluharty.
2008.
Banning pallets from landfills – data collection to support state legislation.
Technical Forum Presentation. Annual Conference. Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). Roanoke, VA. October 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2008.
Yield gains through process improvements.
NOFMA Annual Meeting. Invited presentation, Portland, Maine, August.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2008.
Strategies for remaining competitive in the global economy.
Value-added wood products in today's marketplace conference. Invited presentation, Piketon, Ohio, August.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matt Bumgardner, and Al Schuler.
2008.
Managing the downturn.
Annual Meeting of the Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management. Invited Presentation, Blacksburg, Virginia, September 17.
Buehlmann Urs.
2008.
Lightweight Panel Network.
Think Light – Innovative Lightweight Panels Symposium. Grand Rapids, MI. November 2008.
Schuler. Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2008.
Hardwood markets – the future offers opportunities and challenges – housing contraction – climate change – globalization – energy security – Asian markets.
Ecological Forestry in Central Appalachia. Invited Presentation. Elkins, WV. October 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2008.
Research and industry activities and hardwood lumber industries report.
2008 RTA Symposium. Invited Presentation. Savannah, GA. October 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs and Brian Bond.
2008.
Research at VT.
2008 RTA Symposium. Invited Presentation. Savannah, GA. October 2008.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2008.
Globalization and hardwood markets – the future offers opportunities and challenges.
Kentucky Woodlots – capture the value conference – Center for Rural Development. Invited presentation, Somerset, Kentucky, February 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2008.
Die Zukunft der nordamerikanischen Holzverarbeitungsindustrie [the future of the North American wood processing industry].
HOMAG. Invited presentation, Schopfloch, Germany, February 2008.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler, and Matt Bumgardner.
2008.
Value-added wood products markets.
UNECE Timber Committee and FAO European Forestry Commission Market Discussions. Invited Presentation. Rome, Italy. October 2008.
Bumgardner, Matt and Urs Buehlmann.
2008.
State of light and market potential in North America.
Think Light – Innovative Lightweight Panels Symposium. Grand Rapids, MI. November 2008.
Araman, Phil and Urs Buehlmann.
2008.
From science to application – recycling used pallets into flooring.
Technical Forum Presentation. Annual Conference. Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). Roanoke, VA. October 2008.
Bumgardner, Matt, Urs Buehlmann, Al Schuler and Mark Barford.
2007.
Strategies undertaken by Appalachian hardwood manufacturers to combat globalization.
Workshop for remaining competitive in hardwood lumber production, Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC), Princeton, West Virginia, March.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matt Bumgardner, Al Schuler and Mark Barford.
2007.
Hardwood lumber supply chain - current status and market opportunities.
International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing (ISCHP 2007), Invited presentation, Québec City, Canada, September.
Lihra, Torsten, Urs Buehlmann, and Robert Beauregard.
2007.
Furniture manufacturer.
World Conference on Mass Customization and Personalization (MCPC), MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, October.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2007.
Secondary Wood Products Manufacturing Systems Position.
Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, April.
Schairer, Steffen and Urs Buehlmann.
2007.
Management Innovation the key element for Mass Customization.
World Conference on Mass Customization and Personalization (MCPC), MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, October.
Araman, Phil, Joe Pryour, Dave Lowles, and Urs Buehlmann.
2006.
Recycling discarded pallet parts into “green” flooring in North Carolina.
Smallwood 2006, Richmond, Virginia, May.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2006.
Teaching-Research-American Home Initiative.
Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, December.
Bumgardner, Matthew, Urs Buehlmann, Torsten Lihra and Mary Frye.
2006.
U.S. Retailers.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Newport Beach, California, June.
Lihra, Torsten, Robert Beauregard and Urs Buehlmann.
2006.
Mass customization of furniture: addressing basic questions through marketing research.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Newport Beach, California, June.
Buehlmann, Urs, Olivier Ndiapi, Daniel Saloni, Richard L. Lemaster, and Michael P. Wolcott.
2005.
Influence of woodfiber-plastic material composition on machining and abrasion performance.
8th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, May.
Saloni, Daniel, Urs Buehlmann, Wilbur Meier, Adriana Cardenas and Richard Lemaster.
2005.
Lean manufacturing potential in the American Wood Industry.
5th Annual Lean Management Solutions Conference and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, December.
Schairer, Steffen and Urs Buehlmann.
2005.
Software Functionality supporting Mass Customization in Manufacturing Environments integrating different Planning Levels.
2005 World Congress on Mass Customisation and Personalization, Hongkong, P.R. China, September.
Lihra, Torsten, Urs Buehlmann, and Robert Beauregard.
2005.
Mass customization as a new competitive strategy for North American wood furniture enterprises.
Academy of International Business (AIB) - 2005 Annual Meeting, Québec City, Canada, July.
Deaver, Maurice E., Urs Buehlmann, and Janice K. Wiedenbeck.
2005.
Feasibility of solid hardwood panel manufacturing enterprise.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Québec City, Canada, June.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel E. Saloni, Olivier Ndiapi, and Richard L. Lemaster.
2005.
Machining and abrasion performance of woodfiber-plastic composites.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Québec City, Canada, June.
Thomas, R. Edward and Urs Buehlmann.
2005.
Global versus local optimization - impact on rough mill yield.
Technical Session Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Québec City, Canada, June.
Maurice E. Deaver, Urs Buehlmann and Janice K. Wiedenbeck.
2005.
Investigation into using under-utilized hardwood material in the manufacturing of solid hardwood panels.
Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, March.
Robert Stallings, Richard L. Lemaster, and Urs Buehlmann.
2005.
Recycling of surface contaminated wood via waste stream remediation.
Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, March.
Lihra, Torsten, Urs Buehlmann, and Robert Beauregard.
2005.
Mass customization of wood furniture: Current situation and potential.
2005 World Congress on Mass Customisation and Personalization, Hongkong, P.R. China, September.
Bumgardner, Matthew S., Urs Buehlmann, Albert T. Schuler, and Brooke Baldwin Wisdom.
2005.
Workforce training in the secondary wood industry with implications for competitiveness.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Québec City, Canada, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2005.
U.S. wood products imports and competitive strategies.
Panamerican Laminates Conference and Workshops. Invited presentation, Montréal, Canada, October.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2005.
Europe, Scandinavia, Russia - Silviculture, Harvesting, and Products.
Appalachian Society of American Foresters Meeting. Invited presentation, Columbia, South Carolina, January.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2005.
Globalization and the U.S. Furniture Industry.
Academy of International Business (AIB) - 2005 Annual Meeting, Québec City, Canada, July.
Zuo, Xioaqiu, U. Buehlmann, and Jan Wiedenbeck.
2005.
Investigating the Effects of quantity of lumber sets on ROMI-RIP 3.0.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Québec City, Canada, June.
Morales, Lucia, Urs Buehlmann, and Janice K. Wiedenbeck.
2005.
Marketing plan for solid wood panels from American hardwoods.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Québec City, Canada, June.
Saloni, Daniel, Urs Buehlmann, Adriana Cardenas, Richard L. Lemaster, and Wilbur L. Meier.
2005.
Lean manufacturing system and implementation analysis in the North Carolina Wood Industry.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Québec City, Canada, June.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler and Matthew Bumgardner.
2004.
Competitive business models for U.S. furniture manufacturers.
Purdue University. Invited presentation, West Lafayette, Indiana, February.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2004.
Rough mill lumber cut up - how it works.
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, February.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Careers in wood products.
Maplewood High School, Ravenna, Ohio, January.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Careers in wood products. Southeast High School.
Ravenna, Ohio, January.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler and Matt Bumgardner.
2004.
Success in the new marketplace.
Roundtable discussion. Carolinas Woodworking Expo, Invited presentation, Greensboro, North Carolina, February.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
L.
Bureau Commercial du Québec [Trade Office Québec], Invited presentation, Atlanta, Georgia, August.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
C&D wood residuals in North Carolina.
Carolina Recycling Association - 14th Annual Meeting, Invited presentation, Raleigh, North Carolina, March.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
The challenges of overseas imports to Europe.
European Laminates Conference and Workshop, Invited presentation, Berlin, Germany, April.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Holz in Nordamerika - Ausbildungssysteme, Forschung und Industrie [Wood in North America - educational systems, research and industry].
Fachhochschule Hildesheim [Applied University Hildesheim], Invited presentation, Hildesheim, Germany, April.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
BS and MS degrees in USA.
Fachhochschule Hildesheim [Applied University Hildesheim], Invited presentation, Hildesheim, Germany, April.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2004.
Reinventing the U.S. Furniture Industry - facts and ideas.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society - Industry Day, Keynote presentation, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
Furniture Industry Overview.
Advisory Board Meeting - Thos. Moser Cabinetmaking. Invited presentation, Auburn, Maine, August.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
Wood products and furniture steering committee.
Woodworking Industry Leadership Forum (WILF). Invited presentation, Atlanta, Georgia, August.
Buehlmann, Urs and Phil Araman.
2004.
CCA treated wood residuals.
Carolina Recycling Association - 14th Annual Meeting. Invited presentation, Raleigh, North Carolina, March.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
The status of the U.S. wood industry.
WoodLINKS USA - IWF Teacher In-Service Workshop. Invited presentation, Atlanta, Georgia, August.
Merz, Daniel, Urs Buehlmann, and Richard L. Lemaster.
2004.
Abrasive resistance of different woodfiber-plastic decking materials.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Grand Rapids, Michigan, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2004.
Finding the lowest cost grade-mix solutions.
NHLA Annual Meeting, Invited presentation Toronto, Canada, October.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
Globalization of wood products manufacturing: Implications for North Carolina.
NC Rural Research Network Meeting, Invited presentation, Raleigh, North Carolina, September.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2004.
Globalization and the new competitive reality.
NHLA Annual Meeting, Invited presentation. Toronto, California, October.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
Globalization and the U.S. wood manufacturing sector: Adapting to change.
Joint UNECE Timber Committee and FAO European Forestry Commission Meeting - Market Discussions. Invited presentation, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, October.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler and Torsten Lihra.
2004.
Stratégies commercials concurrentielles pour l.
SIBO 2004 Expo. Invited presentation. Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada, October.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
What does the wood industry have to gain by leveraging the supply chain?.
Manufacturing Competitiveness of the Forest Products Industry: Competing in Today's Global Manufacturing and Consumer Marketplace. Forest Products Society, Invited presentation, New Orleans, Louisiana, November.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
The furniture industry paradigm change: The U.S. experience.
International Congress of the Furniture Sector. COSMU 2004, Keynote presentation, Valencia, Spain, November.
Merz, Daniel A. and U. Buehlmann.
2004.
Abrasive resistance measurements on different woodfiber-plastic decking materials.
Technical Forum Presentation, 3rd Annual North Carolina State University Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 5.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Success in the new marketplace.
Roundtable discussion. Carolinas Woodworking Expo, (Expert Panel Participation), Greensboro, North Carolina, February.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
The challenges of overseas imports to Europe.
European Laminates Conference and Workshop (Expert Panel Participation), Berlin, Germany, April.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2004.
Reinventing the furniture industry.
Debate. International Congress of the Furniture Sector. COSMU 2004, (Expert Panel Participation), Valencia, Spain, November.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2004.
Chercher - innover - réussir [Researching - innovating - suceeding].
Association des fabricants de meubles du Québec (AFMQ) [Furniture Manufacturers' Association of Québec]. Keynote presentation, Bromont, Quebec, September.
Bumgardner, Matt, Urs Buehlmann, Al Schuler and Brooke Wisdom.
2004.
Workforce training in the hardwood industry: How does your company compare?.
NHLA Annual Meeting, Invited presentation, Toronto, Canada, October.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
U.S. furniture manufacturers struggling with imported products.
17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17), Blacksburg, Virginia, August.
Zuo, Xiaoqiu, Urs Buehlmann and R. Edward Thomas.
2003.
Statistical Optimization Methodology to Solve the Least Cost Lumber Grade Mix Problem.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Seattle, Washington, June.
Bumgardner, Matt, Urs Buehlmann, Al Schuler and Rich Christianson.
2003.
Domestic competitiveness in secondary wood industries.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Seattle, Washington, June.
Thomas, R. Edward and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Lumber Yield Implications of Board Marker Decisions.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Seattle, Washington, June.
Saloni, Daniel, Urs Buehlmann and Rich Lemaster.
2003.
Woodfiber-Plastic Composites Machining Characteristics.
14th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-14), San Diego, California, July.
Thomas, R. Edward and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
Potential of computer controlled optimization equipment for the wooden furniture industry.
17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17), Blacksburg, Virginia, August.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Wood recycling.
River Mill Academy High School, Invited presentation, Graham, North Carolina, November.
Buehlmann, Urs, Matt Bumgardner, Al Schuler and Rich Christianson.
2003.
Domestic Wood Products Manufacturing Trends and Factors to Enhance Competitiveness.
17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17), Blacksburg, Virginia, August.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
L’industrie du meuble aux États-Unis [the furniture industry in the Unites States of America].
Séminaire de la fabrication de composantes de bois feuillus: potentiel et limites [Conference on the production of dimension parts from hardwoods: potential and limits]. FORINTEK and Québec Wood Export Bureau, invited presentation, Sainte-Foy (Québec), Canada, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
Problems and opportunities of the U.S. wood products and furniture universe.
IKEA of Sweden, invited presentation, Almhult, Sweden, January.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler, Janice K. Wiedenbeck and Matt Bumgardner.
2003.
L.
KHEOPS industry meeting, Invited presentation, Quebec, Canada, December.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
Burning subjects - Opinions from world leading enterprises.
Video presentation. V. National Congress on the Situation of the Furniture Sector – COSMU 2003, Invited presentation, Valencia, Spain, November.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Bachelor- und Masterausbildung in USA und Kanada [Education of bachelors and masters the U.S. and Canada.
Presentation to students of Fachhochschule Rosenheim [Applied University Rosenheim]. Fachhochschule Rosenheim. Invited presentation, Rosenheim, Germany, November.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Ausbildungssysteme in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika [Educational systems in the United States of America].
Presentation to the president and the deans of Fachhochschule Rosenheim [Applied University Rosenheim]. Fachhochschule Rosenheim. Invited presentation, Rosenheim, Germany, November.
Zuo, Xiaoqiu, Urs Buehlmann and R. Edward Thomas.
2003.
Lumber cost minimization through optimum grade-mix selection.
17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17), Blacksburg, Virginia, August.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Research and innovation in the wood industry in Europe and North America.
Department of Industrial Engineering, Växjö University, invited presentation, Växjö, Sweden, January.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Pre-consumer wood residuals in an urban area.
Les conferences du Centre de recherché sur le bois (CRB) [Conference series of the wood research center]. Centre de recherche sur le bois (CRB), Université Laval, invited presentation, Sainte-Foy (Québec), Canada, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Factors affecting yield and productivity in rough mills.
L’ école d’été [Summer school]. Consortium de Recherche FO@AC, Université Laval, Invited presentation. Sainte-Foy (Québec), Canada, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Operations research and decision support systems in the wood products industries.
Department of Industrial Engineering, Växjö University, invited presentation, Växjö, Sweden, January.
Buehlmann, Urs, Xiaoqiu Zuo, and R. Edward Thomas.
2003.
Lumber grade mix optimization – tools and algorithms.
Department of Industrial Engineering, Växjö University, invited presentation, Växjö, Sweden, January.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2003.
Impact of board-maker accuracy on lumber yield.
International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2003), Tampa, Florida, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Rowan Eberle.
2003.
Lumber purchasing decision support and inventory control.
Department of Industrial Engineering, Växjö University, invited presentation, Växjö, Sweden, January.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Future technologies for rough mills.
L’ école d’été [Summer school]. Consortium de Recherche FO@AC, Université Laval, invited presentation, Sainte-Foy (Québec), Canada, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
The U.S. furniture and wood products universe – problems and opportunities.
Department of Industrial Engineering, Växjö University, invited presentation, Växjö, Sweden, January.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
V. National Congress on the Situation of the Furniture Sector - COSMU 2003.
Video conference. (Expert Panel Participation) Valencia, Spain, November.
Buehlmann, Urs, Richard L. Lemaster and Daniel Saloni.
2003.
Machining woodfiber-plastic composite materials: tool and belt wear.
Wood Materials and Engineering Laboratory (WMEL), Washington State University, invited presentation, Pullman, Washington, March.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Holzwirtschaft in Nordamerika, Struktur, neuere Entwicklungen, Ausbildungssystem, Chancen für europäische Fach- und Führungskräfte [the wood industries in North America, structures, new developments, educational systems and opportunities for European specialists and managers].
Fachverband Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen (VDMA) und Stiftung Pro Wood anlässlich der LIGNA. Invited presentation, Hannover, Germany, May.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Availability of Wood Residuals for Boiler Fuel in North Carolina.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Seattle, Washington, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Rolf Zaech.
2003.
Relationship between lumber grade and final product quality.
Department of Industrial Engineering, Växjö University, invited presentation, Växjö, Sweden, January.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
U.S. furniture and wood products manufacturers – how are they doing and where are they going?.
Seminar at Eastman Chemical Company, Invited presentation, Kingsport, Tennessee, August.
Buehlmann, Urs, Philip Araman, Dave Lowles and Terry Albrecht.
2003.
Discarded pallets to flooring: putting the idea into practice.
Technical Poster Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Seattle, Washington, June.
Wiedenbeck, Janice K., Urs Buehlmann and Al Schuler.
2003.
Value-Added Wood Products: Raw Material Supply Chain and Global Competitiveness.
Mohawk Industries, Inc, Invited presentation, Galhoun, Georgia, November.
Buehlmann, Urs, Albert Schuler and Ucheoma Nwagbara.
2003.
Globalization and the North Carolina Furniture Industry.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Seattle, Washington, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Chris Heine.
2003.
“Graduate studies” in den USA – das System [Graduate studies in the USA – the system].
Presentation to the faculty of the Fachhochschule Rosenheim [Applied University Rosenheim]. Fachhochschule Rosenheim, invited presentation, Rosenheim, Germany, July.
Grieco, Lesely and Urs Buehlmann.
2003.
The NCSU-WoodLINKS students mentor students program.
WoodLINKS USA In-service meeting, invited presentation, Anaheim, California, August 2003.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler, Matt Bumgardner and Ucheom Nwagbara.
2003.
Report from the Furniture Steering Committee.
Woodworking Industry Leadership Forum (WILF), formerly known as Chicago Peer Group, Invited presentation, Anaheim, California, August.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck and Al Schuler.
2003.
State of the North American hardwood lumber industry and how to compete globally.
NHLA Annual Meeting, Invited presentation, Atlanta, Georgia, September.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
The U.S. American furniture industry.
Hardwood component manufacturing: Better knowledge for better products, Invited presentation, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, September.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Wood biomass from industrial operations.
North Carolina Biomass Resource Conference, Invited presentation, Raleigh, North Carolina, October.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Wood recycling.
Croatan High School, Invited presentation, Newport, North Carolina, October.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2003.
The state of things in our industry.
NCSU-FPS Student Chapter Meeting, Invited presentation, Raleigh, North Carolina, September.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Wood recycling.
Raleigh Charter High School, Invited presentation, Raleigh, North Carolina, October.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2003.
Wood industry standards in Europe.
Wood Manufacturing Industry Skills Standards, Invited presentation, Princeton, West Virginia, September.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler, Matt Bumgardner and Ucheom Nwagbara.
2003.
The state of the U.S. Wood Industry.
WoodLINKS USA In-service meeting, invited presentation, Anaheim, California, August.
Schuler, Al, Urs Buehlmann, and Phil Araman.
2002.
Identifying competitive business strategies for the US wood household furniture industry.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2002.
Furniture/Recycling – activity report.
NCSU – Wood Products Task Force Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, April.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
Furniture Steering Committee – update and perspectives.
Chicago Peer Group Meeting, invited presentation, Atlanta, Georgia, August.
Zuo, Xiaoqiu, Urs Buehlmann, and R. Edward Thomas.
2002.
Applying a mixture design to solve the least cost grade mix problem.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, June.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2002.
Benchmarking the wood household furniture industry: A basis for identifying competitive business strategies for today’s global economy.
Wood Component Manufacturers' Association, invited presentation, San Antonio, Texas, April.
Buehlmann, Urs, Al Schuler, and Philipp Zwahlen.
2002.
Current state of the US wood furniture industry.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, June.
Buehlmann, Urs, Rick Lemaster, and Daniel Saloni.
2002.
Machining woodfiber-plastic composites – observations on wear and surface quality.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, June.
Bardon, Robert and Urs Buehlmann.
2002.
Alternative markets for municipal trees.
North Carolina Recreation and Park Society Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, November.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
Current Trends and Future Strategies for the U.S. Furniture Industry in the Face of Stiff Competition.
NHLA 30th Annual Hardwood Symposium, invited presentation, Falls Creek Falls, Tennessee, May.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
The U.S. furniture and wood products universe – problems and opportunities.
WoodLINKS USA Teacher's Meeting, invited presentation, Atlanta, Georgia, August.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2002.
Alternative markets: Possibilities from across the country.
North Carolina Recreation and Park Society Conference, Greensboro, North Carolina, November.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
Future strategies for the U.S. furniture industry in face of stiff competition.
USDA Forest Service TAV meeting NE-4803, invited presentation, High Point, North Carolina, November.
Buehlmann, Urs, Xiaoqiu Zuo, and R. Edward Thomas.
2002.
Least cost grade mix software program.
Working meeting with SAS Institute, Inc., November.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2002.
Problems and strategies of the U.S. furniture industry.
Schuler Associates Inc. year-end-meeting, invited presentation, Charlotte, North Carolina, December.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2002.
Markets for pre-consumer wood residuals in an urban area.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, June.
Buehlmann, Urs, D. Earl Kline, and Janice K. Wiedenbeck.
2002.
Yield response surface: a comprehensive investigation of the yield-cutting bill part size relationship.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Studieren und Forschen in den USA [Studying and researching in the USA].
Diskussionsrunde Bau- und Möbelschreiner (BM), Fachverband Holzbearbeitungsmaschinen (VDMA), und der Stiftung Pro Wood anlässlich der LIGNA PLUS, invited presentation, Hannover, Germany, May.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
U.S. furniture and wood products industries project.
Chicago Peer Group Meeting, invited presentation, Anaheim, California, August.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
Recent hardwood furniture and lumber trends and what you can do about it.
Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association, invited presentation, Teleconference, Princeton, West Virginia, October.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
The US secondary wood products industry – current state and strategies for the future.
Kentucky Forest Industry Association, invited presentation, Louisville, Kentucky, March.
Buehlmann, Urs, Rolf Zaech, and Doug Reichert.
2001.
Influence of lumber grade on production processes in furniture manufacturing.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Baltimore, Maryland, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
U.S. furniture and wood products industries project: Update.
North Carolina State University Executive Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, July.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2001.
The impact of human error when marking lumber in furniture rough mills.
International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2001), Dublin, Ireland, July.
Buehlmann, Urs and Judy Kincaid.
2001.
Wood waste availability in the Raleigh - Durham - Chapel Hill area.
11th Annual Conference & Trade Show of the Carolina Recycling Association, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, March.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Saloni, and Richard L. Lemaster.
2001.
Wood fiber-plastic composites: machining and surface quality.
15th International Wood Machining Seminar, Los Angeles, California, August.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Saloni, and Richard L. Lemaster.
2001.
Characterization of material properties of wood-plastic composites exposed to secondary manufacturing processes.
6th International Conference on Woodfiber-Plastic Composites, Forest Products Society, Madison, Wisconsin, May.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Recycling pre-consumer wood waste – current situation in an urban area.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Baltimore, Maryland, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Studier- und Arbeitsmöglichkeiten in den USA [Studying and working in USA].
Technical Forum Presentation. LIGNA Woodworking Fair, Hannover, Germany, May.
Schuler, Al, and Urs Buehlmann.
2001.
Benchmarking the furniture industry.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Baltimore, Maryland, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
North Carolina State University und der USDA Forest Service.
Technical Forum Presentation. Bayern Innovative [Bavaria Innovative]. Rosenheim, Germany, March.
Buehlmann, Urs, Richard L. Lemaster, and Daniel Saloni.
2001.
Woodfiber-plastic composite materials subjected to secondary processing.
Technical Forum Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Baltimore, Maryland, June.
Thomas, R. Edward and Urs Buehlmann.
2001.
Marker accuracy impact on rough dimension part yield in a hardwood furniture mill.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Baltimore, Maryland, June.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2001.
Benchmarking the furniture industry.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Baltimore, Maryland, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Opportunities to work and study in NC.
Technical Forum Presentation. LIGNA Woodworking Fair, Hannover, Germany, May.
Buehlmann, Urs and Xiaoqiu Zuo.
2001.
Teaching wood processing using the Internet – what we learned.
DELTA – Teaching with Technology Follow-up Seminar, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, December.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Wood recycling: Keeping wood residuals from landfills.
Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, September.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Decision support systems (DSS).
Technical Forum Presentation. LIGNA Woodworking Fair, Hannover, Germany, May.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
North Carolina State University – the University, College and the Department of Wood and Paper Science.
Technical Forum Presentation. LIGNA Woodworking Fair, Hannover, Germany, May.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
Zukünftige Produktions- und Verkaufsstrukturen am Beispiel des Nordamerikanischen Möbelmarktes [Manufacturing and marketing structures of the future in the North American furniture market].
Bayern Innovative [Bavaria Innovative], invited presentation, Rosenheim, Germany, March.
Buehlmann, Urs, Daniel Saloni, and Richard L. Lemaster.
2001.
Woodfiber-plastic composite materials subjected to secondary processing.
Technical Forum Presentation, 15th International Wood Machining Seminar, Los Angeles, California, August.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Decision support systems (DSS).
Technical Forum Presentation, AWFS Trade Show, Anaheim, California, August.
Schuler, Al and Urs Buehlmann.
2001.
Benchmarking the furniture industry.
Technical Forum Presentation, AWFS Trade Show, Anaheim, California, August.
Buehlmann, Urs and Xiaoqiu Zuo.
2001.
Teaching wood processing online. Technical Forum Presentation.
Instructional Technologies Expo 2001, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, September.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Wood recycling opportunities.
Technical Forum Presentation, Go Green, Save Green Business Recycling Workshop, Raleigh, North Carolina, October.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
Aiming for zero waste.
Carolina Recycling Association Annual Meeting (Expert Panel Participation), Asheville, North Carolina, March.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2001.
The US secondary wood products industry - survival and growth strategies.
Kentucky Forest Industry Association. (Expert Panel Participation), Louisville, Kentucky, March.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2001.
U.S. furniture and wood products industries project.
North Carolina State University Executive Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, August.
Buehlmann, Urs and Edward R. Thomas.
2000.
Validation of rip-first rough mill yield optimization software.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and R. Edward Thomas.
2000.
Simulation software validation using real data.
International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2000), College Park, Maryland, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Al Schuler.
2000.
Overview of the U.S. wood products industry and its competitive position.
Schuler Associates Inc. year-end-meeting, invited presentation, Charlotte, North Carolina, December.
Buehlmann, Urs and Edward R. Thomas.
2000.
Rough mill yield simulator validation.
CORE 2000 Review, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, invited presentation, Princeton, West Virginia, February.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck and D. Earl Kline.
2000.
Character-marked furniture: potential for lumber yield increase.
CORE 2000 Review, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, invited presentation, Princeton, West Virginia, February.
Buehlmann, Urs.
2000.
Resourcen der internationalen Holzwirtschaft [Resources of the international wood industry].
International conference on materials and composites, Swiss School for Engineering for the Wood Industry, invited presentation, Biel, Switzerland, June.
Buehlmann, Urs, Cliff T. Ragsdale, and Balz Gfeller.
1999.
Lignum Optimizer:- a spreadsheet-based decision support system for wood panel manufacturing.
Meeting of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), Beijing, China, August.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and D. Earl Kline.
1999.
Character-marked dimension parts: potential for lumber yield improvements.
International Value-Added Wood Processing Conference '99, invited presentation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October.
Buehlmann, Urs, Robert Noble Jr., and Cliff T. Ragsdale.
1999.
Decision Support Systems - Tools to solve complex problems.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Boise, Idaho, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1999.
Möglichkeiten für Holzingenieure in Nord Amerika [Opportunities for wood engineers in North America].
Fachhochschule Biel [University of Applied Sciences], invited presentation, Biel, Switzerland, June.
Buehlmann, Urs, Robert Noble Jr., and D. Earl Kline.
1999.
Lumber yield optimization using MS Excel.
Meeting of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies (IFORS), Technical Session Presentation, Beijing, China, August.
Buehlmann, Urs, D. Earl Kline, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and Robert Noble, Jr.
1999.
Lumber yield maximization for rip-first rough mills.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Boise, Idaho, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1999.
Möglichkeiten für Holzingenieure in Nord Amerika [Opportunities for wood engineers in North America].
Fachhochschule Rosenheim [University of Applied Sciences], invited presentation, Rosenheim, Germany, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1999.
MSc, Ph.D. and MBA - Weiterbildungsmöglichkeiten für Fachhochschulstudenten [MSc, Ph.D. and MBA - opportunities for continuing education for students of applied universities].
Katholische Technische Verbindung WINFRIDA, invited presentation, Rosenheim, Germany, December.
Buehlmann, Urs, Robert Noble Jr., and D. Earl Kline.
1999.
Lumber yield estimation based on the method of least squares.
Society for Flexible Automation and Integrated Manufacturing (FAIM), Tilburg, Netherlands, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1998.
Secondary wood processing: Opportunities and challenges.
Joint meeting Palliser Furniture and Loewen Windows, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, May.
Buehlmann, Urs, D. Earl Kline, and Janice K. Wiedenbeck.
1998.
Cutting bill requirements and lumber yield: The influence of cutting bill requirements on lumber yield.
Technical Forum Presentation, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Merida, Mexico, June.
Buehlmann, Urs and Curt Alt.
1998.
Developing decision support systems with EXCEL: Lignum Optimizer - a linear optimization program for OSB mills.
Annual Meeting of the Southeast Region of the Decision Sciences Institute, invited presentation, Roanoke, Virginia, February.
Alt, Curt and Urs Buehlmann.
1998.
Developing an Excel-based DSS for an OSB mill.
Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, February.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1998.
Understanding the relationship of lumber yield and cutting bill requirements.
Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, April.
Buehlmann, Urs, D. Earl Kline, and Janice K. Wiedenbeck.
1998.
Understanding the relationship of lumber yield and cutting bill requirements: A statistical approach to the rough mill yield estimation problem.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Merida, Mexico, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1998.
Understanding the relationship of lumber yield and cutting bill requirements.
Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, September.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1998.
Understanding the relationship of lumber yield and cutting bill requirements.
Defense Presentation – Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, October.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1998.
Decision support systems (DSS).
Technical Forum Presentation, International Woodworking Fair (IWF), Atlanta, Georgia, August.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1998.
Decision support systems - a tool to solve complex problems.
Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, April.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and D. Earl Kline.
1997.
Character-marked furniture.
Annual Meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science (VAS), Blacksburg, Virginia, April.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1997.
Character marked furniture - potential for yield improvements.
Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, March.
Buehlmann, Urs, Janice K. Wiedenbeck, and D. Earl Kline.
1997.
Character-marked furniture: potential for lumber yield increase.
Technical Forum Presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of Wood Science and Technology and the Forest Products Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, June.
Wiedenbeck, Janice K. and Urs Buehlmann.
1995.
Character-marked furniture: the yield picture.
Twenty-third Annual Hardwood Symposium, Cashiers, North Carolina, May.
Wiedenbeck, Janice K., and Urs Buehlmann.
1995.
Increased yield through expanded use of character marks in furniture production.
Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society, Portland, Oregon, June.
Buehlmann, Urs.
1995.
Character marked furniture - potential for yield improvements.
Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, November.
Awards and Honors
Urs Buehlmann.
Lean Six Sigma Orange Belt. Juran Institute, Southbury, CT. May 2009.
Urs Buehlmann.
Masco Lean Six Sigma Award - First Price, Best Lean Six Sigma Improvement Project 2008. Masco Atkins, VA plant. Masco Corporation, Taylor, MI. February 2009.
Urs Buehlmann.
Adjunct professor [professeur associe] at the Department of Wood Science [Departement des sciences du bois] at Laval University [Universite Laval], Quebec, Canada.
September 2006-present.
Urs Buehlmann.
Larry Hilchie WoodLINKS USA past president's special recognition award for outstanding contributions, dedication and support to skills education in the USA, August 2004.
Urs Buehlmann.
Keynote Speaker, Association des fabricants de meubles du Quebec (AFMQ) [Furniture Association of Quebec]. Chercher - innover - reussir [researching - innovating - succeeding]. Bromont, QC, Canada, September 2004.
Urs Buehlmann.
Keynote Speaker. AIDIMA Annual Furniture Meeting. The furniture industry paradigm change: The USA experience. Valencia, Spain, November 2004.
Urs Buehlmann.
Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting of the Forest Products Society - Industry Day. Reinventing the U.S. Furniture Industry - facts and ideas. Grand Rapids, MI, June 2004.
Urs Buehlmann.
Adjunct professor [professeur associe] at the Department of Mechanical Engineering [Departement de genie mecanique] at Laval University [Universite Laval], Quebec, Canada, February 2003-2006.
Urs Buehlmann.
Award for Excellence. Cooperative Extension Service, Southern Region for exceptional programming in the area of Project Administration for report entitled "Identifying markets for scrap wood in the Triangle Region," March 2002.
Urs Buehlmann.
Elected as an associate member [membre-chercheur associe] to CENTOR, the Network Organization Research Center (Centre de recherche sur les technologies de l' organisation reseau]. Laval University. Quebec, Canada, December 2002.
Graduate Theses / Dissertations
Baidy Ba.
2009.
M.S.
Poverty alleviation and non-timber forest products in Senegal: The role of small scale enterprises.
Major Professor: Buehlmann, Urs.
Torsten Lihra.
2009.
Ph.D.
La personnalisation de masse pour l'industrie du meuble en bois.
Major Professor: Buehlmann, Urs and Robert Beauregard.
Daniel Saloni.
2007.
Ph.D.
Processing Monitoring and Control System Design, Evaluation and Implementation of Abrasive Machining Processes.
Major Professor: Urs Buehlmann (until 2005), finished degree with Richard Lemaster.
Lucia Morales.
2006.
M.S.
Determining the Economics of New Moulder Configurations.
Major Professor: Urs Buehlmann (until 2005), finished degree with Richard Lemaster.
Robert Stallings.
2006.
M.S.
Recycling of surface contaminated wood via waste stream remediation.
Major Professor: Urs Buehlmann (until 2005), finished degree with Richard Lemaster. This was Master of WP (non-thesis).
Maurice Deaver.
2006.
M.S.
Economic feasibility of a solid hardwood panel manufacturing enterprise.
Major Professor: Urs Buehlmann.
Chris Moriarty.
2006.
M.S.
Predicting wooden I-joist glueline temperatures using heat transfer models and comparison to ASTM E119 fire resistance testing.
Major Professor: Urs Buehlmann (until 2005), finished degree with Perry Peralta.
Veronique Rancourt.
2004.
M.S.
Evaluation et selection de technologies de detection de defauts dans le bois de sciage.
Major Professor: Ait Kadi, Daoud and Urs Buehlmann.
Xiaoqiu Zuo.
2003.
Ph.D.
Improving lumber cut-up manufacturing efficiency using optimization methods.
Major Professor: Phil Mitchell, Urs Buehlmann (Advisory and committee member).
Rolf Zaech.
2001.
M.S.
Lumber-grade cost evaluation.
Major Professor: Urs Buehlmann. This was for Engineer (Applied University). Swiss Institute of Wood Technology.
Short Courses / Continuing Education
Pallet Re-use and Recycling.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, and William Worrell.
Location: Abingdon, VA.
Dates: April 30, 2009.
Pallet Re-use and Recycling.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, and Matthew Yancey.
Location: Front Royal, VA.
Dates: May 5, 2009.
Lean Thinking.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Earl Kline, and Neil Clark.
Location: Virginia Beach, VA.
Dates: May 7, 2009.
Lean Thinking.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Earl Kline, and Jason Fisher.
Location: Danville, VA.
Dates: May 14, 2009.
Remaining Competitive in Hardwood Components Production.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Brian Bond, Earl Kline, Jan Wiedenbeck, Ed Thomas, Thomas Walthousen, Steve Lawser, and Steve Ehle.
Location: Princeton, WV.
Dates: April 20-21, 2009.
Lean Thinking.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Earl Kline, and William Worrell.
Location: Abingdon, VA.
Dates: April 2, 2009.
Pallet Re-use and Recycling.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, and Jason Fisher.
Location: South Boston, VA.
Dates: March 26, 2009.
Lean Thinking.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Earl Kline, and Matthew Yancey.
Location: Harrisonburg, VA.
Dates: March 24, 2009.
Pallet Re-use and Recycling.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs, Phil Araman, and Neil Clark.
Location: Chesapeake, VA.
Dates: April 9, 2009.
Think Light – Innovative Lightweight Panels.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs.
Location: Grand Rapids, MI.
Dates: November 19-20, 2008.
Think Light – Innovative Lightweight Panels.
Instructor: Buehlmann, Urs.
Location: Grand Rapids, MI.
Dates: November 17-18, 2008.
Greening your facility and your bottom line.
Instructor: Steve Zamiara, Tom Rhodes, and Urs Buehlmann.
Location: Sanford, NC.
Dates: March 2003.
Workshop on pallet recycling.
Instructor: Urs Buehlmann and Philip Araman.
Location: Raleigh, NC.
Dates: October 2002.
Workshop on pallet recycling.
Instructor: Urs Buehlmann and Philip Araman.
Location: Charlotte, NC.
Dates: September 2002.
Workshop on pallet recycling.
Instructor: Urs Buehlmann and Philip Araman.
Location: Greensboro, NC.
Dates: September 2002.
Workshop on alternative markets for municipal trees.
Instructor: Robert Bardon and Urs Buehlmann.
Location: Raleigh, NC and 9 teleconference sites statewide.
Dates: March 2002.
Workshop on pallet recycling.
Instructor: Urs Buehlmann and Philip Araman.
Location: Asheville, NC.
Dates: January 2002.
University Service
Forest Products Business Curriculum Committee.
Bob Smith, Bob Bush, Tom Hammett, Earl Kline, Brian Bond, Henry Queseda, Urs Buehlmann (Chair)
College of Natural Resources Finance Committee.
Forest Product Business Management Faculty Search Committee.
Committee Members: Earl Kline, Bob Smith, Audrey Zink-Sharp, Urs Buehlmann, and Brain Bond (Chairman)
Extension and Continuing Education Committee.
Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, 2000-2005
Curriculum Committee.
Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, 2000-2005
Wood Products Task Force.
Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, 2000-2003
Undergraduate Recruiting Committee.
Department of Wood and Paper Science, North Carolina State University, 2000-2005
Professional Services
Member.
National Science and Engineering Committee (NSERC, Canada), Industrial Engineering Grants Committee, September 2007 - present
Moderator and reviewer.
International Scientific Conference on Hardwood Processing (ISCHP 2007), Quebec City, Canada, September 2007
Participant. Strategic research review and planning.
USDA Forest Service R&D resource management and use (RM&U), Crown Plaza Hotel, Crystal Palace, Virginia, March 2005
Member.
Board of Directors, WoodLINKS USA, 2005-present
Moderator.
The challenges of overseas imports to Europe, European Laminates Conference and Workshop, Berlin, Germany, April 2004
Organizing committee member.
Manufacturing Competitiveness of the Forest Products Industry: Competing in Today's Global Manufacturing and Consumer Marketplace. Forest Products Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2004
Member, Education Committee.
Association of Woodworking & Furnishing Suppliers (AWFS), 2004-present
Reviewer.
Evaluation perodique des programmes de maitrise et doctorat en sciences du bois. Periodiacal review of the wood science's masters and doctoral program], Universite Laval, Quebec, Canada, October 2003
Organizer and co-chair.
Wood fiber: Supply, demand, quality, and potential. Forest Products Society - Carolinas-Chesapeake Section Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 2003
Technical Advisory Visit (TAV) for USDA Forest Research Unit RWU-4701.
Northeastern Research Station, Princeton, West Virginia, June 2003
Organizer and moderator, Cedar Ridge WoodLINKS USA High School program advisory board founding meeting.
WoodLINKS USA and Cedar Ridge High School, Hillsborough, North Carolina, December 2003
Organizer and moderator.
WoodLINKS USA high school teachers, Grand Rapids, Michigan, December 2003
Past Chair.
Forest Products Society, Carolinas-Chesapeake Section, 2003-2004
Co-Chair, Carolina-Chesapeake Section Meeting of the Forest Products Society.
Wood fiber: supply, demand, quality and potential, September 2003
Session organizer and moderator.
Furniture and Wood Products - Technical Session, 17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17), Blacksburg, Virginia, August 2003
Vice Chair.
Society of Wood Science and Technology, International Committee, 2002-2005
Focus group organizer and moderator. Recycled flooring focus group meeting.
Waste Reduction Partners and North Carolina State University, Asheville, North Carolina, December 2002
Technical Advisory Visit (TAV) for USDA Forest Research Unit RWU-4803.
Northeastern Research Station, High Point, North Carolina, November 2002
Technical Advisory Visit (TAV) for USDA Forest Research Unit RWU-4702.
Southern Research Station, Blacksburg, Virginia, October 2002
Technical Advisory Visit (TAV).
For USDA Forest Research Unit RWU-4701, Northeastern Research Station, Princeton, West Virginia, February 2001
Session chair, Quality, Reliability, Maintenance.
International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2001), Dublin, Ireland, July 2001
Organizer and moderator, Furniture Steering Committee Meeting.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2001
Organizer and moderator. Executive meeting regarding the Furniture Steering Committee.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 2001
Organizer and Moderator, Focus group meeting, Furniture Steering Committee.
3M Corporation, Organizer and moderator, High Point, NC, November 2001
Member.
Society of Wood Science and Technology International Committee, 2001-2002
Urs Buehlmann
Associate Professor
Virginia Tech Department of Wood Science and Forest Products
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