Internet readiness and e-Business adoption of Canadian value-added wood producers

Abstract

This study focuses on results of a facsimile survey sent to value-added wood producers across Canada on their levels of Internet readiness and electronic business (e-Business) adoption. In addition, attitudinal information was collected with respect to companies' willingness to use the Internet as a business tool to facilitate exchange along the supply chain. Findings indicate that, while the use of the Internet is relatively commonplace, the Canadian value-added wood products sector has yet to embrace high level e-Business tools on a wide scale. However, there is a willingness to do so and results clearly point to the fact that most manufacturers expect the Internet to become increasingly important in the context of day-to-day business applications. Key words: value-added wood products, Internet, e-Business, e-Commerce