Abstract:

In this paper the synergetics theory was introduced and further used analyze the log supply chain for forest industries in Heilongjiang Province. An order parameter equation was established, and was applied in collaborative log supply chain subsystems. Based on this equation, the main factors affecting the efficiency and effectiveness were found out and the coordination degree model of log supply chain was constructed consequently. The trend analysis of coordination degree changes showed that, the forest engineering industry was generally in the chaos status between 1999 and 2008, with the financial and business subsystems changed in disorder. Also, it was found that the overall change trend of coordination degree of log supply chain was relatively stable, but at the lower level with the range from -0.2 to 0.2, and the coordination degree was relatively low among the component elements of supply chain during the developing period. It was recommended that, an innovative management concept, which is comparable with the latest economic era, should be employed by the forest industries in Heilongjiang Province for guiding the future development, and further for setting up the new management mode to meet the new situation requirements.

Key words: forest industries, supply chain, synergetics, coordination degree, log logistics