Scientists & Staff

Featured Publications & Products

• Palmer, Jeff; Wiedenbeck, Jan; Porterfield, Elizabeth. 2009. SOLVE The performance analyst for hardwood sawmills. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-43. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 44 p. and 1 CD-ROM.
• Wiedenbeck, Jan; Palmer, Jeff; Mayer, Robert. 2006. Make Log Yield Analysis Part of Your Daily Routine. Hardwood Matters: 8-9, 11
• Palmer, A. Jefferson, Jr.; Wiedenbeck, Janice K.; Mayer, Robert W.; Mayer, Robert W. 2005. Cost of Sawing Timber (COST) Module (Version 1.0) for Windows®. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-338. Newtwon Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. 18 p. [Includes CD-ROM].
• Palmer, A. Jefferson Jr.; Hansen, Bruce G.; Hansen, Bruce G. 2002. Using the pallet costing system to determine costs and stay competitive in the pallet industry. In: Smalley, Bryan, ed. Current topics in the processing and utilization of hardwood lumber, proceedings of the 30th annual hardwood symposium; 2002 May 30 - June 1; Falls Creek Falls, TN. Memphis, TN: National Hardwood Lumber Association: 82-87.
• Palmer, A. Jefferson, Jr.; West, Cynthia D.; Hansen, Bruce G.; White, Marshall S.; Mitchell, Hal L. 2002. PCS: a pallet costing system for wood pallet manufacturers (version 1.0 for Windows®). Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-293. Newtown Square, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 15 p.

Publications & Products

• Rentch, J.S.; Ford, W.M.; Schuler, Thomas; Palmer, Jeff; Diggins, C.A. 2016. Release of Suppressed Red Spruce Using Canopy Gap Creation--Ecological Restoration in the Central Appalachians. Natural Areas Journal. 36(1): 29-37.
• Winn, Matthew; Palmer, Jeff; Lee, S.-M.; Araman, Philip. 2016. ForestCrowns: a transparency estimation tool for digital photographs of forest canopies.
• Andersch, Adrienn; Buehlmann, Urs; Palmer, Jeff; Wiedenbeck, Janice K.; Lawser, Steve. 2014. Product costing guide for wood dimension and component manufacturers. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-140. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 31 p.
• Palmer, Jeff; Andersch, Adrienn; Wiedenbeck, Jan; Buehlmann, Urs. 2014. Users guide for WoodCite, a product cost quotation tool for wood component manufacturers [computer program]. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-126. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 12 p.
• Andersch, Adrienn; Buehlmann, Urs; Palmer, Jeff; Wiedenbeck, Janice K; Lawser, Steve. 2013. Product costing program for wood component manufacturers. Forest Products Journal. 63(7-8): 247-256.
• Hansen, Bruce; Palmer, Jeff; Palmer, Jeff. 2000. Financial management for small companies. In: Meyer, Dan A., ed. Proceedings of the twenty-eighth annual hardwood symposium, West Virginia now--the future for the hardwood industry? Memphis, TN. National Hardwood Lumber Association: 59-63.
• Hansen, Bruce G.; Palmer, Arnold J., Jr. 1999. FRAN: financial ratio analysis and more (Version 2.0 for Windows). Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-264. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. [1 computer disk (3-1/2 in.)]
• Palmer, Jefferson A. 1999. Foresters' Metric Conversions program (version 1.0). [Computer program]. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-260. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agricultue, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. [1 computer disk (31/2 in.)]
• Hansen, Bruce; Palmer, Jeff. 1998. JEFI: a cash flow analysis program (Version 3.0 for Windows). [Computer program]. . Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-252. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station. [l computer disk (3 l/2 in.)].
• Hansen, Bruce G.; Palmer, A. Jeff. 1997. JEFFl/2-a cash flow analysis program. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-234. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.
• Hansen, Bruce G.; Palmer, A. Jeff. 1997. JIL:Japanese Imports of Lumber-user's guide and brief analysis of Japanese hardwood lumber import trends. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-235. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 21 p.
• Hansen, Bruce G.; Palmer, Jeff A. 1997. FRAN: Financial Ratio Analysis (version l.0). (Computer Program). Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-231. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 10 p.
• Hansen, Bruce G.; Palmer, Jeff A. 1993. JEFFI: a simplified, Lotus-based cash flow analysis program. . Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-178. Radnor, PA: U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 11 p.