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Highland Park Wood Co. (Abridged)

By: David E. Bell
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  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:4
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Abstract

A major home builder wishes to purchase lumber (Southern pine). The builder wants delivery in six months but prefers to lock-in the price near current rates. The lumber wholesaler must decide on a pricing and sourcing strategy. Examples include: 1) buy & hold, 2) wait and see, and 3) hedge with futures. There is no futures market in Southern pine, but there is a market in Hem-Fir (a somewhat similar wood). Data on historical spot and futures prices is provided.

Keywords

Decision Choices and Conditions; Goods and Commodities

Citation

Bell, David E. "Highland Park Wood Co. (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 122-098, April 2022.
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