There are various reasons for this, including the absence of a strategic framework that links them and takes account of quality, price and timeliness requirements. Moreover, the average level of technical and administrative training among employees responsible for decision-making in most of the concessions makes it hard to attain the desired level of competitiveness, since business success is directly proportional to skills, abilities, and the training of the work force as a whole. This shortcoming needs to be overcome, particularly with a view to processing smaller- diameter logs and improving knowledge of international trends in terms of requirements, standards, norms and the updating of production processes. Diversification based on innovation and the development of new products would have positive economic effects and help boost job creation in the zone.