eng Nedeljković, Jelena Poduška, Zoran Čomić, Dragan Stanišić, Mile Within the Vlaseničko, Milićko, Han Pijesačko and Romanijsko forest management regions (FMRs), a key factor in timber harvesting are contractors for forest services. Wood-processing enterprises are the largest buyers of wood assortments and, at the same time, the largest sellers of final and other wood products in the observed FMRs. The research aims to inquire into the attitudes of the respondents towards the organisation of business processes within the contractors for forestry services and woodindustry enterprises in the selected FMRs, as well as regarding the opportunities for their improvement. Primary data were collected in 2 phases. In the 1st phase, 30 representatives of contractors for forestry services and wood-industry enterprises were surveyed. Interviews with 6 representatives of leading enterprises (2 representatives of the contractors for forestry services and 4 wood-industry enterprises) were conducted in the 2nd phase. The contractors for forestry services are engaged through a tendering procedure (public procurement) published by the Public Forest Enterprise “Forests of the Republic of Srpska” JSC, Sokolac. All respondents stated that they possess chainsaws and tractors, and only 17% used forwarders and bulldozers in their work. Business entities from the wood industry are most often engaged in the production of coniferous sawn timber. Raw materials are mostly (71%) procured from the state-owned forests. The majority of respondents (62%) stated that they sell their products on foreign markets. Possibilities for improving the business processes of the contractors for forestry services and the wood industry enterprises within the observed FMRs include: education of the workforce, renewal of obsolete mechanization; creating a database to facilitate the analysis of their business, etc. application/pdf 813502 bytes info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceProceedings BOOK OF ABSTRACTS International Scientific Conference FORESTRY SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - FORS2D Perspectives of forestry and related sectors as drivers of sustainable development in the post-Covid era Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka 2022 organisation, business processes, small and medium enterprises, forestry, Republic of Srpska Small and Medium Enterprises in Forestry and Wood Industry : Organization of Business Processes in Selected Forest Management Regions in the Republic of Srpska https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:2754 cobiss:111023881 All rights reserved