A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry, Second Edition
A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry, Second Edition

Author: Susan M. Walcott

Publisher: Business Expert Press

Published: 2020-02-15

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 195152747X

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This book highlights the role of global networks, lean and green production methods, customized quality versus price competitiveness, online outreach along with showroom access, labor issues, and related factors that continue to compel location shifts and extensions of the furniture industry. The furniture industry serves as an indicator for the changing state of American manufacturing. A brief history of U.S. furniture manufacturing creates the context for continuing geographic shifts among Asian locations, foreign ownership impacts and global market considerations, as well as the demands of three significant domestic market demographics. The furniture industry is separated into its various parts from wood to metal, home to institutional markets. Government actions including tariffs, health, and environmental regulations are also considered. Based on numerous interviews and site visits, strategies of corporate survivors in the face of mergers, and emergence of new players are profiled to indicate practices for increasing adaptive capacity and marketing the appeal of “made here”. This book highlights the role of global networks, lean and green production methods, customized quality versus price competitiveness, online outreach along with showroom access, labor issues, and related factors that continue to compel location shifts and extensions of the furniture industry.

A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry
A Profile of the Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Author: Susan M. Walcott

Publisher: Business Expert Press

Published: 2013-11-14

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 1606496573

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The furniture industry has played an important role in the history of the United States as a bellwether for manufacturing. This sector continues to be a major manufacturing employer in the US and around the world through its utilization of a global production network. Types of furniture range from household (indoor and outdoor) to institutional, with particular growth in firms supplying medical and government-related commodities. The industry is highly responsive to economic and fashion trends, but is partitioned into high, medium and low cost segments that reveal different location-al and market responses to changes in these factors. Recent developments indicate that the post-1980's migration of furniture manufacturing to offshore, low labor cost countries has stabilized and shows signs of re-shoring in the US for high end customized technologically intensive products utilizing the remaining embedded skilled labor and locally clustered industry components. Businesses that survived the recessionary 'creative destruction' largely adopted lean manufacturing processes and took advantage of newly available, lower cost equipment and buildings to upgrade their production practices, absorbing market from former competitors. New partnerships will be traced with branches and headquarter relocations in Asia, along with cooperative supplier relationships with former U.S. and new foreign companies. Industry survivors adopted practices that could be highly instructive for other manufacturers challenged by globalization to grow stronger by increasing their adaptive capacity. Concepts illustrated in the furniture industry would be useful to a number of audiences in academic, industry and public policy markets. The proposed book provides an overview of the industry and its global production network including a brief overview of the manufacturing technologies of each sector. Assessment of new competitors in Asia and South America will illustrate opportunities and challenges in these locations. The book culminates by considering challenges, opportunities, and the future outlook of the industry in regional clusters.

Research Report on China's Furniture Industry
Research Report on China's Furniture Industry

Author: Albert Pan

Publisher: Zeefer Consulting

Published: 2008-07-28

Total Pages: 105

ISBN-13: 1438280920

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China's Furniture Market Overview *In-depth analysis on entry barrier / suggestion of China furniture market; *Analysis on the characteristics of Chinese consumer and their preference; *Import / export analysis based on 5 years trade data in detail, source countries / destination; *Market trends and increasing potential prediction; *Analysis on industry policy / law / regulation; *Visual images for easily understanding sales channel in China and import procedures; *Distribution map and top ten players case study to describe the market competition; *Details of China's sanitary and quarantine inspection for importing furniture products; ...estimated that the annual demand in China furniture market in 2010 will be up to RMB 300 billion. Excellent prospect will be offered for manufacturers...China had maintained the gross import of furniture growing sharply in succession for four years... gross import was up to about USD 780 million, a growth of about 17% over last year...

China Furniture Industry
China Furniture Industry

Author: China Knowledge Press

Publisher: China Knowledge Press

Published: 2008-12

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 9814163082

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Twenty years after China opened its doors to the wider international market, the furniture industry in China has witnessed the entry of numerous foreign furniture enterprises. This report provides an overview and discussion of China's furniture industry, and identifies opportunities and pitfalls for prospective investors.