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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Furniture industry"”.
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Aspects of the furniture industry in Ireland
… and industrial agglomeration in the Irish furniture manufacturing industry. With its focus on firm behaviour, industrial organisation and industrial structure the research is located within the tradition of industrial economics. Based on heterodox economic perspectives and utilising a …
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Lot-sizing in the wood furniture industry
… the problem of scheduling production in a wood furniture plant. In particular, we consider the problem of selecting orders from various types of furniture products and determining their lot-sizes for production when there are sequence dependent setup times involved in the production of these …
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Regional wage inequality in the United States furniture industry
… hourly wage differences in the United States furniture industry. County level census data used to compare average wages in the South with average wages in the non-South showed a considerably lower wage structure in the South. Regression models suggest wage variation is strongly influenced by …
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Competitive determinants of technology diffusion in the wood household furniture industry
… firms. This study assessed the wood household furniture industry for its current level of technology adoption, examined the impact of competitive variables on technology adoption and strategy formation, as well as, characteristics of innovators or early adopters within the industry. The results …
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Hardwood Use in China's Wood Furniture Industry: A Small Sample Assessment
In this study, over two hundred furniture manufacturers throughout China were surveyed regarding their raw wood material use in 1996 and their estimated use in 1999. Personal interviews were conducted after a mail survey to get interviewees' perceptions of the Chinese furniture market and raw wood …
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Competitive strategy and structure in the United States wood household furniture industry
… competitive structure of the U.S. wood household furniture industry. Firms were categorized into strategic groups using hierarchical agglomerate cluster analysis based on factor scores. Cluster analysis resulted in a differentiation, an overall low cost, and a focus group (which appeared as a …
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Present status and possible future development of the wood furniture industry in Virginia
… the present role of Virginia's wood furniture industry within Virginia's overall economy and evaluating the possible economic implications of changes in the major production factors influencing the future development of the industry. Supporting the hypothesis that the furniture …
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Material use, product profile and channels of distribution in the U.S. wood furniture industry
… upholstered household (SIC 2512) and wood office furniture (SIC 2521) were surveyed to assess wood materials use within these three industry segments. The final sample frame contained 5,016 manufacturing locations. This investigation also provides a profile of the types of products produced and …
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An application of the flexible specialisation methodology to the furniture industry in the Western Cape
… flexible specialisation (FS) methodology to the furniture industry in the Western Cape. As described in detail in the following section, the gains from employing this approach include "the conceptualisation of industrialisation as a locally embedded process, and the focus on network and on …
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An analysis of hardwood lumber and other wood-based materials use in the wood furniture industry
… of wood household, wood office and upholstered furniture were surveyed to (1) assess wood material use for 1990 and estimate use for 1991, and 1992, and (2) to examine consumer perceptions of certain hardwood lumber and supplier attributes in order to ascertain which are most influential in …
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Lietuvos baldų pramonės konkurencingumo įvertinimas /
… issues and perspectives of Lithuanian furniture industry enterprises. Research object - Lithuanian furniture industry companies competitiveness. Research aim is to analyze Lithuanian furniture industry enterprises competitiveness, discover main forces at which are based competitive …
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Furnishing a city : The design and production of furniture in nineteenth century Sheffield.
Throughout the nineteenth century furniture was a means of indirect communication. Its style, setting and quality, the ease and manner with which it was displayed all revealed much about the owner, their background and taste. In this respect, this study seeks to discover how furniture was deployed …
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An analysis of factors influencing quality perceptions and purchase of office furniture
… presents an in depth investigation of the office furniture industry and of the factors that influence selection and purchase of office furniture. It also utilizes data obtained in a national survey of nearly 270 office furniture buyers to investigate several general conceptual marketing issues. …
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Product-market opportunities for FPL spaceboard II molded structural products
… in new product development by the wood products industry. A new molded wood structural product developed by the U.S. Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory known as FPL Spaceboard II was used to illustrate the techniques. Determinant attribute analysis was first employed to identify the …
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Part of the Furniture: Envisioning Furniture Futures Through Qualitative Research and Design
Furniture is a bridge between our bodies and the world. Through furniture, we can live in a way we wouldn't otherwise be able to. Since we’ve evolved into humans, we've become designers and consumers of furniture – from the rocks in ancient caves to King's thrones to the millions of couches …
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Analysis and Testing of a Ready-to-Assemble Wood Framing System
… customer is well known and commonly used by the furniture industry. In wood construction, the lack of a simple and reliable method of assembling the frame members creates a barrier to wide acceptance of prefabricated kit structures. This thesis focuses on a novel technology of assembling …
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Examining the effect of evaluating performance with performance report variances on reported performance: a field research approach
… participated in the study were members of the furniture industry, and each organization was treated initially as an individual case study. The results of the study suggest that there is a positive relationship between the accepted use of performance reports, strong pay-performance linkage, and …
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Product design attributes and consumer preferences in the local furniture market
… study explores the evolving world of purchasing furniture and provides insightful information on the preferences of both first-time and second-time customers, particularly those looking for living room furniture. The central concern stems from how their decisions mirror their self-images and …
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Effects of distribution planning systems on the cost of delivery in unique make-to-order manufacturing
… (UMTO). In doing so, the German kitchen furniture industry (GKFI) serves as an example and supplier of primary data. On the basis of a detailed market analysis this thesis will demonstrate that this industry, which mostly works with its own vehicles for transport, is in urgent need of …
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