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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Furniture manufacturing"”.
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China's Presence in Developing Countries' Technology Basket: The Case of Furniture Manufacturing in Kenya
… research approaches and data from Kenya’s furniture manufacturing firms, including both formal and informal sector firms. It was found that the technologies from China (and also Kenya) are more amenable for inclusive industrial development especially with respect to employment creation and …
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An analysis of the work roles of chief executive officers in small furniture manufacturing firms
… work roles of chief executive officers in small furniture manufacturing firms. Certain roles are operational - nature, while others are strategic in nature. The basic research question being addressed is: which work roles, if any, are perceived as more important to the position of a CEO in small …
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The effect of marketing strategies on firm performance: a study of furniture manufacturing SMEs in Johor Malaysia
… and their impact on firm performance in furniture manufacturing SMEs. The researcher test a model that reflects the expected relationship between entrepreneurial, guerrilla, relationship, ambush, viral and niche marketing strategies and firm performance. Based on a review of pertinent …
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Lean Management: Awareness, Implementation Status, and Need for Implementation Support in Virginia's Wood Industry
… decades, the U.S. wood products (NAICS 321) and furniture manufacturing (NAICS 337) industries have been greatly affected by economic cycles, rising production and transportation costs, changing buyer habits, and, arguably, most powerfully, increasing global competition. As a result, tens of …
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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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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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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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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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Lean Manufacturing: Setup Time Reduction in Secondary Wood Manufacturing Facilities in North America
… emergence and the subsequent evolution of lean manufacturing concepts, numerous enterprises of different scale and specialties have adopted lean tools and techniques in their facilities with varying success. In general, lean manufacturing related studies have been conducted on large …
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Plan de negocios para la creación de la empresa de mobiliario multifuncional – Muebles Origami
El presente plan de negocio busca determinar la viabilidad de creación de una empresa enfocada al asesoramiento, diseño, fabricación, distribución y ensamble de muebles multifuncionales que permitan aprovechar de la mejor manera el espacio de un apartamento pequeño. El presente documento se podrá …