Management consulting company, Lexcentia, has opened to address issues impacting the furniture business and develop growth strategies for...
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Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series on the state of the furniture and woodworking...
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Fast growing furniture imports from China have become a controversial topic within the U.S. forest products and furniture...
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HEADNOTE This is the first installment in a two-part series In the United States, furniture and related manufacturing...
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Abstract This paper reports the results of and conclusions drawn from a questionnaire survey concerning the use and...
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Abstract Innovation is considered the ultimate drive for business success. In the face of a fast-growing Chinese furniture...
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Mississippi State University's Institute of Furniture Manufacturing and Management of Starkesville, MS, has received the 2004 Southern Growth...
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The sudden disappearance of funding threatened many firms in the Korean furniture industry. Almost overnight, many of these...
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The committee will continue OFIC's mission of providing a forum for office furniture manufacturers and suppliers.
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In this paper, a dry kiln scheduling problem from the furniture manufacturing industry is considered. Factory-specified due dates...
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* Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2002 on The Franklin Center for Furniture Manufacturing...
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Leslie Fishbein, president of Kacey Fine Furniture in Denver, Colorado, was not pleased with the recent city council...
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High Point— Seeking to simplify the complexities of global sourcing, PLMresearch is marketing to furniture makers its Web-based...
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Note: This is the second of a two-part series on the state of the furniture and woodworking industries...
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International competition, changing workforce dynamics and evolving service/distribution systems and are among the many trends impacting Northeast Mississippi's...
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Leland, N.C.— Leather upholstery resource Leather Italia has added two furniture industry veterans to its management team. Timothy...
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Leland, N.C.— Leather upholstery resource Leather Italia has added two furniture industry veterans to its management team. Timothy...
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In November 1997, the Asian currency crisis triggered a cataclysmic economic downturn in South Korea. This change caused...
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The Great Wall of China, which graces this month's cover, is a huge reminder of China's isolationist history....
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The announcement that Mickey Holliman is retiring as CEO of Furniture Brands made me think about who is...
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Heartland Furniture Company (1) has been headquartered in Heartland, Ind., for the past 100 years. The company was...
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State and private funds have been used to create a $4 million furniture research and development facility at...
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TUPELO - Other furniture companies refer to it simply as FBI, a fitting acronym for the world's largest...
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New Practice Area to Provide Scalable Support Services for Project Management
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Abstract There are five generally recognized manufacturing system types and the Lean Production system is the newest manufacturing...
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HEADNOTE PLANT-LEVEL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ORIENTATION: THE INFLUENCE OF MANAGEMENT VIEWS AND PLANT CHARACTERISTICS* HEADNOTE As customers, the public...
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A ACIMALL, Centro Direzionale Milanofiori, la Strada-Palazzo F3, 20090 Assago, (Milano) Italy. 39/2-89210200 FAX: 39/2-8209009. WEB: www.acimall.com. Contact:...
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Superior Furniture Inc., a manufacturer of casual aluminum tubular furniture in Sarasota, Fla., named Fran Earle sales manager....
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For today's office furniture manufacturers, to "sustain" is to succeed. And succeeding they are. For the first time...
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When Tupelo-based Hancock Fabrics was growing into the nation's second largest fabric chain, CEO Larry Kirk could have...
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Is business improving for residential furniture manufacturers? According to respondents to Wood & Wood Products' 14th annual survey...
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Four years ago, Stanley Furniture Co. embarked on an ambitious plan to reduce hazardous pollutants and cut waste...
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SUMMARY The current studies on supply chain management are limited in their analysis of thc linkages between firms...
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A ACIMALL Centro Direzionate Milanofiori La Strada-Palazzo F3, Assago, (Milano), Italy; 39/02-89210200; FAX: 39/02-8259009; WEB: www.acimall.com; Contact: Dr....
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In the past two decades alone the forest products industry has suffered in the face of...
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Mississippi State University broke ground for the 35,000-square-foot Franklin Furniture Center at its Starkville, MS, campus. The facility...
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A ACIMALL, Centro Direzionale Milanofiori, la Strada-Palazzo F3, 20090 Assago, (Milano) Italy. 39/2-89210200 FAX: 39/2-8259009. Web site: www.acimall.com...
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The spirited action that has deeply engaged the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers since its recent decision to...
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Mississippi's $4-billion per year furniture industry got an early Christmas present with the announcement in midDecember of a...
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Lee Houston is trying to increase productivity at one of Vermont's signature furniture makers. He was recruited by...
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Are government regulations a driver or barrier to environmental activities? Does greater functional involvement within a firm help...
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Ray Shufelt, president of Top Supplies Inc. and the Suppliers Division of the American Furniture Manufacturers Association tells...
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ARMAN R. YAGHUBIAN [1] THOM J. HODGSON [2] JEFFREY A. JOINES [2] Received June 1998 and accepted September...
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BENBROOK, Texas — Richard Russell Waters Jr., who most recently worked in management and sales with retailer Havertys,...
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for years, there have been many office products dealers selling office furniture as part of their product mix...
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Recognizing the importance of education in the woodworking industry, WOOD & WOOD PRODUCTS has compiled the following directory...
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Recognizing the importance of education in the woodworking industry, WOOD & WOOD PRODUCTS has compiled the following directory...
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Lenoir, N.C.— Hammary Furniture has begun implementing the American Home Furnishings Alliance's Enhancing Furniture's Environmental Culture program, or...
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Lenoir, N.C.— Hammary Furniture has begun implementing the American Home Furnishings Alliance's Enhancing Furniture's Environmental Culture program, or...
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High Point— The Furniture Foundation of the American Home Furnishings Alliance is accepting grant applications for education or...
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