Furniture Manufacturing

Don't move! Lean has you covered

The manufacturing exodus doesn't have to be happening.

Engineers — the missing link

If you don't staff your company with engineers - people educated to save you money and improve customer satisfaction - don't complain when competitors take your markets.

Finding a lean solution

Lean manufacturing helps furniture maker expand quickly.

Getting more with less

Applying Pareto's Law and its 80/20 logic can simplify your business and improve profitability.

Guide for survival: Clarity

The American economy continues in a slide and we don't know yet where it will end, but it is clear that the furniture industry is in a classic "rollup."

Inside a product launch

Toronto-based office partition and furniture manufacturer launches major new product line to compete with the largest office furniture manufacturers.

Making mass customization of furniture work

CNC router manufacturer Thermwood set up a furniture-making operation in its own plant to test its cell manufacturing techniques.

Mixed-cycle finishing demonstrated for chair manufacturing

ICA Group has created a range of water-based finishing products targeted at meeting the special coating needs of wooden chairs.

New rules for office, contract manufacturers

Manufacturers of office and contract furniture need to develop special strategies to survive the recession and grow in the expansion.

Positioning for success: Three stories

Three examples of companies that achieved success by implementing lean manufacturing.