Revealed a significant proportion of the cost of the physical distribution of revenue furniture company. It is shown that the cost of physical distribution includes the company's expenses and capital and current assets. This requires that they be brought to a single dimension. The assumption was...

From time to time, opinion pieces appear in the media that point out that the risk of being harmed by terrorism is very low. This much is true, at least from an actuarial perspective. These opinion pieces are often accompanied by lists of other, usually absurd, ways that a person is more likely...

In retail industry furniture and furnishing category has become more competitive. There are many players entering into organized format of retail in this category. Therefore, it becomes important for retailers to differentiate themselves from each other. As the products are similar, one of the...

Sarawak, being the largest state in Malaysia, is a major producer of tropical timber and timber products in the world. However, despite being blessed with abundant timber resources, it has a relatively small wooden furniture manufacturing industry, with insignificant exports compared with other...

PT. Furniture Jerman (“PTFJ”) is a German furniture wholesaler that has operated in the furniture industry for about twenty years. In mid-2006, PTFJ decided to build PT. Furniture Indonesia (“PTFI”), as an exclusive supporting unit in Semarang, Indonesia, PTFI acts as the sole furniture...

Die vorliegende Arbeit liefert ein umfassendes Verständnis der nachfragerseitigen Auswirkungen der Kundenintegration. Die Effekte der Kundenpartizipation am Leistungserstellungsprozess werden dabei anhand einer empirischen Analyse im Kontext des Selbstbaumöbel-Sektors ermittelt. Als...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify links between the components involved in ecodesign orientations (EDOs) and the integration of ecological criteria into Scandinavian wooden furniture industries. The purpose of identifying these links is to recognize possibilities and gaps in...

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...

Product quality as perceived by consumers is studied with the use of empirical survey data on wooden flooring/panelling materials and on wooden furniture markets in Finland. The results indicate that consumers’ quality perceptions are consistent for the two product categories. Perceived...

Contents Abstract ü Acknowledgements iii list of Figures ...