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020			_a9781951527471 _qe-book
035			_a(OCoLC)1141103050
035			_a(CaBNVSL)slc00000310
040			_aCaBNVSL _beng _erda _cCaBNVSL _dCaBNVSL
050		4	_aHD9773.U52
100	1		_aWalcott, Susan M., _d1949- _eauthor.
245	1	2	_aA profile of the furniture manufacturing industry / _cSusan M. Walcott, PhD.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aNew York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : _bBusiness Expert Press, _c[(c)2020.]
300			_a1 online resource (vi, 96 pages) : _billustrations
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aIndustry profiles collection, _x2331-0073
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 87-89) and index.
505	0		_aChapter 1. Introduction -- _tChapter 2. Structure of the furniture industry -- _tChapter 3. How the industry operates -- _tChapter 4. Industry organization and competition -- _tChapter 5. Market forces inside and outside the industry -- _tChapter 6. Regulation of the furniture industry, domesticand global -- _tChapter 7. Challenges and opportunities for the furniture industry.
506			_aAccess restricted to authorized users and institutions.
520	3		_aThe furniture industry (NAICS 337) plays an important role in the U.S. economy as a bellwether for manufacturing through its utilization of a global production network. Types of furniture range from household to institutional, with particular growth in firms supplying medical and government-related commodities. The industry is highly responsive to fashion trends but is partitioned into high-, medium-, and low-cost segments that reveal different locational and market responses to changes. Recent developments indicate that the post-1980s migration of furniture manufacturing to offshore, low labor cost countries has continued butshows some faint signs of stabilizing in the United States for high end customized and technologically intensive products utilizing the remaining embedded skilled labor and locally clustered industry components. Businesses that survived the recessionary "creative destruction" largely adopted lean manufacturing processes and took advantage of available lower-cost equipment and buildings to upgrade their production practices, absorbing market from former competitors. New partnerships occurred with branch and headquarter relocations in Asia, along with cooperative supplier relationships with former U.S. and new foreign companies. Industry survivors adopted practices that could be highly instructive for other manufacturers challenged by globalization to grow stronger by increasing their adaptive capacity. An overview of the industry and its global production network considers new trends such as "green" products and processes, shifts due to demographic changes responding to life stage and real estate differentiation, and shifts in global production sites. Case studies of major U.S. manufacturers utilize site visits and interviews with representatives from these firms. Assessment of global competitors illustrates opportunities and challenges in these locations; lean manufacturingpractices utilized by U.S. survivors show diversity and key components. Regulations impacting the industry include environmental protection restrictions and trade infringement. The conclusion considers the future of the industry in regional clusters.
530			_a2 _ub
530			_aAlso available in printing.
538			_aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538			_aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
588			_aDescription based on PDF viewed 02/16/2020.
650		0	_aFurniture industry and trade.
653			_aFurniture.
653			_aGlobal trade.
653			_aCompetitive strategies.
653			_aLean manufacturing.
653			_aSpatial fix.
653			_aGlobal production network.
653			_aValue and supply chain.
653			_aUpholstered furniture.
653			_aWood furniture.
653			_aCase goods.
653			_aTextiles.
653			_aCreative destruction.
653			_aAdaptive capacity.
653			_aReshoring.
653			_aHemispherization.
655		0	_a[genre]
655		0	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781951527464
830		0	_aIndustry profiles collection. _x2331-0073
856	4	0	_uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ciu.edu?url=https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/BEPB0000950.html
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902			_c1 _dCynthia Snell