Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture
The material a household furniture item is made of is an important attribute in consumer purchase decision making. The objective of this study was to investigate Malaysian consumers' knowledge of the common type of wood-based materials used in the manufacture of wooden household furniture, name...
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| author | Mohamed, Shukri Yaakob, Sam Shor Nahar Y., Lilyana |
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| description | The material a household furniture item is made of is an important attribute in consumer purchase decision making. The objective of this study was to investigate Malaysian consumers' knowledge of the common type of wood-based materials used in the manufacture of wooden household furniture, namely solid timber, plywood, particleboard and medium density fibreboard. In addition, the type of material the consumers preferred was also determined. A convenience sampling approach was adopted in recruiting the respondents for the study. Only 20% of the respondents were able to correctly identify all the four wood-based samples shown in the survey while 87% could correctly identify at least one of the samples. The consumers' material of choice is solid timber as it is considered more durable than wood panels or composites. |
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| spelling | upm-291182016-04-22T09:20:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29118/ Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture Mohamed, Shukri Yaakob, Sam Shor Nahar Y., Lilyana The material a household furniture item is made of is an important attribute in consumer purchase decision making. The objective of this study was to investigate Malaysian consumers' knowledge of the common type of wood-based materials used in the manufacture of wooden household furniture, namely solid timber, plywood, particleboard and medium density fibreboard. In addition, the type of material the consumers preferred was also determined. A convenience sampling approach was adopted in recruiting the respondents for the study. Only 20% of the respondents were able to correctly identify all the four wood-based samples shown in the survey while 87% could correctly identify at least one of the samples. The consumers' material of choice is solid timber as it is considered more durable than wood panels or composites. Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29118/1/29118.pdf Mohamed, Shukri and Yaakob, Sam Shor Nahar and Y., Lilyana (2013) Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture. The Malaysian Forester, 76 (1). pp. 40-46. ISSN 0302-2935 |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed, Shukri Yaakob, Sam Shor Nahar Y., Lilyana Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture |
| title | Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture |
| title_full | Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture |
| title_fullStr | Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture |
| title_short | Consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture |
| title_sort | consumers knowledge and preferences for wood-based materials used in household furniture manufacture |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29118/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29118/1/29118.pdf |