The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the problems of productivity which face the European furniture manufacturers and in particular those based in the United Kingdom. It addresses the threats faced by the furniture industry, in light of escalating costs, from a productivity perspective. The pap...
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to highlight the problems of productivity which face the European furniture manufacturers and in particular those based in the United Kingdom. It addresses the threats faced by the furniture industry, in light of escalating costs, from a productivity perspective. The paper sets out to suggest that contrary to common belief, productivity improvement is often related to an industrial infrastructure as exemplified by the Taiwanese furniture manufacturers. |
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| spelling | upm-423922016-04-13T05:12:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42392/ The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Reid, H. F. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the problems of productivity which face the European furniture manufacturers and in particular those based in the United Kingdom. It addresses the threats faced by the furniture industry, in light of escalating costs, from a productivity perspective. The paper sets out to suggest that contrary to common belief, productivity improvement is often related to an industrial infrastructure as exemplified by the Taiwanese furniture manufacturers. Maney Publishing 1996 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42392/1/The%20productivity%20myth%20in%20furniture%20manufacturing.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Reid, H. F. (1996) The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing. Journal of the Institute of Wood Science, 14 (2). pp. 102-105. ISSN 0020-3203 |
| spellingShingle | Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Reid, H. F. The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing |
| title | The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing |
| title_full | The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing |
| title_fullStr | The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing |
| title_full_unstemmed | The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing |
| title_short | The productivity myth in furniture manufacturing |
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