A Survey of Manufacturing Strategy and Technology in the Chinese Furniture Industry Export

@article{citeulike:6092293, abstract = {We investigate the manufacturing strategy of 72 Chinese furniture companies based on a nationwide survey conducted in mid-2001, just prior to WTO accession. We provide an overview of the industry and its context before reporting on the operations objectives of the firms — focusing on their relationship to financial performance and technology. We report on the current status of, and future plans for, manufacturing technology implementation and initiatives (such as computer-aided design, safety improvement, new product introduction, and reducing changeover times). We make comparisons with other studies, in particular in the US — where Chinese furniture imports are increasingly viewed as a competitive threat.}, author = {Robb, D.}, citeulike-article-id = {6092293}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2373(03)00079-3}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0263-2373(03)00079-3}, doi = {10.1016/S0263-2373(03)00079-3}, issn = {02632373}, journal = {European Management Journal}, keywords = {chinese, furniture, industry, manufacturing, strategy, survey, technology}, month = {August}, number = {4}, pages = {484--496}, posted-at = {2009-11-10 07:34:45}, priority = {3}, title = {A Survey of Manufacturing Strategy and Technology in the Chinese Furniture Industry}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2373(03)00079-3}, volume = {21}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6092293 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6092293 N2 - We investigate the manufacturing strategy of 72 Chinese furniture companies based on a nationwide survey conducted in mid-2001, just prior to WTO accession. We provide an overview of the industry and its context before reporting on the operations objectives of the firms — focusing on their relationship to financial performance and technology. We report on the current status of, and future plans for, manufacturing technology implementation and initiatives (such as computer-aided design, safety improvement, new product introduction, and reducing changeover times). We make comparisons with other studies, in particular in the US — where Chinese furniture imports are increasingly viewed as a competitive threat. IS - 4 JF - European Management Journal SN - 02632373 EP - 496 TI - A Survey of Manufacturing Strategy and Technology in the Chinese Furniture Industry VL - 21 SP - 484 KW - chinese KW - furniture KW - industry KW - manufacturing KW - strategy KW - survey KW - technology AU - Robb, D PY - 2003/08// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0263-2373(03)00079-3 ER -