Furniture Manufacturing Company Research Articles

IDENTIFICATION AND WASTE REDUCTION IN THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY THROUGH LEAN OFFICE

Objective: This study aims to investigate the identification and elimination of inefficiencies within the furniture industry, with the overarching goal of enhancing operational effectiveness and productivity. Theoretical Framework: Drawing upon principles from Lean Manufacturing and Lean Office, this research emphasizes the critical role of waste reduction and process optimization within organizational contexts. Key theoretical underpinnings include Lean Thinking, Value Stream Mapping, and Strategies for Waste Elimination. Methodology: Employing a case study approach, this research examines the implementation of Lean Office principles within a small-scale furniture manufacturing company. Data collection methods encompass document analysis, direct observation, and interviews with key stakeholders. Specifically, the study focuses on analyzing ten projects undertaken over the past 18 months, assessing their complexity and impact on operational efficiency. Results and Discussion: Findings reveal a substantial 82.5% reduction in waiting time following the adoption of Lean Office principles. This reduction translates to enhanced customer service, improved product quality, and cost savings. The discussion section contextualizes these findings within the theoretical framework, highlighting implications and identified relationships, while also acknowledging potential discrepancies and limitations. Implications of the Research: The practical and theoretical implications of this study provide valuable insights into strategies for operational enhancement within the furniture industry. These insights extend to areas such as process optimization, waste reduction, and organizational efficiency, with potential applications across various sectors. Originality/Value: This study contributes to the existing literature by demonstrating the effectiveness of Lean Office principles in addressing inefficiencies within administrative environments. Its innovative approach to operational improvement underscores its relevance and potential impact on organizational practices.

Analysis of Material Unavailability in the Beside Table Production Process Using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and 5SMethods in A Furniture Company

Furniture manufacturing company, producing products such as tenban, beside cabinet, beside table. In carrying out its production, furniture companies often occur conditions of material unavailability when the production process is in progress and there is a difference between the amount of material inventory stock in the information system (computer) and the stock of materials in the warehouse. This research will identify the factors that cause material unavailability during production using the Root cause analysis (RCA) method. Several factors causematerial unavailability, namely, errors in inputting material stock data, not doing physical stock-taking regularly, material moving to other parts of the shelf, material storage is not neat because there are few storage shelves and material identity labels are not yet valid, recording stock-taking is still manual, material or spare parts are lost, return material (defects) from users is placed on the same shelf as OK material and narrow warehouse space and limited storage shelves. To overcome these problems, this research provides a sustainable improvement proposal by implementing the lean thinking concept with the 5S principle in the company. It is expected that with the application of the 5S concept in this company so that the material inventory system in the warehouse is controlled optimally so that it can increase the productivity of employee performance in the company and a better change for the company.

A lean six sigma approach to glue problem in a furniture manufacturing company

The main focus of this research paper is to shed light on the challenges encountered by the chair production department employees when it comes to identifying and locating glue residue after the assembly process. This issue arises due to the transparent nature of the glue, making it difficult to detect and subsequently negatively impacting the overall quality of the chairs in the polishing department. To tackle this problem, various experiments and tests were conducted, which are thoroughly discussed in this paper. The findings of this study are not only applicable to the specific manufacturing company under investigation but also to other companies within the industry that face similar difficulties in detecting defects caused by transparent glue. As a result, a new method for detecting glue defects is proposed, which can be adopted by various industries encountering similar challenges.

Hybridizing Technology Management and Knowledge Management to Spur Innovation: A System Dynamics Approach

The purpose of this research is to identify the drivers of innovativeness in a furniture manufacturing company. The scenario is the business environment where the hybridization of Technology Management (TM) and Knowledge Management (KM) is operative to promote innovation. The elements of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Socialization-Externalization-Internalization-Externalization (SECI) Model of KM have been modeled and used for simulation for the identification of the role played by the factors influencing the furniture design information conversion rate. The research follows the case study method to research as it draws data from a single company. Data from a multinational furniture manufacturing company that has over 10,000 products and operates in 24 countries have been used for simulation purposes. Results have shown that among the five factors that influence information conversion rate, the company should focus on correction efficiency and calculation efficiency enhancement if the aim is to maximize product and process innovations; and enhance contextualization efficiency if the priority is immediate results of innovativeness improvement. The results have also shown that about 615 innovative products and processes can be produced in six months by improving the correction efficiency to 80%. The theoretical implication of the study is in the form of a model which can be used by innovative companies to identify the critical factors that influence innovativeness, and the practical implications are in the form of suggestions to the managers of the furniture manufacturing company to enhance their innovativeness so as to gain competitive advantage in business.

Analisis Penjadwalan Produksi dengan Metode Campbell Dudek Smith untuk Meminimasi Makespan pada PT.XYZ

PT. XYZ is a wood-made furniture manufacturing company, one of which is a chair with a variety of types like arm chair, a bar drum, a drum counter and side chair. In the process, sometimes some orders are late. It's in the high-solution total time. Therefore, scheduling in the company requires a renewal of methods to identify which methods of scheduling efficiency in reducing production. Campbell dudek Smith's method is used because control processes are done according to the smallest working time used in production. Campbell dudek Smith's methods are appropriate and can be applied to help control the production with a flower-shop system that is more than two machines. Results from research obtained a large schedule at company scheduling FCFS method of 9613425 seconds with job sequence 1-2-3-4. While the Campbell dudek Smith method obtained a period of 9608298 seconds with the job sequence 2-3-1-4. The Campbell dudek Smith method was chosen as a proposal because it had the smallest byline of corporate methods.

Q-learning driven multi-population memetic algorithm for distributed three-stage assembly hybrid flow shop scheduling with flexible preventive maintenance

The distributed assembly flow shop scheduling (DAFS) problem has received much attention in the last decade, and a variety of metaheuristic algorithms have been developed to achieve the high-quality solution. However, there are still some limitations. On the one hand, these studies usually ignore the machine deterioration, maintenance, transportation as well as the flexibility of flow shops. On the other hand, metaheuristic algorithms are prone to fall into local optimality and are unstable in solving complex combinatorial optimization problems. Therefore, a multi-population memetic algorithm (MPMA) with Q-learning (MPMA-QL) is developed to address a distributed assembly hybrid flow shop scheduling problem with flexible preventive maintenance (DAHFSP-FPM). Specifically, a mixed integer linear programming (MILP) model targeted at the minimal makespan is first established, followed by an effective flexible maintenance strategy to simplify the model. To efficiently solve the model, MPMA is developed and Q-learning is used to achieve an adaptive individual assignment for each subpopulation to improve the performance of MPMA. Finally, two state-of-the-art metaheuristics and their Q-learning-based improvements are selected as rivals of the developed MPMA and MPMA-QL. A series of numerical studies are carried out along with a real-life case of a furniture manufacturing company, to demonstrate that MPMA-QL can provide better solutions on the studied DAHFSP-FPM..

Penerapan Forecasting Menggunakan Metode Time Series Untuk Menentukan Proyeksi Sales di Perusahaan Manufacturing Furniture

The large population certainly encourages companies, including manufacturing companies, to continue to develop their production both in terms of quality and quantity, especially since the number of companies with the same focus is quite large. This is because, every certain company wants to get a lot of profit and minimal consumer or customer complaints. One way that is considered to be able to overcome this is by carrying out company policy referring to forecasting product sales in the future. Therefore, researchers want to find out more about the application of forecasting to determine monthly sales projections for the following year at a Furniture Manufacturing Company. The aim is to determine the role of forecasting in making policies on the company's production at a later time by considering sales projections based on the company's forecasting results. The method used is time series by collecting data through documentation at the regular local market in 2022 to be precise 12 months. After the data is collected, it will be analyzed in depth so that it is known from the research results that careful forecasting will produce forecasts that are not far from reality and can help in calculating sales projections for furniture manufacturing companies at a later time, with a MAPE value of 0.06

DEVELOPMENT OF MARKETING PLAN AS A BUSINESS RECOVERY STRATEGY: A CASE STUDY OF COMPANY XYZ

This article explores the post-disaster recovery of company XYZ a furniture manufacturing company in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, after the 2006 earthquake. The earthquake disrupted the company's operations and the local community. To aid in the region's recovery, the Yogyakarta Central Java Community Assistance Program (YCJ-CAP) was initiated. Company XYZ faced challenges in rebuilding its business and community relationships. The Australian government, through Australian Aid (AUSAID), provided substantial non-cash assistance to company XYZ due to its significant impact on the local community. However, the assistance came with conditions, including operating sustainably and integrating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) into its business to meet these requirements, company XYZ adopted a CSR-based marketing strategy, focusing on environmental sustainability and community engagement. This strategy involved activities like strengthening promotions, improving marketing communication, conducting internet marketing campaigns, developing new eco-friendly products, and engaging with the local community. The case study of company XYZ illustrates the importance of balancing profit-oriented business practices with the social and environmental aspects of CSR. The company's transformation towards sustainability and social responsibility presented challenges, but it also revealed the potential for business growth through CSR integration. In summary, this article sheds light on post-disaster business recovery, emphasizing the role of CSR-based marketing in rebuilding a company's operations and fostering community bonds

Proposal of a logistics model for a furniture manufacturing company in the municipality of Nacajuca, Tabasco, Mexico

It is a fact that strategic logistics helps an organization to understand, evaluate, control, optimize and develop operations with an integral approach, taking into account all the factors that influence both internally and externally the system, in order to increase competitive advantages, attracting and retaining customers and generating an increase in the economic benefits obtained from the marketing and production of goods and services, through the interaction of the activities of physical distribution, supply of raw materials, information management, response times, inventory level control, study of demand, customer service, etc. Therefore, in this work we intend to carry out a study in the business context with the objective of measuring the level of efficiency and effectiveness of its current logistics, by means of an instrument that allows visualizing the organization in an integral way, to later analyze and interpret the results and propose solutions, improvement projects or systems that improve the results obtained in the diagnosis.

The Role of Strategic Flexibility in Increasing Innovation (Case Study of Employee Promotion Strategies in Furniture Manufacturing Company)

Innovation is needed for every business organization, especially in the furniture manufacturing company, where business competition is getting faster and tighter, because it is believed to be a driver of business performance. This study aims to determine the antecedents of innovation in furniture manufacturing companies in Cimahi City. This research was conducted on 30 respondents who are currently undergoing the A Few Good Men program. The results of the study were obtained from the respondents' monthly evaluation data and analyzed quantitatively. Data analysis was performed using simple random sampling and descriptive quantitative method was also used to collect the data needed for this research. The results of hypothesis testing indicate that the flexibility of the promotion strategy applied has an effect on increasing innovation in the company. So, the conclusion obtained is that the more flexible the strategy applied to the Furniture Manufacturing company, the higher the company's innovation invent.

Performance Enhancement Strategy through Work Engagement: The Role of Transformational Leadership and Structural Empowerment

Having a strategy to enhance human resource performance is important for every organization in order to ensure its sustainability in a global, competitive world. Organization needs to recognize the key factors which play fundamental roles in improving performance so that the efforts are effective and right on target. Transformational leadership and structural empowerment are two factors which have vital roles. The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of transformational leadership and structural empowerment on human resource performance through work engagement. The population in this study were employees in a furniture manufacturing company in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The sampling technique employed in this study was purposive random sampling with 100 respondents and it used questionnaire as a research instrument. Partial Least Square (PLS) was used as data analysis technique. The results showed that transformational leadership and structural empowerment have positive and significant effect on work engagement and human resource performance. Work engagement was also found to mediate the influence of transformational leadership and structural empowerment on human resource performance.

Accounting information system design using MS Excel A case study at the National Home Furniture Manufacturing Company

Management depends primarily on information when exercising its various functions in managing the organization. Especially because of the rapid changes in which contemporary organizations operate and that require management to obtain accurate and reliable information. Specifically, the accounting information that is supposed to not accept the error, as it relates to the accounting operations that took place in the organization, in addition to that it is related to the financial aspects of profits and losses, which mainly concern the administration. From here, the idea of the study focuses on the importance of having a computerized accounting information system on which the management relies in general, and individuals working in the accounting function in particular in obtaining accounting information by relying on MS Excel software, Therefore, the problem of the study stipulated the possibility of designing a computerized accounting information system in the organization under study, especially in the digital age? Accordingly, the study came in its importance to move towards building a theoretical framework, and another field that reflects the importance of designing a computerized accounting information system, and in a manner commensurate with the nature of the research organization. The study adopted the case study method, and the National Company for Home Furniture Industry in Nineveh Province was chosen as the field of application. The researchers adopted the method of interviews, observing and reviewing some records and documents related to the topic

The Strategic Role of Engagement and Positive Workplace to Sustain Employee Performance

Employee performance is an important factor for a company to achieve objectives, gain competitive advantage and finally winning the competition. Even for a company which has been established for more than 20 years, employee performance still becomes challenge. A good relationship between leader and member is one of the key factors to improve employee performance. A company needs to ensure that employees give their best performance and meet the expectation. The purpose of this study is to develop model to improve employee performance with high quality of Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and Perceived Organizational Support (POS) which mediates by work engagement. Data were collected from 100 respondents of permanent employees in a teak furniture manufacturing company in Semarang, Central Java Province, Indonesia. The method used to analyze the hypotheses was Partial Least Square (PLS). This study concludes that positive workplace which contains Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), Perceived Organizational Support (POS), and Work Engagement, have a positive and significant influences on Employee Performance. Work Engagement also found has influence effect on mediating between LMX and POS with Employee Performance.

(Re)layout as a Strategy for Implementing Cleaner Production: Proposal for a Furniture Industry Company

This article includes the proposal of a (re)layout project as a strategy to implement Cleaner Production (CP) practices, with a furniture manufacturing company in the Brazilian municipality of Palhoça (Santa Catarina, Brazil) as a case study. This work is characterized as applied research, using a multi-methodological approach, being subdivided into two different steps: literature review and case study. The (re)layout project led to an increase of the administrative area by 25.18%, having had a positive impact on the management areas, aiming towards the integration of Environmental Management, ecodesign, Production Planning and Control sectors. The project led to a decrease of the total stock area of raw materials/storage by 70.01 m2, representing a reduction of 25.59% when compared to the previous area. The project resulted in an increase of the plant production capacity, increasing the production area by 33.33%, thus optimizing areas and sectors, combining those which are inter-related. The byproducts also stood out in the layout mapping, with the areas allocated to byproducts being reduced by 51.69%. Therefore, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were fulfilled. The removal of physical waste and production losses can be achieved from a (re)layout project integrated with CP by optimizing, areas, sectors, flows and processes.

Analysis of influencing factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders of workers in a cabinet factory

Objective: To investigate the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in the cabinet factory workers, and explore the influencing factors of workers' WMSDs. Methods: A cross-sectional survey method was used to investigate the risk factors such as basic conditions, labox dnganiza, ergonomics load and occurrence of WMSDs of 821 workers in a cabinet factory of a furniture manufacturing company in Guangdong Province using the electronic version of the Musculoskeletal Injury Questionnaire from October to December 2019. χ(2) test and logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors leading to WMSDs. Results: The incidence of WMSDs in cabinet production workers reached 51.5% (423/821) , and the top three incidences were shoulder (28.4%, 233/821) , neck (28.1%, 231/821) , and wrist (25.9%, 213/821) . The incidence of neck WMSDs was statistically significant among different types of work (P<0.05) . Multiple repetitive operations per minute (OR=1.70) , torso often maintaining the same posture (OR=1.61) , turning heads for a long time (OR=1.58) and frequent heavy lifting (OR=1.44) were risk factors for the occurrence of shoulder WMSDs (P<0.05) . Frequent maintenance of the same posture in the neck (OR=1.91) , repeated operations per minute (OR=1.87) , shortage of department staff (OR=1.65) and turning head for a long time (OR=1.48) were risk factors for the occurrence of neck WMSDs (P<0.05) . Long-term bending of the wrist (OR=2.25) , grasping objects tightly (OR=2.13) , working hard on the upper limbs or hands (OR=1.91) , shortage of department personnel (OR=1.84) , repeated operations per minute (OR=1.68) and the use of vibration tools (OR=1.51) were risk factors for the occurrence of WMSDs in the wrist (P<0.05) . Conclusion: The incidence of WMSDs in cabinet factory is relatively high, the occurrence of WMSDs in the shoulders, necks and wrists is more serious. Reasonable labor organization and reducing the load of poor ergonomics in the workplace, can reduce the occurrence of WMSDs in production workers.

Production planning of a furniture manufacturing company with random demand and production capacity using stochastic programming.

In this article two multi-stage stochastic linear programming models are developed, one applying the stochastic programming solver integrated by Lingo 17.0 optimization software that utilizes an approximation using an identical conditional sampling and Latin-hyper-square techniques to reduce the sample variance, associating the probability distributions to normal distributions with defined mean and standard deviation; and a second proposed model with a discrete distribution with 3 values and their respective probabilities of occurrence. In both cases, a scenario tree is generated. The models developed are applied to an aggregate production plan (APP) for a furniture manufacturing company located in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, which has important clients throughout the country. Production capacity and demand are defined as random variables of the model. The main purpose of this research is to determine a feasible solution to the aggregate production plan in a reasonable computational time. The developed models were compared and analyzed. Moreover, this work was complemented with a sensitivity analysis; varying the percentage of service level, also, varying the stochastic parameters (mean and standard deviation) to test how these variations impact in the solution and decision variables.

Physical Ergonomic Improvement and Safe Design of an Assembly Workstation through Collaborative Robotics

One of the key interesting features of collaborative robotic applications is the potential to lighten the worker workload and potentiate better working conditions. Moreover, developing robotics applications that meets ergonomic criteria is not always a straightforward endeavor. We propose a framework to guide the safe design and conceptualization of ergonomic-driven collaborative robotics workstations. A multi-disciplinary approach involving robotics and ergonomics and human factors shaped this methodology that leads future engineers through the digital transformation of a manual assembly (with repetitive and hazardous operations) to a hybrid workstation, focusing on the physical ergonomic improvement. The framework follows four main steps, (i) the characterization of the initial condition, (ii) the risk assessment, (iii) the definition of requirements for a safe design, and (iv) the conceptualization of the hybrid workstation with all the normative implications it entails. We applied this methodology to a case study in an assembly workstation of a furniture manufacturing company. Results show that the methodology adopted sets an adequate foundation to accelerate the design and development of new human-centered collaborative robotic workstations.

Analiza ograničenja Kaizen kulture na primeru preduzeća za proizvodnju nameštaja

The culture of continuous improvement, as an efficient and effective example of the Toyota factory organization, has found its application in organizations of different types and different process designs. The top and middle managers of the most successful companies in the most developed economies, such as Japan or Germany, know very well how difficult it is to change the organizational culture and implement changes in the existing corporate culture, regardless of the type and size of the change. The paper identifies the key limitations that the management of a furniture company in Serbia encounters in implementing the KAIZEN culture of continuous improvement, the problems they have solved on the threshold of KAIZEN implementation, and the problems that slow down the process of continuous improvement. An in-depth interview was used for the purpose of data collection, and the interviewee was the general manager of a furniture manufacturing company. In the discussion and concluding considerations of the paper, several suggestions for overcoming the problems and several guidelines for solving them were given.

Production Management Model Based on Lean Manufacturing and Change Management Aimed at Reducing Order Fulfillment Times in Micro and Small Wooden Furniture Companies in Peru

This research study seeks to identify and prioritize the causes of order fulfillment delays in a small wooden furniture manufacturing company. The authors propose a 5-phase Lean Optimization model to address and reduce this problem. Post-implementation results yielded a 54.87% reduction in material search and transportation times, a 32.86% reduction in travel times between stations, and a 19.81% increase in line efficiency. In addition, order fulfillment percentages increased from 12.5% to 60%.

Opportunities for Cleaner Production (CP) Using Process Flow Analysis: Case Study of a Furniture Manufacturer in the City of Palhoça (SC, Brazil)

The present article was aimed at identifying opportunities for cleaner production (CP) from the process flow analysis of a furniture manufacturing company located in the municipality of Palhoça (SC, Brazil). The company was used as an exploratory case study with a qualitative approach. The criteria used for the flow analysis and for identifying the opportunities of CP were associated to the systems and technologies employed, as well as to the process analysis and to the project layout factors (stock location, movement). With this, 107.24 m2 of wasted areas were found in the production environment, of which 72.06 m2 included the floor area with material to be discarded (waste) and 66.93 m of flow lines with returns and crossings. The study identified that the total flow lines of the company represented a total of 775.58 m, with the possibility of being reduced by 29.45%. This reduction is a result of optimizing the physical space and reducing waste with material handling. Twenty-five opportunities of a CP associated to the process flow analysis (layout) were listed. The analyses also indicated that the association of CP to process flows as a preventive measure leads to a new connection between process optimization and environmental performance.