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

David Robb and Bin Xie

European Management Journal, 2003, vol. 21, issue 4, 484-496

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.

Keywords: Manufacturing; in; China; Operations; strategy; Advanced; manufacturing; technology; Production; management; Quality; management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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