How furniture manufacturers are transforming their production processes for customization
The stakes are high: as no two orders are the same, companies must manage complex production planning. They also have to find out how to optimize cost per piece in order to maintain their margins. And that’s not all: they must train their workforce on new processes or hire new workers; they must anticipate customers’ expectations.
This report examines how millennials and contract clients lead manufacturers to intensify their customization endeavors. It also showed, through the analysis of product variants, that most companies are already deeply engaged in customization and many plan to continue expanding their customization offering.