
Articles tagged ‘Manufacturing’


Furniture Industry Research Association help organisations embrace ‘Industry 4.0’


Mattress Specification Template
A resource to help mattress manufacturers develop detailed specification sheets or improve their existing ones


Upholstered Furniture Design Brief Template
An editable template to assist furniture buyers, retailers and upholstery manufacturers in developing detailed design briefs or helping them improve existing ones by adding extra sections they may not have considered


Improved Performance for Businesses Implementing ISO 14001
This article is a beginner's guide to performance measurement


Improving UK Productivity and Industry 4.0
This research report looks at the potential for Industry 4.0 to improve productivity in the furniture industry


Sourcing Furniture Products in the Supply Chain
This guide will support product designers, developers, importers, distributors, retailers and manufacturers of furniture and furniture accessories with all facets of the supply chain, from responsible sourcing to creating technical files


Facility Space Planning Template
Guidance and editable template to help manufacturers with a need to re-design their facility. Includes an overview document explaining the methodology that can help with space planning, together with ‘Space Planning and Affinities Tools’


Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 1 - 5C Workplace Organisation
This resource provides all the information needed to carry out practical and theoretical training exercises in 5C Workplace Organisation