Stickley Furniture
Stickley Furniture
Yvonna Liang
BUS 644 Operational Management
Dr. Vanessa Washington
June 4, 2012
Abstract
Stickley Furniture started off in 1900 as a family owned furniture company, manufacturing fine cherry, white oak, and mahogany furniture. In the 1980s, the company reintroduced their line of mission oak furniture, which now accounts for almost 50% of their sales. Since, founding of L&J.G., the company has grown to employ 1,350 employees and now has a total of five retail showrooms located in the states of New York, Connecticut, and North Carolina. Like most companies facing growing competition, Stickley Furniture must design and offer better products and improve their overall operations. To achieve such a task, the company will need to first examine their current state of operations at their manufacturing facilities and then devise a plan that will allow for a leaner system. In the process of evaluating their current operations, Stickley Furniture will examine their current types of production processing methods, job status and location tracking methods, as well as how well suited their current production policy plan is for an increase in demand. Once such factors are considered, and all benefits and problems are evaluated, recommendations will be provided for the devising of an action plan.
Stickley Furniture Stickley Furniture was originally founded in 1900 by the Stickley brothers, and they specialize in the manufacturing of fine, high quality furniture. Currently the company employs 1,350 employees, has a total of five retail showrooms in New York State, Connecticut, and North Carolina, and distributes to 120 dealers nationwide. To stay competitive, Stickley Furniture, like many other companies “facing today 's levels of unprecedented global competition must design and offer better products and services and improve their manufacturing operations (Taj & Morosan, 2011).” To improve overall manufacturing
Yvonna Liang
BUS 644 Operational Management
Dr. Vanessa Washington
June 4, 2012
Abstract
Stickley Furniture started off in 1900 as a family owned furniture company, manufacturing fine cherry, white oak, and mahogany furniture. In the 1980s, the company reintroduced their line of mission oak furniture, which now accounts for almost 50% of their sales. Since, founding of L&J.G., the company has grown to employ 1,350 employees and now has a total of five retail showrooms located in the states of New York, Connecticut, and North Carolina. Like most companies facing growing competition, Stickley Furniture must design and offer better products and improve their overall operations. To achieve such a task, the company will need to first examine their current state of operations at their manufacturing facilities and then devise a plan that will allow for a leaner system. In the process of evaluating their current operations, Stickley Furniture will examine their current types of production processing methods, job status and location tracking methods, as well as how well suited their current production policy plan is for an increase in demand. Once such factors are considered, and all benefits and problems are evaluated, recommendations will be provided for the devising of an action plan.
Stickley Furniture Stickley Furniture was originally founded in 1900 by the Stickley brothers, and they specialize in the manufacturing of fine, high quality furniture. Currently the company employs 1,350 employees, has a total of five retail showrooms in New York State, Connecticut, and North Carolina, and distributes to 120 dealers nationwide. To stay competitive, Stickley Furniture, like many other companies “facing today 's levels of unprecedented global competition must design and offer better products and services and improve their manufacturing operations (Taj & Morosan, 2011).” To improve overall manufacturing
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