Overview
- Focuses on design to packaging and issues related to environmental compliance, automation, etc
- Technical perspective makes it a good pedagogical tool for furniture production engineering
- Special section covers the industry at the global scale and other market related issues
Part of the book series: Design Science and Innovation (DSI)
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This volume covers all aspects of furniture manufacturing from a production engineering perspective. It takes a step-by-step pedagogical approach, dwelling on details which must be understood at every process, as the furniture makes its way through the factory shop floor. The content highlights the global industry, and discusses furniture design and manufacturing systems. The chapters also discuss every stage of the manufacturing process until the finished product is packaged. There is also emphasis on strength design of furniture, furniture testing, environmental compliance, and automation. The contents also discuss the optimization of furniture manufacturing through a mathematical approach and highlights the current global trends impacting the furniture manufacturing industry, especially the circular economy and Industry 4.0. This volume will a useful resource to those in academia and industry.
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam completed his Doctoral degree at Brunel University, United Kingdom in the field of Furniture Engineering. He is currently Professor of Furniture Manufacturing & Management (FMM) at the Faculty of Forestry Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Prior to joining academia, he held senior management positions at some of the largest furniture manufacturers in Asia over 10 years. Since joining academia, he has taught and conducted research on furniture manufacturing and management topics. He is the author of 130 peer-reviewed journal articles, 28 academic books, 200 trade journal publications and almost 100 conference and seminar papers. A recipient of three Honorary Professorships from the Buckinghamshire New University, United Kingdom, Hochschule Rosenheim, Germany, and University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, for his work on productivity improvement and technology transfer in the furniture sector. He has also been a Visiting Professor to ESB in Nantes, France, and the University of Life Sciences in Warsaw, Poland. He is an active researcher in the field of sustainable wood industries, Industry 4.0 and the circular economy in the wood industry, and is also the recipient of several international research grants. In lieu of his academic and extension achievements, Dr. Ratnasingam has received many awards for outstanding achievements from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Furniture Manufacturing
Book Subtitle: A Production Engineering Approach
Authors: Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam
Series Title: Design Science and Innovation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9412-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-9411-0Published: 18 February 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-9414-1Published: 19 February 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-9412-7Published: 17 February 2022
Series ISSN: 2509-5986
Series E-ISSN: 2509-5994
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 225
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 116 illustrations in colour
Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Engineering Design, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering