Making mass customization of furniture work

摘要

Can custom furniture be built economically in North America? Thermwood, a supplier of technology and equipment, actually produced furniture in its own Dale, Ind., plant for six months last year. It was what Thermwood president Ken Susnjara calls an experiment, but it was a real-world exercise, too. Thermwood completed the remaining open orders for a contemporary furniture manufacturer in Quebec that had ceased operations.