Modern management and technology complement traditional...

Modern management and technology complement traditional craftsmanship at henredon furniture Author: J. Michael Lemon

Journal: National Productivity Review

Issue Date: 1995

Abstract(summary):
The cottage industry associated with furniture manufacture is a thing of the past. Today\'s furniture giants like Masco Home Furnishings,with its $1.7 billion in annual sales,have transformed a sleepy industry into a formidable manufacturing weapon.This article focuses on one small portion of the Masco Home Furnishings empire. The transformation taking place at the Henredon Furniture Industries frame plant is indicative of what can happen when modern management techniques are coupled with an aggressive use of technology and world-class manufacturing principles.

Page: 61-67


plant is indicative of what can happen when modern management techniques are coupled with an aggressive use of technology and world-class manufacturing ...onAcademic ；Science；Technology；Medicine；researchThe cottage industry associated with furniture manufacture is a thing of the past. Today's furniture giants like Masco Home Furnishings,with its $1.7 billion in annual sales,have transformed a sleepy industry into a formidable manufacturing weapon.This article focuses on one small portion of the Masco Home Furnishings empire. The transformation taking place at the Henredon Furniture Industries frame plant is indicative of what can happen when modern management techniques are coupled with an aggressive use of technology and world-class manufacturing principles.Modern management and technology complement traditional craftsmanship at henredon furniture