PowerPoint Presentations in PDF from the FPS 58th Annual Meeting, Industry Focus Day: Furniture Industry in Transition
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INDUSTRY FOCUS DAY: Furniture Industry in Transition
- Introduction by Session Moderator
- David Panning, Dir. of Product Development & Engineering, Howard Miller Clock Company, Zeeland, MI
- Keynote Address: Reinventing the U.S. Furniture Industry - Facts and Ideas
- Albert T. Schuler, Research Economist, USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Princeton, WV; and Urs Buehlmann, Assistant Prof., Dept. of Wood & Paper Science, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC
- Staying Close to Your Customers
- Thomas Moser, Pres./Founder, Thomas Moser Cabinetmakers, Auburn, ME
- Office Furniture Industry Perspective - Past, Present, and Future
- Thomas M. Reardon, Exec. Dir., Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Assn. (BIFMA), Grand Rapids, MI
- A Growth and Innovation Agenda for Manufacturing
- Michelle Cleveland, Vice Pres., The Right Place, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI
- Trends Impacting Wood Office Furniture
- Michael Fedrigo, Vice Pres. of Operations, Nucraft Furniture Company, Comstock Park, MI
- The Furniture Industry of Sino-America - Cooperation and Competition
- C.S. Lim, Pres., Home of Homes Furniture Company, Ltd., Shanghai, P.R. China
- Luncheon Address: Grand Rapids: The Furniture City (PowerPoint not available)
- Christian G. Carron, Chief Curator, Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI