Business case: Furniture SCM

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Furniture is a significant purchase, so the customers take their time selecting just the right style and fabric. But once they decide they don`t want to wait. England filled that niche directly to survive against growing imported furniture; set up to craft the furniture and place it in their home as soon as possible.

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1. Quick Delivery
2. Inventory Control
3. Order Management / Production Scheduling
4. Location
5. Buyer-Supplier Relationship

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Furniture is a significant purchase, so the customers take their time selecting just the right style and fabric. But once they decide they dont want to wait. England filled that niche directly to survive against growing imported furniture; set up to craft the furniture and place it in their home as soon as possible.

England, maker of fine upholstered furniture, builds furniture to order and delivers to the customers home within 2~3weeks – on any frame or fabric.

England production system enables the ability of customers to select a frame style and their preferred fabrics or leather covering to create the sofa they desire. The product is then custom-built and ready for delivery within 2~3weeks of ordering.

To be short, the main business strategies in England are; 1) Quick Delivery, 2) Inventory Control, 3) Order Management/ Scheduling, 4) Location, 5) Supplier Relationship.

1. Quick Delivery. England offers an amazing 2~3 week delivery on their full truck load of furniture, while most other companies take 6-12 weeks to deliver. England has comparative advantages on their delivery system by pushing fabric suppliers on speedy deliveries and running its own trucks. By doing so, England cut their delivery times by one-half to one-third compared with 5 years ago, and England still works around the clock for custom-built deliveries.
For England, moving quickly means resorting to a few tricks. England can`t start on an order the minute, or even the day, it is received. That`s because the furniture maker is constantly working to build up its delivery loads so it won`t go broke on transportation costs.

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