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BRIDGING TO THE INFORMATION AGE:
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE OFFICE FURNITURE INDUSTRY

Order #: F1033_1998TX; US$ 200
Published by OFDA, 1998; 24 Pages; 2 Exhibits

CoverWhat impact will furniture office technologies have on office furniture dealers and the markets they serve? This study offers some thought-provoking and information-packed answers. The report looks at the dramatic changes currently underway in the industry and examines how dealers are reorienting their activities and offerings to better serve an increasingly complex and competitive marketplace. The customer is changing, the market is changing, the technology is changing and the essential office furniture economic model is changing.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
  1. Background
    - An Ongoing Search for New Solutions
  2. SRI Looks Ahead
  3. Implications
    - "Seeing" the Future
    - Empowered Customers
    - Flexible Systems
    - Two Distinct Furniture Markets and Systems
    - No More Warehouses
  4. Going Digital - The Internet is More than the Web
  5. Observations about the Future
    - Implications for Office Furniture Manufacturers
    - Implications for Office Furniture Dealers
  6. Possible Scenario for the Office Furniture Industry
    - Strong Manufacturer Partnered with Dealer Network
    - Manufacturer Partners with Mega Distributors
    - Fully Integrated Manufacturer
    - Manufacturer Expands Product Line Horizontally

TABLE OF EXHIBITS

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