As the market becomes more competitive with more companies fighting for market share and increasing customer expectations, furniture manufacturers have to continue to find new ways to cut costs and increase profit margins. Total Autonomous Maintenance can decrease downtime and improve overall production efficiency. By Sara Miranda and Isabel Lopes, IAENG
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Lowering costs is an important objective in the furniture manufacturing business and in this respect, accounting information systems (AIS) can provide significant contributions. By Orhan Bozkurt, Uludag University
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As the most recent effort by EU to curb imports of illegally sourced timber, the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) raises important questions concerning
the international timber trade. For its successful implementaion, it is cruical to identify and classify various actors involved and examine the roles they play. By AlexandruGiurca, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and RagnerJonsson, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission
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As the manufacturing sector embraces Industry 4.0, it is time for manufacturers to consider the benefits offered by software solutions which allow them to create complex and customised solutions that customers demand. By Simon Zhu, Horst Klaus Software (China)
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The increase in industrial production and machine operation speed has intensified noise generation in workshops. There is a need to ensure proper practices to protect workers from diseases associated with noise. By Vasiliki Dimou, Demokrition University of Thrace
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