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Parties • Leading role: This initiative should be launched by APFEA or SMEDA. Government and industry should jointly provide seed money or some kind of co-financing for the setting-up of the centre. During operation, training courses would be offered on feebasis. • Supporting role: One of the idle furniture training centres (e.g. Sweden-Pakistan centre) should be revitalised and its lessons learnt incorporated to avoid failure. 6.6.6 If we had US$250,000: A furniture quality control and testing laboratory (includes basic testing equipment, promotion and staff support for one year, but not building costs) Objective To raise the standards of furniture-making by bringing a furniture testing facility in place. Make testing a routine matter for the leading producers when they launch new design series. In-put Equipment for a modern testing laboratory for meeting the basic ISO-related quality requirements of wooden furniture. Manpower for the first year is included. A portion of the time would be spent on training, promotion etc. The laboratory should have the accreditation of either a National Network of testing laboratories, or - more realistically - from a foreign accredited institution. From ISO, it should seek to have the right to issue testing bulletins, in compliance with ISO 9002, EN 45001 or similar. Properties The principal equipment should include: • Machine for mechanical testing of the cabinet furniture (repeated door closing and opening side wall stress, shelving stress strength, etc.) according to ISO 7170, 7171, EN 1153. • Machine for mechanical testing of the chairs (seat stress, rocking, etc) according to ISO 7170, 7171. • Machine for upholstered furniture testing (compression stress, structure strength) according to EN 716, etc. • Machine for mattresses testing (compressing stress, rolling, reliability) according to EN 1334. • Machine for hinges etc. (repeated closing and opening, reliability, etc.) according to ISO 6891, etc 106 International Trade Centre
• To modernise such a laboratory, it may be necessary to digitalise the data transfers on a process computer equipped with Synergies - process interface module for data - software for data processing - length transducers - strain – gauge transmitters The laboratory should preferably be hosted by the Furniture City (in the making). This would ensure an efficient turnover of its services among the furniture companies. It would also offer an attractive location for smaller firms to come and arrange the testing of their samples or prototypes before launch. At the same time, they could pay a visit to other common services facilities of the Furniture City - to learn more about e.g. better finishing, tool maintenance, latest operating supplies available (fittings and chemicals). Parties APFEA, whose members have the greatest potential to benefit from it on international markets. 6.6.7 If we had US$500,000: Export / import warehouse facilities (At domestic port and abroad in the buying market) Objective Make the Pakistani furniture exporters more efficient and less prone to damage and delays in their deliveries to key export markets. In practice, there is a two-way problem among the exporters: • Standard handling and warehousing of exported goods at Pakistani ports is not suited for furniture, causing multiple damages and unnecessary loss of time. • On the other way around, the lacking warehouse facility on landing the goods for showcasing and distributing furniture e.g. at High Point Fair in the USA, poses a problem in the market. In-put • In Pakistan: Establish a common export warehouse next to the Furniture City or a domestic seaport. This would be dedicated to serving furniture exporters, with support services like packaging, labelling, and careful handling of parcels while loading the pallets and containers. Stocking is based on advanced software, RFID identification and parcel positioning system. Efficient container loading and stevedoring is applied. • Abroad: Rent a warehouse space from some of the existing premises adjacent to e.g. the High Point or some other globally important Furniture Fair area. Make sure that the most compatible way of loading-unloading and packaging-un-packaging be applied. International Trade Centre 107
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Acknowledgements The report was pre
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Abbreviations AFTA AHEC AKTRIN APFE
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Table of contents Acknowledgements
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Box 3.1 Multilateral discipline of
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Executive summary This study sets t
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the extent possible maintain or imp
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1 Background and objectives 1.1 EC
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2 Furniture sector in Pakistan 2.1
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On the buyer’s side, there are gl
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According to the websites of import
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Global demand for furniture in main
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suppliers, both domestic and other
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Table 2.3 Pakistani furniture expor
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freight rates have increased and do
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Price The prices of local machinery
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Indonesia has also announced a ban
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industry itself should support effo
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various counterparts, the supplier
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Box 2.7 UK Timber Trade Federation
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Figure 2.5 Simplified example on ch
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At least 70% of the wood used in ma
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Scope of joint ventures There exist
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The contact information of many of
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Box 2.10 USAID initiative in the fu
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Opportunities Major opportunities m
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pressure on the price. There appear
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Pakistan does not export this furni
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3.1.3 Functional scope The function
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Current status of efforts to libera
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