ICT and e-Business Impact in the Furniture Industry - empirica

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ICT and e-business impact in the furniture industrypercentage of companies receiving e-invoices); this could highlight a discontinuity in thesupply chain management methods.Exhibit 3.3-5: Percentage of companies sending / receiving e-invoices in 2007 (differentmethods)Companies sending e-invoices7060504030201004518Furniture(EU-7)33466532162 10 2 3 010-49 50-249 250+ USA482018eInvoicing (sending): as PDF documentseInvoicing (sending): system-to-systemeInvoicing (sending): web basedCompanies receiving e-invoices908070605040302010057462212 17 11 12 14 17 11Furniture(EU-7)547810-49 50-249 250+ USA393333eInvoicing (receiving): as PDF documentseInvoicing (receiving): system-to-systemeInvoicing (receiving): web basedThe survey was conducted in 7 EU Member States (DE, FR, IT, ES, PL, SE, UK) and in the USA.Base (100%) = all companies. N (Furniture, EU-7 and USA) = 761.Weighting: Figures for sector totals and countries are weighted by employment ("firms representing x% ofemployment in the sector / country"), figures for size-bands in % of firms. Questionnaire reference: B5, B6Source: e-Business Survey 2007 by the SeBWThe penetration of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems and ManufacturingResources Planning (MRP II), as shown in Exhibit 3.3-6, is relatively low in the Europeanfurniture industry. These production-oriented ICT systems determine the amount ofmaterial needed may bring relevant gains in process efficiency. The difference betweenthe adoption in large and small companies is huge (42% versus 9%) and shows a wide"cultural gap" that should be filled in order to enable SMEs to a more effective competition61
ICT and e-business impact in the furniture industryin the market. The gap is remarkable also in comparison with the other manufacturingsectorsExhibit 3.3-6: Adoption of e-business software packages in the Furniture industries – Part 3(2007)Material RequirementsPlanning systemsManufacturing ResourcesPlanning systemsWeighting scheme: % of empl. % of firms % of empl. % of firmsFurniture (EU-7) 23 12 16 7NACE 36.12+13 30 13 20 9NACE 36.14 19 12 14 6Furniture – USA 18 12 10 3Furniture – by size (EU-7)Small (10-49 empl.) 9 5Medium (50-249 empl.) 25 12Large (250+ empl.) 42 33Other sectors (EU-7)Chemical 49 20 31 11Steel 49 16 20 8Base (100%) all AllN (Furniture, 2007, EU-7+USA) 761 761Questionnaire reference A11b A11cMRP = Material Requirements PlanningThe survey of 2007 was conducted in 7 EU Member States (DE, FR, IT, ES, PL, SE, UK) and in the USA.Source: e-Business Surveys 2007 by the SeBW3.4 e-Business for sales and distribution3.4.1 Introduction to sales and distribution issuesIn the furniture industry, the sales and distribution channels are mainly independent fromproduction, although in the past years, the share of direct sales through proprietarynetworks has increased. Usually distribution is carried out on a national scale, apart fromsome high-end design furniture firms and contract furniture producers, and of courseIkea, that is a one-of-its-kind organisation.European furniture distribution channels include independent furniture retailers, buyinggroups, large-scale specialist distribution, non-specialist department stores, and buildingtrade, mail order, DIY (Do It Yourself) . Exhibit 3.4-1 illustrates the role and theimportance of the main distribution players in the various industry sub-sectors 40 .40The breakdown of sales by type of store is presented in Exhibit 2-12.62
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