tailieunhanh - WHAT VIRTUAL REALITY CAN OFFER TO THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY

The new REACH Regulation (1007/2006) on registration, evaluation, authorisation and restrictions of chemicals, was adopted in December 2006, and entered into force on 1 June 2007. It provides a new regulatory framework for the collection of information on the properties of chemicals on the European market, and also for future restrictions on their use. A new Chemicals Agency, based in Finland, will act as the central point in the REACH system: it will run the databases necessary to operate the system, co-ordinate the in-depth evaluation of suspicious chemicals and run a public database in which consumers and professionals can find hazard information | Volume 4 Issue 1 Summer 2004 What virtual reality can offer to the furniture industry Hyunjoo Oh So-Yeon Yoon Jana Hawley University of Missouri at Columbia ABSTRACT The . furniture home furnishings and textile industries are faced with threats from less expensive imports and as a result must become more strategic with regard to consumer preferences effective marketing and supply chain management. As a significant market for textiles the sustainability of furniture and home furnishing industries is vital to the . textile industry. This paper focuses on the furniture industry. The sustainability of the furniture industry lies on product variety mass customization and speed to market based on understanding of consumer preferences. Authors suggest Virtual Reality as a viable tool that may offer ultimate solutions to many identified problems that the furniture industry faces. Finally the authors propose the Virtual Reality Integrated System VRIS as an innovative way for the . furniture industry to more effectively address this situation and ultimately gain a more competitive stance in the furniture marketplace and as a result have positive impact on the textile industry. Keywords furniture industry textile industry virtual reality virtual prototyping market research e-commerce Introduction The United States furniture and home furnishings industry which is a 125 billion market is currently faced with significant business failures Richardson 2000 Buehlmann Schuler 2001 Spalding 2001 . The . household furniture industry is struggling to survive as China becomes the dominant furniture exporter to the United States accounting for one-third of . furniture imports Schuler Buehlmann 2003 . Furthermore the furniture industry has a large impact on the textile industry that supplies upholstery fabrics. As a significant market for textiles the sustainability of furniture and home furnishing industries is vital to the . textile industry. Since the . furniture .