Furniture
Furniture: make-to-order production, project, assembly/delivery.
Challenges
- Every fabric and colour option of the same model is opened as a separate item, so the stock list bloats.
- No panel cutting plan is produced, so the waste rate is unknown and never enters the cost.
- Edge banding, screws and slides are missing from the bill of materials, so stock counts never reconcile.
- On installed deliveries, freight and assembly labour never reach the order's profit figure.
Workflows
From order to cutting plan
- The order is taken with model, fabric, colour and size variant.
- Panel, edge banding and hardware requirements are derived from the bill of materials.
- The panel cutting plan is generated; used area and waste are recorded separately.
From production to installed delivery
- Cutting, edge banding, drilling and assembly operations are tracked on the work order.
- Finished goods are stocked; the delivery vehicle and installation crew are scheduled.
- The installation handover record is signed and the invoice is issued.
Documents
- Variant item card (fabric/colour/size)
- Panel cutting plan printout
- Production order and routing
- Installation handover record
Reports
- Panel waste and utilisation efficiency
- Sales breakdown by variant
- Actual cost by order
- Installation and freight expense breakdown
Metrics
- Panel utilisation efficiency
- Order lead time
- Stock turnover per variant
- Post-installation rework rate
Compliance
- Formaldehyde emission class declaration for wood products
- Flammability and upholstery fabric standards
- Product safety and assembly instruction obligation
Glossary
- Variant
- The option structure that keeps colour, fabric and size on a single item card
- Cutting plan
- The layout output that determines panel usage and waste
- Edge banding
- An auxiliary material defined in the bill of materials by running metres
- Installed delivery
- The work order stage covering shipment and installation
FAQ
Can I gather fabric and colour options under one item?
Yes — with the variant structure the model stays a single card while fabric, colour and size are defined as options.
Can I measure panel waste?
Yes — used area and waste from the cutting plan are recorded separately and efficiency is reported.
Do consumables such as screws, slides and edge banding come off stock?
Yes — they are defined in the bill of materials by metres and pieces and are deducted automatically when the production order closes.
Can I charge installation and freight cost to the order?
Yes — installation and freight expenses are added to the order cost and appear in the profit report.
Can I see which model earns the most?
Yes — the variant-level sales and actual-cost report shows profitability broken down by model.
