furniture quality

FUR631- FURNITURE QUALITY MANAGEMENT

NAME:IZZAH AZIMAH BINTI NOH

GROUP:AS2475A

LECTURER:PROF MADYA SAID BIN AHMAD

MARCH 17, 2014

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Praise to ALLAH the most merciful and the greatest; with permission to write the

report on visiting Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2014 which are venue at

Putra World Trade Centre and Matrade Exhibition and Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur.

First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my subject

lecture Prof. Madya Said Bin Ahmad for giving us task during visiting the MIFF. By doing

the multi task during visiting, it will gain our knowledge and at the same time gaining our

experiences and open our eyes about the exactly furniture industries is.

Thanks a lot to Mr Amran bin Shafie and Mr Ahmad Fauzi bin Awang for guiding us

during the visit and giving us the knowledge and also sharing the experience. Besides, a

millions thanks also to Mrs Junaiza binti Ahmad Zaki and Mrs Nur Hannani binti Abdul Latif

which are involve in making this visit happen.

Also thank to AS2475A of 18 group members for giving to give the full cooperation

and behave like gentlemen during the trip to MIFF 2014.

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NO. TABLE OF CONTENT PAGES

1 ACKNOWLEGDEMENT 1

2 1. INTRODUCTION 3

3 2. FURNITURE QUALITY 4

2.1 Definition 4

2.2 Personal evaluation 4

2.3 Identifying the furniture quality 5

2.4 Type of furniture 5

2.4.1 Wood Furniture 5

2.4.2 Upholstered Furniture 6

2.5 Price 6

4 3. Conclusion 7

5 4. References 8

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1. INTRODUCTION

Malaysian International Furniture Fair or MIFF has been organized almost for the 20

years. 1995 is the first year of MIFF show and become to Southeast Asia’s No.1 furniture

fair. Now, in MIFF 2014 provides new or different potency, energy, concepts and the

importance for global suppliers and purchaser or inventors in the challenging of the market

environment changes.

In fact, with all improvement by the all suppliers might be strong attention or worthy

of attention by their marketing through their customer. Within the different excessive ideas

and design every year it will be the most waiting event for suppliers and buyers from around

the world.

For the information, MIFF approved by UFI which are the Global Association of the

Exhibition Industry, the world's leading authority on international trade exhibitions and

conventions, MIFF continually strives to meet and surpass the strict high international

standards (UBM Malaysia, 2014). Precisely, MIFF are strongly support by the Government

and all related ministries and agencies. Besides, by involve of other 11 countries from around

the world as the exhibitor will convince the foreign buyers to trust and describe the ability of

Malaysian manufacturers.

From the evaluation of furniture, all of it are has been evaluate by the buyers base on

the furniture’s look or design, function, quality and others. It is the important things or

thought that or which are must have inside us as a buyer.

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2. FURNITURE QUALITY

2.1 Definition

Furniture quality is the excellence of value that must have in the furniture. Whether in

making furniture or choose the furniture for conventional used or either both. Furniture

quality are measured by the design or features, safety, comfortable, performance, spaces,

durability, functions and others. Furniture also might change the peoples live. (Fauzi, 2014)

Precisely, furniture can impact your health, your comfort, your efficiency. As a

manufacturer, we must realize that in producing furniture does not easy or simple as ABC.

This realization can make the buyer who are buying furniture become a bit challenging

issues. On the other hand, if we as the buyer, we want to buy furniture that fits, supports and

enhances the way we live.

2.2 Personal evaluation

Different individual have their own level of satisfaction, it will effect in making

decision in determining the furniture quality. As saying said “it is something that people can

understand but hard to explain”. From the sources (BHD, 2005), for example dining set

furniture provides from A & W Furniture SDN BHD with elegance and cozy. Most of their

design are upholstered especially for the chair of dining set. Some buyer may choose their

furniture brand and some buyer are not interested to buy. Why it is happen?

The reason is comfortability of people are measured by the suitability of the products

base or followed their needed and opinion. Some buyer maybe feels that the furniture for

dining room are not exactly must too comfort as a bed, too much upholstered on the chair or

others. The manufacturer must consider the reality of fancy attitude of the buyers. So, from

that particular things we can conclude the furniture quality from the buyers. For instance, the

action from the manufacturer to play rolls as the examiner who are to evaluate interest of the

buyer by doing a simple questionnaire to know the exactly statistic of the buyer needs and

want during their purchasing goods or products.

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2.3 Identifying the furniture quality

The value of the products consider by the buyer starting from the material used in raw

until it is become into the products also follow of the component involve in furniture making.

The manufacturing of the products are based on the specification and requirement. Remain

the concept of “green furniture” which are for healthy user, home and planet.

It is can be prove by the requirement test towards the furniture handle by Forest

Research Institute Malaysia or FRIM. Plenty of testing provided by FRIM such as the

furniture impact test which are to test the durability of the furniture and the formaldehyde test

can be tested in their laboratory or known as Furniture Laboratory Test (FTL) (Sudin, 1998).

From the major things when the buyer are satisfied with the products it can be considered as

the quality products.

2.4 Types of furniture

2.4.1 Wood Furniture

Purchasing furniture for the residence hall environment can be both confusing and

complicated to the lay person managing a housing operation (Lyons, n.d.). Related to

construction involve in the wood furniture are the joint construction. It is the main

determinant of quality furniture. Whether it is construct by held with fastener such as or

adhesive or both, the reason it all about quality.

The best furniture quality can be determine when the joint are not be seen and realize

by the customer. For example, the critical parts of the part which are involving the high load

than the other such as drawer, table top, bed’s slat and other. The critical load impact of

drawers should run smoothly on glides and have stops to prevent accidentally pulling them all

the way out. The best drawers have bottoms that are not affixed to the sides but ‘float’ in a

groove, allowing for minor expansion and contraction caused by changes in humidity and

providing extra strength (J.D.Roth, 2012).

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2.4.2 Upholstered Furniture

The furniture has been wrap by the cushion, fabric, leather and others. The type of

upholstered furniture such sofa, ottoman chair, chair and bed is the common choice for the

buyer to buy (Angie Diaz Office Furniture Co, 2013). The use of cushion which are covered

or wrap to the furniture make them look attractive, comfortable and create for achieve healthy

consumer or buyer.

2.5 Price

Furniture price is based on the design, material used, how sturdy it is or the long

lasting service life to buyers and about delivery charge for the furniture. The different brand

of furniture also effect the price of furniture. There are a lots of furniture company which

focus on the many type of furniture such as BSL Furniture decoration which are focus on

bedroom set, same goes to Amigatech Sdn Bhd is ranging from home furniture, office

furniture and conventional furniture. The material used are the one of major things that really

related to form price by the supplier to buyer.

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5. CONCLUSION

As the conclusion on the visiting MIFF 2014, we have seen many company on the

track of the competitive race in dealing to suppliers to suppliers and suppliers to buyers.

Besides, the different types of material use in furniture productions itself may conclude the

buyer decision making to choose their products. Other than that, we can see the differences of

design and material tend to use for the certain region and country. Why have that differences?

It is because the raw material from the different region and country from difference

materials. Tropical country have their hardwood and less softwood compared to the

temperate country which are typically use softwood rather than hardwood. We can see the

company from Malaysia itself has showed the furniture from Acacia species. Acacia Home

Furnishing Sdn. Bhd, is a Malaysia based company that supplies high quality hardwood

furniture. Our furniture are made of Acacia timber, a hardwood species which can be used to

produce indoor and outdoor furniture (Bhd). 

On the other hand, furniture quality are can define base on its major needed in

producing the product or furniture. The design from the different company shows their ideas,

valuable creation and in sort of concept of the furniture. After look for the design, we go

through to functions of furniture. At MIFF many modern concept show by the exhibitor.

Modern means that the design, colour, function (multipurpose), saving space furniture and a

lots of it.

In the nutshell, as the student Bachelor of Science (HONS.) Furniture Technology, the

MIFF 2014 giving us an idea and gaining our knowledge in producing the furniture. More

than that, not only for the producing only but for finish the furniture and preserve the

furniture for the long lasting services. Many technology use in the making or producing the

furniture such as High Temperature Drying or HTD technology show by the company who

joint vencor with FRIM.

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6. REFERENCES

Angie Diaz Office Furniture Co, L. (2013). Company Description. China: CE Dongli.

BHD, A. &. (2005). Dining Set Furniture. Malaysia: A & W Furniture SDN BHD.

Bhd, A. H. (n.d.). Acacia Home Furnishing Sdn Bhd. Muar, Johor, Malaysia: Acacia Home Furnishing Sdn Bhd.

Fauzi, A. (2014). Quality of furniture. Jengka, Pahang.

J.D.Roth. (27 6, 2012). Personal finance. Retrieved from How to buy quality furniture: http://www.forbes.com/sites/moneybuilder/2012/06/27/how-to-buy-quality-furniture/

Lyons, R. (n.d.). Restlife.net. Retrieved from Underdtanding the basics of wood. furniture specification and construction techniques: http://reslife.net/html/facilities_0400a.html

Sudin, D. R. (1998). Testing Services Provided by FRIM Which Are Accredited By ISO 17025. Funiture Testing Laboratory , 1-37.

UBM Malaysia. (4 March, 2014). The Organiser. Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia.

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