Abstract
An initial survey assessing overall supply chain issues was reviewed with twenty Indiana wood products companies. A longer follow up survey accompanied by in-person interviews, assessed more specific supply chain issues, and was reviewed with ten Dubois County wood products companies. From this, a supply chain map of major suppliers and customers located both inside and outside of Indiana was developed. The research also attempted to capture the industry trends and characteristics in a formal model, to explore the impact of INDOT projects on the competitiveness of the industry.
Keywords
wood, wood products, wood supply, furniture, home furniture, furniture industry, customization, supply chain, imports, shipping, transportation, transportation cost, transportation time, rail, inter-modal, lead time, vertical integration, lumber, veneer, wood components, cabinets, sawmill, office furniture, furniture components, SPR-3049
Report Number
FHWA/IN/JTRP-2006/30
SPR Number
3049
Performing Organization
Joint Transportation Research Program
Publisher Place
West Lafayette, IN
Date of Version
2006
DOI
10.5703/1288284313373
Recommended Citation
Iyer, A. V., S. Sommer, A. Thompson, and J. Mikals. Indiana Furniture Supply Chain. Publication FHWA/IN/JTRP-2006/30. Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Department of Transportation and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 2006. https://doi.org/10.5703/1288284313373Project Number
C-36-73DD
File Number
3-4-30