@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8351,
	  title     = {Manufacturers-Retailers: The New Actor in the U.S. Furniture Industry. Characteristics and Implications for the Chinese Furniture Industry},
	  author    = {Lidia Martínez Murillo},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {Since the 1990s the American furniture industry faces a transition period. Manufacturers, one of its most important actors made its entrance into the retail industry. This shift has had deep consequences not only for the American furniture industry as a whole, but also for other international furniture industries, especially the Chinese. The present work aims to analyze this actor based on the distinction provided by the Global Commodity Chain Theory. It stresses its characteristics, structure, operational way and importance for both the U.S. and the Chinese furniture industries.
},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering},
	  volume    = {1},
	  number    = {12},
	  year      = {2007},
	  pages     = {746 - 749},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/8351},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/12},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 12, 2007},
	}