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A Least Cost Analysis Of Transition In North America’S Upholstered, Wood Household Furniture Industry, Eric J. Todd, Steven H. Bullard
A Least Cost Analysis Of Transition In North America’S Upholstered, Wood Household Furniture Industry, Eric J. Todd, Steven H. Bullard
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Factors influencing the location of the North American upholstered, wood household furniture industry are undergoing many changes. This paper presents a least cost linear programming approach to determining optimal furniture production and shipment patterns, The results suggest that Mexico and the 'East South Central region of the U.S. are well-poised to increase their shares of the North American market as consumption patterns and factors of production change in the next decade.