Customer preferences for customized household furniture

Journal of Forest Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 94-112

  Lihra, Torsten ^a   Buehlmann, Urs ^b   Graf, Raoul ^c  

^a FPINNOVATIONS   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conjoint analysis; Consumer preference; Furniture; Mass customization

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; FURNITURE MANUFACTURE; MARKETING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

CHOICE-BASED CONJOINT; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; CONJOINT ANALYSIS; CONSUMER PREFERENCES; FURNITURE; MARKET GLOBALIZATION; MASS CUSTOMIZATION; PRODUCT CUSTOMIZATION;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPETITIVENESS; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; GLOBALIZATION; GOODS EXCHANGE; MANUFACTURING; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PRICE DYNAMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858337556     PISSN: 11046899     EISSN: 16181530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfe.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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