DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS IN INDUSTRY OF UPHOLSTERD FURNITURE

This paper presents the development phases of new products in the upholstered furniture industry, ranging from market research to mass production. During the development of the new products, teams od experts from various fields are included, such as: mechanical engineering, chemistry, architecture, economics, which has been discussed in this paper. Also, for preparation of this paper has been used CAD/CAM technology, without which is unthinkable to develop new products today. The emphasis, during the development of new product, is put on flexibility of product, price, quick and simple installation, improvement of productivity, materials, environmental standards and specifications, transport and packaging, marking and identification of products in stock, technical documentation, making the zero batch and, at the end, batch production, i.e. at all stages and elements essentials for the development of new products, which target is competitiveness in the market of upholstered furniture.