The Secret of the Flat Packs' Success
When it comes to flat pack, ready to assemble, or knock down furniture, people’s opinions can be quite polarised. This is more to do with the particular manufacturing quality of a given furniture piece, rather than the flat pack furniture concept altogether. The flat pack furniture concept has been received quite well by the public, and has been around ever since the day it was invented so to speak.
The idea of the flat pack furniture concept was to manufacture a great looking, functional piece of furniture which is made of specially interlocking parts or pieces. When the pieces have been manufactured i.e. they are cut, drilled, aligned, etc. they are packed flat in cardboard boxes. In other words they are disassembled until the moment you buy them and take them home for self-assembly.
Many people would say this is the most comprehensible and easy way to assemble furniture on your own, and that might well be. But the idea behind the flat pack concept is to make transportation and storage more efficient, manageable and cost effective for the manufacturer or the company that does the logistics for that particular manufacturer.
The customer's benefit is that manufacturing companies don’t have to incur the same production and distribution costs as flat pack furniture is space efficient and easy to handle. This in turn means customers receive lower prices. In other words savings from reduced manufacturing costs are passed down to the end user.
Indeed flat pack furniture is easier to assemble but the process requires a certain amount of skill and expertise, and the right set of tools of course. If you aren’t too good with the screwdriver and the mallet, by all means use professional furniture assembly services and take the guess work out of the assembly process.
Although successful, the flat pack furniture concept has left some people scratching their head as some of the furniture out there is too elaborate and complex to assemble. This issue is more to do with the manufacturer, not the concept. Good manufacturers have more engineering capacity and ergonomic know-how to produce furniture with fewer pieces, which are easier to assemble, needless to say they have better assembly instructions.
Many people would say this is the most comprehensible and easy way to assemble furniture on your own, and that might well be. But the idea behind the flat pack concept is to make transportation and storage more efficient, manageable and cost effective for the manufacturer or the company that does the logistics for that particular manufacturer.
The customer's benefit is that manufacturing companies don’t have to incur the same production and distribution costs as flat pack furniture is space efficient and easy to handle. This in turn means customers receive lower prices. In other words savings from reduced manufacturing costs are passed down to the end user.
Indeed flat pack furniture is easier to assemble but the process requires a certain amount of skill and expertise, and the right set of tools of course. If you aren’t too good with the screwdriver and the mallet, by all means use professional furniture assembly services and take the guess work out of the assembly process.
Although successful, the flat pack furniture concept has left some people scratching their head as some of the furniture out there is too elaborate and complex to assemble. This issue is more to do with the manufacturer, not the concept. Good manufacturers have more engineering capacity and ergonomic know-how to produce furniture with fewer pieces, which are easier to assemble, needless to say they have better assembly instructions.
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