
‘Unto This Last’ is not a housing company and they don’t have to deal with the complicated concept of housing, but is a clear example to understand the concept of ‘Lite Industry’. Moreover, their example is comparable to companies involved in the construction sector. For instance, ‘Facit Homes’ is a housing manufacturer that also uses a CNC router to simplify the house procurement avoiding the complications of having an off-site factory.
For example, ‘Unto This Last’ is a furniture company that eliminates the need for product storage, fulfilment centres and transportation of materials by having an open-to-the-public workshop and showroom inside the city. They only produce on-demand (4 weeks delivery) and all their furniture is produced using a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) router. This does not limit their catalogue or delivery options; moreover, the customer can customise their…
…performance that traditional methods miss; which are aspects that society is increasingly fancying. The achievement of these quality standards is the consequence of processes of continuous-improvement in manufacturing and not ‘promises’. Like back in the days when big names like Walter Gropius, Buckminster Fuller and Le Corbusier were …