Digitalization in the furniture and timber construction industry

05/26/2025

Digitalization in the furniture and timber construction industry

Competent, professional, cooperative. We have been firmly rooted in the furniture industry and timber construction for more than 65 years. We work with companies of all sizes worldwide and have experienced a great deal. This wealth of experience is used in all our projects. We provide holistic support on your way to success. We are experts in our field: Our core competencies lie in strategic production development, production optimization, information flow consulting and Industry 4.0. 

We are strategists, planners, creative thinkers and tireless creators. We apply our expertise to your success. Your corporate vision is always the key focus. 

You too can benefit from our expertise. Meet us at LIGNA 2025 in Hall 14 at Stand J34. 

The first step into your digital future — with the "Information Flow Power Workshop" 

Schuler Consulting is driving digitalization in the furniture and timber construction industry and is developing bespoke road maps for companies to master the digital transformation. Together with you, we can develop the perfect strategy for your company. We can support you in selecting and expanding your individual solution for the future with our "Power Workshop Information Flow." Together, we will identify your options for digitizing your core processes and provide you with a road map for mastering the next step toward digitalization.  

We focus on analyzing the consistency of information in your core processes from the office to production - from receipt of orders to shipment. We will then assess the CURRENT situation together with you and identify potential for optimization.  

With the concept for your ideal organization, you will receive a plan that includes an IT concept and software selection in addition to the organizational structure. 

Clarity about the value stream and intralogistics — "digital value stream optimization" 

Our latest consulting service, "Digital Value Stream Optimization", is based on a value stream analysis through which we carry out optimization in the production environment of our customers in the furniture and timber construction industry. This innovative method makes flows of materials and goods visible via an indoor tracking system and records machine data by using external sensors, regardless of manufacturer and year of manufacture.  

By integrating all the production data, including data from existing systems such as ERP and MES, into a digital value stream dashboard, we create the basis for resource-efficient and sustainable optimization of the value stream. We are pleased to announce that "Digital Value Stream Optimization" is now also being implemented internationally. 

Planning of optimal production, organization and processes — "strategic production development" 

Whether it's a new construction on a greenfield site, conversion or expansion planning - the engineers at Schuler Consulting plan and develop production plants for customers globally. According to Florian Hauswirth, Director at Schuler Consulting, the targeted use of resources and practiced sustainability are vital today. SCHULER Consulting develops a strategic road map, in other words a comprehensive overall concept, on the basis of which the business owner can make the necessary investment decisions based on facts. 

At LIGNA, the consulting team will demonstrate how manufacturers are mastering current challenges and making their production future-proof. This includes designing the perfect material and production flow, developing the appropriate technological options, planning machine, storage and workplace positioning and expanding production options to meet the company's long-term goals. This is based on a holistic commercial analysis with clear statements on the profitability of the investment options. 

Specific strategies for immediate implementation — our "Production Optimization Power Workshop" 

Continuous growth and changes in objectives and framework conditions are often accompanied by the further development of established structures. The Power Workshop delivers a strategic road map for the advanced development of your organization and structures. Together, we develop an action concept on site that is tailored to your company objectives, processes, production and organization. We also use methods and strategies such as OEE and Lean Six Sigma.  

Our objective is to identify potential for increasing efficiency and increasing performance. The Production Optimization Power Workshop is your basis for taking suitable measures and precisely aligning your company for the long term. 

The transparent design of your product manufacturing costs — with our "Design to Cost" service 

Set cost targets and optimize cost factors in timber prefabricated housing construction in a very targeted manner — Design to Cost reduces product costs by systematically adapting products and production processes to the precise requirements.  

We quickly determine the actual individual product costs, identify the cost drivers and compare them with best-practice calculations to show you targeted optimization options during the development process. Design to Cost provides you with cost transparency from the product through to production and increases your competitiveness. 

Identify potential through practical controlling and take action immediately with the "Finance Power Workshop" 

The diversity of products and variants as well as increasing price pressure are just some of the challenges faced by companies in the furniture and timber construction industry. These challenges are becoming an issue for more and more companies. This makes it all the more important for you as a manufacturer to keep an eye on costs, identify areas of potential and exploit them. The cost and balance sheet analysis, otherwise known as our Finance Power Workshop, can be used to uncover potential and compare the business with industry-specific key figures (benchmark). 

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