Quality management in polish industry of solid wood furniture – tools, systems, approach

Quality management in polish industry of solid wood furniture – tools, systems, approach. Quality management systems and tools used in the solid wood furniture industry in Poland were mapped in the scope of the research. The results show that companies leading in the solid wood furniture production are interested in optimizing cost of poor quality, by implementation of available systems and tools (ISO, Lean, Six sigma, 7 basic quality tools). However, the potential of the known methodology is not fully utilized due to certain reasons, such as production setup and raw material specificity.