Industry

The commercial furniture industry is undergoing rapid change, driven by shifting workplace models, rising costs, and digital transformation. Manufacturers must innovate to remain competitive.

The 2025 Healthcare Design Expo & Conference, taking place this October in Kansas City, promises to be a dynamic gathering of designers, healthcare professionals, architects, and innovators all focused on creating environments that support better health outcomes. As we look ahead to the event, several key trends are expected to take center stage, offering a glimpse into the future of healthcare design. From behavioral health to artificial intelligence to smart hospital innovation, here’s what we’re watching closely.

For decades, furniture dealers have provided space planning, project coordination, and endless revisions — all for free. But that’s changing. As project scopes grow and timelines stretch, forward-thinking dealers are finally reclaiming their time and profit by charging for the services they already provide. This blog breaks down why the shift is essential, how to do it without scaring off clients, and the tools — like Avanto’s Orderbahn — that make it possible.

In the furniture industry, procurement isn’t just sourcing—it’s how you create, manage, and track every part of an order. Unfortunately, it’s often where complexity and chaos thrive.

Discover key takeaways from a contract furniture industry panel on how dealers and manufacturers can improve project execution, boost efficiency, and lead with automation and better budgeting practices.

Automation has long been part of manufacturing’s evolution. But today, it’s not just about replacing manual labor with machines—it’s about building intelligent, connected systems that make the entire operation faster, smarter, and more efficient. For forward-thinking manufacturers, especially in the furniture industry, automation is key to staying competitive in an increasingly digital, fast-paced world.

The pressure to evolve is real, and the path forward is clear: cloud-based platforms that unify people, processes, and data in real time.

Discover how much a single order processing error can cost your furniture manufacturing business — and how tools like Avanto and OrderBahn can eliminate costly mistakes.