Especially for companies like Herman Miller that have championed CSR and sustainability for years?
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One example would be the involvement of Herman Miller employees in the development of the BIFMA level standards.
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But KI's larger competitors, such as publicly traded Steelcase and Herman Miller, were hit worse by the tech falloff.
Probably because they are a set of Herman Miller 'Aeron' office chairs deconstructed, re-engineered with custom bracketry and installed in the Rizk.
He wanted a classy desk chair that would compete with the established master of back support, Herman Miller's Aeron model.
Other retailers are embracing simplicity, too: Office furniture maker Herman Miller has actively reduced the variations on its iconic Aeron chair.
Herman Miller introduced the Swoop line in late 2010 and said that more than 50 universities have bought it so far.
For larger clients there are custom-tailored computer programs and even Herman Miller employees who will substitute for an in-house facilities management team.
Kimberly-Clark placed space-usage sensors offered by furniture maker Herman Miller Inc.
To reach out for the first time to small businesses Herman Miller uses a network of 180 retailers, as well as its Web site.
He created the flexible office cubicle, Action Office, in 1968, making then-tiny Herman Miller into a growth company (and making the Dilbert cartoon possible).
While Herman Miller and other larger rivals are laying off workers, Humanscale is hiring to fill up its new 125, 000-square-foot plant in Piscataway, N.
While Herman Miller and other larger rivals are laying off workers, Humanscale is hiring to fill up its new 125, 000-square-foot plant in Piscataway, New Jersey.
Volkema took a modest office, customized it only by adding Herman Miller's popular Aeron chair, and pulled together a team of a dozen executives to come up with a plan.
For the midsize customer there are new computer programs for 3-D design and order entry that digitally link Herman Miller, the supplier, the distributor and the customer, and make transactions speedy and reliable.
The duo started buying high-end reproductions of famous modern pieces from manufacturers, including Herman Miller, the exclusive U.S. maker of furniture created by the Eameses, and storing them in a California warehouse so they could be shipped promptly.
Since returning to London in 1986, Lovegrove has worked with a wide range of clients including Airbus Industries, Peugeot, Apple Computers, Issey Miyake, Olympus Cameras, Tag Heuer, Herman Miller, Japan Airlines and Toyo Ito Architects in Japan, as well as a host of top design brands.
The duo started buying high-end reproductions of famous modern pieces from manufacturers, including Herman Miller (nasdaq: MLHR - news - people ), the exclusive U.S. maker of furniture created by the Eameses, and storing them in a California warehouse so they could be shipped promptly.
For example, office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller discovered that it was giving consumers so many choices for customizing its popular Aeron chair that it had to be prepared to produce over four million variations on the basic model even though only a few thousand configurations were actually being ordered.
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