Gyeonggi-do Invites Companies to Participate in 'Smart Furniture Manufacturing Process System Establishment Support'

Support for 12 Small and Medium-Sized Furniture Manufacturers in Gyeonggi Province
Up to 25 Million Won per Company Available Until March 19

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 9th that it is recruiting participating companies for the "Furniture Smart Manufacturing Process System Establishment Support" project, targeting small and medium-sized furniture manufacturers who feel burdened by the use of furniture design and planning programs costing tens of millions of won.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Building. Provided by Gyeonggi Province

Launched last year, this project aims to support furniture companies struggling with furniture design and planning due to high labor dependency and low productivity caused by manual work. Establishing a furniture design and planning system can minimize factors that negatively affect production costs, such as mass production of defective products due to inexperienced workers and waste of materials and sub-materials.

The province plans to select a total of 12 companies and support 70% of the purchase cost of furniture design and planning programs (up to 25 million won). Post-management consulting will also be provided.

Eligible applicants are small and medium-sized furniture manufacturing companies registered with factories in the province that can introduce and use programs for furniture production, design, and planning standardization.

Last year, the province supported 16 companies, helping local small and medium-sized furniture companies secure competitiveness by reducing customer complaints and increasing satisfaction through an integrated data system from sales to production, facilitating new product design development, improving quality, increasing productivity, enhancing delivery times, and boosting corporate trust.

Applications can be submitted online through the Gyeonggi Daejin Technopark Industrial Support Information System by 6 p.m. on March 19.

Jeon Eun-sook, Director of Corporate Development at Gyeonggi Province, said, "This project will promote digitalization and innovation in the furniture industry and serve as an opportunity to increase productivity," adding, "We expect it to contribute to new job creation and revitalization of the local economy."

For more details, please refer to the announcements from Gyeonggi Daejin Technopark or Gyeonggi Business Secretary, or contact the Gyeonggi Daejin Technopark Gyeonggi Northern Smart Manufacturing Innovation Center for guidance.