CWA 14249:2001

funStep (Furniture Product and Business Data) - funStep Application Reference Model - ARM CWA 14249:2001

Scope

This document specifies the use of the integrated resources necessary for the scope and information requirements for the exchange of data among manufacturers, suppliers, and the end-users (retailers, major retailers and private customers) in the furniture industry domain. This AP refers to the whole furniture domain (e.g., kitchen, residential, bathroom, office, wall units, etc.), as described below:
- furnishing project
· definition
· parametrization
· room, wall and housing
· price
· date and time
- product definition
· Catalogue of products
· Program -family of furniture products-
· Description of components
· Measure
· Geometry
· Topology
· Finishing
· Price
· Accessories and appliances
in order to allow the exchange of Product Libraries (catalogues and furnishing projects) and Orders, including graphical information.
There is a set of furniture suppliers/manufacturers that are related with a set of commerce in order to do business selling furniture pieces. Each manufacturer offers to the market products in one or several Catalogues and it is focused in one or several lines of products (furniture for dining-rooms, youth bedrooms, double rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, etc.). In those lines of products there are one or several programs (or families) offered in the market, which provide different styles to the customers.