Building a while of flat - pack piece of furniture from IKEA can be an excited rollercoaster . It is all worth it in the end , but the process can often seem like cruel and unusual torture by design . In a recent interview withFast Company , IKEA ’s deputy promotion manager Allan Dickner take that the didactics manuals are challenge , but , believe it or not , things could be a passel worse .
" We had one furniture piece , a eccentric of wardrobe , which originally had over 400 fittings and screws to take for it together , " DicknertoldFastCo , explaining that packaging engineers are responsible for construct early version of the retail merchant ’s furniture before they settle on an " optimized " design . The " ready - to - assemble " model is one way that IKEA is able to offer its products at such low-priced Price , butDickner saysthat it ’s about finding a middle ground . " When it takes someone five hr to construct it , you’re able to ask yourself : have you give out too far with the flavorless backpacking ? It ’s always about finding a correspondence between ease of assembly and optimizing the packaging . "
Dickner also explain that the engineers at IKEA use " proven solution " as a start point . The " generalized templet " are altered found on the unique specifications of the new product . They are also " algorithmically optimise , " and are designed with structure like elevator and stairway in brain .
The instructions are made using various resources , including " structure drawings , digital snap , 3D models , and video of mental testing assemblies . “According to Jan Fredlund , a room decorator who works on these manuals , the test assembly phase is fundamental . The " communicator " who design the instruction are task with constructing the pieces for themselves to find points where others may be confused and make mistakes .
[ h / t : FastCo ]
