| Today, modular open office panel systems
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| | Performance Cabling Systems," provides a
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| are offered by a variety of
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| | more thorough treatment of that topic in
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| manufacturers. Office managers and
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| | today's technology-pa ked offices.
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| planners are confronted with a
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A Look at Some Trends
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| bewildering array of designs and price
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| | Today, many businesses are spending more
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| options. Purchasing decisions have grown
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| | on high technology office equipment than
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| more complex with the need to accommodate
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| | on industrial machinery. An office
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| the massive increase in intelligence
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| | without a computer is more the exception
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| being accessed by employees. The term
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| | than the rule. Moreover, employees
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| "computer-intensive workspace" describes
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| | frequently have intelligent peripherals
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| a totally different environment than that
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| | such as modems, printers and fax
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| of 30 years ago when a telephone,
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| | capability in their own workspace, or if
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| electric typewriter or shared word
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| | not, have access to shared facilities.
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| processing systems comprised office
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| | Meanwhile, organizations where personnel
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| technology.
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| | spend a bulk of their time out of the
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| Managing technology in the workspace has
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| | office are turning to alternative
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| become a science of its own. For example,
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| | solutions such as "hoteling" to achieve
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| there are standards that govern the
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| | two objectives. One is to lower real
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| design and placement of voice, data and
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| | estate cost; the other is to reduce the
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| video cabling upon which employees depend
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| | number of workstations below the number
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| for high-speed Internet access, for file
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| | of employees, who reserve space in
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| sharing on their firms Local Area
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| | advance when they're in the facility.
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| Networks (LANs) and to communicate with
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| | While these actions result in efficient
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| other company locations, customers and
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| | space utilization, they call for greater
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| suppliers via intranets and extranets.
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| | flexibility in furniture and equipment to
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| These concerns have become more critical
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| | accommodate the changing needs of the
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| with the introduction of the "fluid
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| | staff in an ad-hoc environment.
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| workspace." Today's office floor plans
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| | Companies are also reducing the average
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| are far from static. Work areas expand,
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| | amount of floor space per employee to
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| contract and reconfigure to meet the
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| | approximately 200 square feet today from
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| ever-changing needs of a business.
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| | 250 in the middle of the 1990s, according
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| Modular office furniture and wall systems
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| | to the Building Owner and Manager
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| - and their cabling infrastructure - must
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| | Association. Added to this is an increase
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| accommodate these Moves, Adds and Changes
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| | in what is called the corporate churn
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| (MACs) quickly, inexpensively and
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| | rate. The International Facilities
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| reliably. Systems must be designed to
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| | Management Association reported that the
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| conform to proposed OSHA standards
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| | average corporate relocation rate is now
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| related to health problems associated
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| | 44%, meaning that in any given year, 44
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| with intensive computer use, and to
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| | out of each hundred employees move within
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| address work-related disorders such as
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| | the facility.
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| carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive
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| | Other trends relate to softer factors
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| strain injuries. These conditions affect
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| | that nevertheless can play a major role
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| millions of workers and cost companies
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| | in the ultimate success of an
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| billions of dollars in lost productivity
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| | organization. Highly skilled workers will
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| and disability payments. For the most
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| | always be in demand, and because of that,
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| part, the office furniture industry has
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| | have an influence on the way offices
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| largely been unresponsive to these
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| | look. Monolithic cubicles of "Dilbert"
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| dramatic changes in the workplace. Many
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| | fame can act as a deterrent to attracting
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| manufacturers are constrained by obsolete
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| | qualified personnel. Instead,
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| product designs, marketing and
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| | forward-looking firms are installing
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| distribution methods dating back to the
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| | office systems that allow workers to put
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| 1970s and 1980s.
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| | their own signature on their workplace in
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| This article takes a close look at
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| | terms of varying panel heights, the use
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| modular furniture systems and provides
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| | glass panels, marker boards, shelving and
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| guidelines to help office and information
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| | other accouterments. This new
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| technology managers make educated
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| | "residential" approach to office design
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| purchasing decisions. It will examine
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| | helps attract employees and make them
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| first costs and lifetime costs of a
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| | feel more at home on the job, instead of
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| system, cable management, ergonomics,
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| | a numbered peg in a monolithic hole.
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| construction details, lighting,
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| | will help business owners and operators
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| accessories, privacy, and other concerns
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| | make smart choices in Office Cubicles and
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| impacting the purchasing decision. While
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| | Office Furniture for their offices and
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| the paper will broadly focus on cable
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| | selecting the right systems
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| management in office systems, a companion
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| | furniture.Smart and Beautiful Office
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| paper, "An Introduction to High
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| | Furniture.
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