As one of the subdivisions of furniture, the purchase of bank furniture is receiving more and more attention. Compared with the current procurement mode dominated by price and basic quality, the demand for furniture by government agencies in China is mostly based on the product quality. On this basis, the Bank focuses on investigating the design and service capabilities of enterprises, and applies excellent design service solutions to the Bank's procurement projects.
At present, there is not much research and literature on bank furniture purchase, but in the furniture purchase market, bank users are one of the most important customers in the office furniture sales market, and also high-end users of office furniture enterprises.
Bank purchasers can be called more picky people in the furniture purchase market. They not only "find fault" with product quality, but also pay attention to whether the enterprise has R&D ability and can provide targeted solutions. They expect to demonstrate their unique banking culture by configuring office furniture different from other banks.
He Fajian, vice president of Beijing Furniture Industry Association, said: "Banks are high-end users, environmental protection quality of products is the minimum requirement, and more attention is paid to design ability."
Zhou Dan, the head office procurement organizer of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, said that from the perspective of the head office of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, it is not practical and cheap to meet the needs of banks. We are not only concerned about the quality and price of products, but also about the design ability of manufacturers.
Improving work efficiency is the goal
Compared with other industries, the banking industry may go further in focusing on efficiency.
At present, 80% of the employees in the enterprise are post-80s, who are the real producers of efficiency. How to improve work efficiency through scientific and reasonable allocation of office furniture is the research scope of large enterprises. Among them, the banking industry can be said to be one of the typical representatives.
Zhou Dan said that in furniture design, suppliers should think about how to enhance communication between employees and improve work efficiency through rational use of space and with the help of office furniture. If the manufacturer has strong strength in this respect, it can provide more convenience for future banks.
Gao Yuechang, the general manager of the design center of Sindan (China) Co., Ltd., said: "When designing furniture products, we should adhere to the concept of intelligence, efficiency, happiness and innovation. For example, we should consider whether office workers can see each other when sitting or standing up. These designs will have an impact on communication and exchange. The goal of office furniture design is to improve work quality, promote communication, attract and retain talents. "
He also said: "People to people communication is dynamic. For example, bank counter staff and customers usually communicate face to face, but when dealing with specific affairs, they often need to turn around. The main working area of bank counter staff is the side, not the side facing customers. This requires ergonomics in the design of seats and desks, which requires a lot of basic research. ”
Space utilization rate comes into focus
Rational use of space now seems a bit far away, but the acceleration of urbanization has forced us to reconsider this issue.
Land resources in modern cities are becoming increasingly scarce, and urban space will become increasingly dense. As the core of the financial industry, major banks will undoubtedly be located in the most densely populated areas of the city, such as financial institutions in the United States Wall Street, and banks in Beijing and Shanghai Financial Street. How to reasonably divide the limited office space and how to scientifically configure the furniture in the space are the issues of concern to the bank purchasers.
The planning of office space and the creation of office environment atmosphere can directly affect the thinking of workers, and even the unique office space, which is highly matched with the business process of the enterprise, can effectively improve work efficiency and reflect the unique corporate culture.
The designers of the Architectural Design and Research Institute of South China University of Technology believe that reasonable planning of office space can improve work efficiency, especially in industries that need calm thinking.
Zhou Dan said: "In the actual procurement, we found that international first-class office furniture brands such as Hayworth will provide different targeted solutions according to the bank's business processes, different places and different needs. Unlike some domestic manufacturers, they are more likely to modify and adjust some existing design templates to provide furniture configuration solutions."
