Remodeling Expensive Lumber Is Stalling Home Repairs The stretched out availability of building materials such as lumber, windows, and vinyl siding have put some projects at a standstill and cost increases have pushed repairs, particularly for storm damage, beyond the homeowners’ ability to pay.
Human Resources Next-Gen Hiring Practices for Home Builders Instead of hiring purchasing professionals with experience (and baggage), go for the green to mold your ideal team
Building Materials Rethinking the Global Supply Chain Avoiding supply-chain disruptions in the future (and especially in a crisis) requires a recommitment to American-made products
Purchasing Are You Getting a Good Deal on Your Purchasing? A little due diligence and a total-cost mindset go a long way toward helping you make more cost-effective purchasing decisions
Purchasing What’s Your Ratio? Purchasing Ratio, That Is A step-by-step process to determine a meaningful and useful purchasing ratio
Business Management Supplier Survival: Adopt a Highly Differentiating Approach Suppliers can inspire home builders to think beyond ‘first cost’ to total cost (and even total value). Here's how | Part 2 in a two-part series
Manufacturers + Suppliers Now Is a Good Time to Review and Refresh Your Materials Supply Chain Use this guide to identifying and prequalifying suppliers to reinvigorate and stabilize your supply chain
Purchasing Tap Your Purchasing Team to Build a Stronger Business Regardless of market conditions, investing in and supporting knowledgable purchasing professionals pays profound dividends
Business Management Why Dr. W. Edwards Deming Never Gets Old Solid advice from an expert who's been around awhile: Consider your operating philosophy thoughtfully
Purchasing The Center of Home Building: Purchasing Is Purchasing at the core of your operations? If not, you’re leaving money on the table, and lots of it
