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
Business Management
Home Builders Reconsider Remote Work Options
Coronavirus has forced businesses to take a fresh look at remote working options, and many companies are discovering there are distinct advantages to employees working from home
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
Ways Home Builders Can Manage Material Availability Risk
As global and domestic supply chains are affected by the pandemic, home builders can take steps to help minimize builder risk and improve operations
Purchasing
What’s Your Ratio? Purchasing Ratio, That Is
A step-by-step process to determine a meaningful and useful purchasing ratio
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
How To
How to Hone Your Skills at Bid Analysis
Use this formula to select the right trade contractors with more confidence and less risk
How To
An RFQ Checklist for Greater Efficiency and Better Margins
A well-prepared request for quotation eases anxiety and goes a long way toward minimizing project delays and cost overruns. Here’s the scope
Lean Building
Putting the Value Back in Value Engineering
It isn't about cutting costs. It's about adding value
