Purchasing
A Recipe for Retaining Your Purchasing Talent
Talented people are either leaving or avoiding the home building industry. Here’s how home builders can reverse the tide and keep their best purchasing pros
Purchasing
Are Your Trade Relationships Strategic or Transactional?
Reward those trade partners that work with you to solve problems and treat the rest simply as transactional suppliers
Purchasing
5 Supply-Chain Takeaways From the Pandemic
Stop to consider how COVID-19 has forever changed your business
Purchasing
Triggers and Solutions for Home Building Inflation
Why cost containment is key for builders, suppliers, and trades as rising costs continue to raise home prices and threaten new-home affordability
Purchasing
5 Tips for Dealing With 'Take It or Leave It' Ultimatums When Negotiating
Follow these steps to successfully navigate a “take-it-or-leave-it” negotiation with suppliers and trades
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
Operations
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
