Using AI to Find the Sweet Spot for Automation and Optimization Valerie Hansen Today, as an industry, we build faster, cut faster, design faster – thanks to technology and the automation it enables. The offsite construction industry is built on smarter design, more efficient fabrication. Whether in the office or on your plant floor, automation is very much a part of... Read More May 2024 Issue #16298 Page 69
Creating Your Own Commodity Market Performance Measures Valerie Hansen If you haven’t considered BuyMetrics yet, I have one more reason for you to check it out in 2024 – our new Commodity Analysis and Visualization Module. This new module will give BuyMetrics’ clients the power to control their own market analysis and measure their own... Read More January 2024 Issue #16294 Page 64
ROI: Turn Your Largest COST (Lumber) into a Profit Driver Valerie Hansen Lumber is mission-critical to every component manufacturer (CM). On average, it represents two-thirds of your cost-of-goods (CoG), roughly half of the value of your product (Revenue – Pretax Profit). So, what are the market dynamics that surround the purchase of lumber? And how/why can CMs... Read More November 2023 Issue #15292 Page 72