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Maximize Profitability with a Smarter Lumberyard Layout
If you like to cook, you know how crucial it is to keep your main tools within easy reach—so why would you store your lumberyard’s top products in hard-to-access corners of your w [...]
How James Hardie and Barricade Products Team Up to Stop Water Damage
If you can control the rain, you can control the mold and rot that grows in buildings. Of course, no one can control the rain—but you can use materials that reliably divert moistu [...]
How BPI Can Help Your Lumberyard Offer the Complete Package
For a contractor, there’s nothing more frustrating than receiving a shipment of building materials only to discover the materials are damaged. It’s a frustrating experience for ev [...]
The True Cost of Holding Inventory: Factors That Affect Profitability and Total Cost of Procurement
In a perfect world, businesses would keep on hand all the stock they need to respond to unpredictable fluctuations in demand as well as supply chain disruptions. However, the true [...]
How to Improve Warehouse Efficiency and Lower Total Cost of Procurement in Your Lumberyard
For distributors, your warehouse is the hub of all your operations — it’s the heart of your business in more ways than one. Not just because it’s central and connected to all y [...]
How the Total Cost of Ownership Impacts Lumberyard Profits
How the total cost of ownership impacts lumberyard profits is often misunderstood. This paradox arises when too much emphasis is placed on securing the lowest possible price, whic [...]