Supply Chain Connections

Oct 28 2009 10:01AM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (0) |
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By Glenn Singer

Well, all of the industry pundits are telling us that the housing market has bottomed and in some areas, starting to turn up. All of this means that we will see some growth in new residential construction will take place in the 2010 – 2012 timeframe.

Hopefully each of us in the supply chain has learned some serious lessons during this recession and we will apply this learning as we move forward. Some building material manufacturers are doing exactly this as they are targeting those builders who not only survived the downturn but came out of it stronger. In addition, these manufacturers have also cleansed their distribution network and are working with only the best distributors.
 
And they are building relationships with key trade contractors and are tying them closer to their selected distributors.

In other words, these manufacturers are not waiting for the market to really turn up; they are implementing growth strategies now so that when the market begins to grow they will have their “elite supply chain” in tact and up and running.