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Envisioning The Future
Envisioning The Future Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. āWhat do you mean by envisioning the future?ā was the first question I received just minutes after posting last weekās message. Whenever a poetic phrase like that occurs to me, I often hesitate to use it because I...
Planning the Present
Planning the Present Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Managing working capital during this post pandemic disrupted economy has led to many questions from contractors. I have condensed all the questions on how to plan for the future economy into one synthetic question: Syn Q....
Working Capital Q&A
Working Capital Q&A Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D. Our current series of messages on managing working capital during this post pandemic disrupted economy has ignited questions from every corner of the construction industry. Today I will endeavor to answer a sample and...
Working Capital Engineers
Working Capital Engineers
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
No sane construction professional would prepare a bid or start a job without input from the estimators, designers and/or engineers, and project managers.Ā After scrutinizing specifications and understanding quality standards, this team supervises the work and polices it for compliance. No construction project … Read the rest “Working Capital Engineers”
Managing Working CapitalĀ
Managing Working CapitalĀ
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
As we noted last week, the primary cause of construction business failure is running out of money. Why when contractors run out of money is it so often a surprise?
Financing Growth
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American industry is addicted to growth. Industry ownership (public stockholders who … Read the rest “Managing Working CapitalĀ ”
The Haves and Have-Nots
The Haves and Have-Nots
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
Unlike rampant inflation, supply chain collapse, or a sudden descent into recession; trends creep up without us noticing. We have already discussed the gradual shortage of skilled labor that is now haunting our industry and concluded that the construction labor force will … Read the rest “The Haves and Have-Nots”
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