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Capital Capacity
Capital Capacity
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
Will we be running from rampant cost inflation or deeply mired in top-line recession in 2023? No one seems to know. What we do know is that we don’t know, and that’s treacherous turf. How do contractors decide whether to bid aggressively for contracts … Read the rest “Capital Capacity”
The R-Score
The R-Score
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
I repeat from my blog a few weeks ago, Cash is King: “For the duration of this disrupted market, move cash flow management to the top of your CFO’s priority list.”
Winners and Losers in 2023
Rising interest rates, inflation, and a possible recession … Read the rest “The R-Score”
The Contracting Business
The Contracting Business
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
With only four weeks left in what everyone agrees has been a very eventful year, I’m inclined to engage in big picture thinking as I sum up the year in my mind. I realize that my readers are probably tired of hearing me … Read the rest “The Contracting Business”
Beware DE-flation
Beware DE-flation
Thomas c Schleifer, Ph.D.
I can hear you. I know what you’re thinking…
“DE-flation?!!…I thought we were worried about INFLATION! Rampant cost inflation in materials and wages is the topic du jour – isn’t it? What’s this about DEFLATION?”
Let me explain: this current series of blogs on … Read the rest “Beware DE-flation”
Can You Be Flexible?
Can You Be Flexible?
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
The construction industry is an outlier that evades classic management theory taught at all the nation’s prestigious business schools.
- The price of our construction services is set well in advance typically through a competitive bidding process.
- Our work is performed through a
Cash is King
Cash is King
Thomas C Schleifer, Ph.D.
For the duration of this disrupted market and potential for recession, move cash flow management to the top of your CFO’s priority list and leave it there. Contractors rarely have enough cash on the balance sheet to see them through down markets, particularly … Read the rest “Cash is King”
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