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  • Between a rock and a hard place
    Glaziers, retailers look to pass on higher costs, even as competitors push bids lower
    July 26, 2011
    Cost increases have dominated the headlines the last several months, with glass and metal suppliers upping prices in response to rising raw material and operating costs. 

  • Mission possible
    A well crafted mission statement can positively impact your bottom line
    September 28, 2010
    Mission statements are a paradox: the most popular management tool of the past 25 years and yet often the least respected. Chances are, as a retail glass company, you have one—framed nicely in the lobby perhaps—but can you recite it? Can your employees?You might be tempted to dismiss a mission statement as mumbo-jumbo, but more than two decades of studying business success and failure has taught...

  • Business abroad, revisited
    Insurance issues to take into consideration
    September 27, 2010
    In part one of this article series on how to properly prepare for expansion into foreign markets, we examined the importance of researching foreign countries' business and legal climates, employment laws, tax policies and cultural customs. Here, we will look at the insurance issues companies should investigate prior to beginning work overseas.

  • Reducing lead times using lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles
    A case study
    November 17, 2009
    Underpinned by the principles of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, three initiatives at Traco’s primary production facility have helped the window and door manufacturer reduce lead times by 50 percent, more than double customer field-testing approvals and deliver appreciable gains in product performance in the field.

  • Smart estimating
    Tips for contract glaziers and common mistakes to avoid
    October 21, 2009
    Estimating is one of the most important jobs of the contract glazier, particularly in a slow construction environment with fewer jobs and greater competition. Estimating too high can cost a company a job, and estimating too low can lead to bankruptcy.

  • Warranties: How to confirm your promises while protecting your backside
    October 20, 2009
    Warranties. What are they? What is their purpose? Can they offer benefits beyond simply describing what a customer can get replaced or fixed?

  • BIM adoption cycle
    September 23, 2009
    Classical Technology Adoption Life Cycle model: a trend developed from research in the 1950's was well documented by a Business Week best seller of the mid-90s titled “Inside the Tornado” by Geoffrey Moore. This book on technology adoption in businesses foretold much of both the boom and bust of doc.com and it held true across many industries in the area of computer technology.If...

  • Recommendations for contract glaziers adopting BIM
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    September 23, 2009
    This is the first article in a two-part series addressing the rapidly growing adoption of Building Information Modeling in the glass industry. Read part two in the December issue.Read the online-only sidebar, BIM adoption cycleBuilding Information Modeling adoption will immediately affect glass companies in how they respond to requests for proposals on progressive projects. Long term, it will...

  • BIM watch
    Bringing building information modeling into the glazing industry
    August 4, 2009
    Have questions about BIM?E-mail Will Ikerd for answers. Selected questions and responses will be posted on GlassMagazine.com.Building Information Modeling will fundamentally change the glass and curtain wall industry before 2015. This bold claim is based on the observation that BIM is a process that acts as an enabling catalyst to three major building industry drivers that especially...

  • Storefront Q & A
    August 3, 2009
    Alvaro Correa, project manager for West Tampa Glass, Florida, and Mike Tracy, business development for Trainor Glass, Alsip, Ill., discuss the most challenging aspects of storefront jobs.Q&A with CorreaQ&A with Tracy
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