Part 2 - Miller Publishing Corporation

Page 36 Advertorial Wholesale/Wholesale Distributor Special Buying IssueRevolutionary BC CONNECT Design And Business Management Portal From BOISE CASCADE ENGINEERED WOOD PROUCTSOptimize inventoried lengths and batch jobs for cost-competitivejob packsHELP IN RUNNING A PROFITABLEENGINEERED WOOD BUSINESS:The new BC CONNECT online portalfrom Boise Cascade Engineered WoodProducts is a revolutionary hub of data,tools, processes and cloud-based applicationsthrough which dealers can more successfullymanage their business of engineeredwood products. BC CONNECTputs virtually everything a dealer needs tomanage EWP in one place and providesinstant access to an entire EWP design andbusiness management platform. This canhelp dealers achieve the desired end result:Plans with the least waste, for the mostcompetitive bids, that win the most jobs andearn the highest profits.MORE COST-EFFECTIVE DESIGN:BC CONNECT can assist dealers withWood Trade PublicationsServing the Forest Products Industry Since 1927With BC FRAMER ® , optimize design files against inventory on hand.more cost-effective design and a more efficient design department -- helping them make the bestuse of their design resources. BC CONNECT is a central design platform where all design workis done, with integrated whole-house design and automatic load distribution to improve speed andaccuracy of design and specification. BC CONNECT is mated to next-generation BCFRAMER®, which can enhance any designerʼs ability to optimize the use of engineered wood productsin residential structural design, and boost their productivity. BC CONNECT is a single-locationrepository of information that can reduce errors, eliminate re-drawing by different businessunits and save time and money. With best-in-industry file integration, a change made in one areawill automatically update across the board. And 3-D modeling lets builders “walk” through the entirestructure, view detail of how the job is to be framed, and catch and fix problems long before theycan occur.MORE PROFITABLE PROJECT MANAGEMENT:BC CONNECT can mean improved management of projects through the portal. BC CON-NECT knows each departmentʼs design queue and design resources and can apply them mostP.O. Box 34908Memphis, TN 38184-0908(800) 844-1280or (901) 372-8280Fax: (901) 373-6180www.millerwoodtradepub.comMiller Wood Trade Publications proudly serves the Forest Productsindustry with the following publications and online directories:National Hardwood Magazine.....................................................www.nationalhardwoodmag.comImport/Export Wood Purchasing News.........................................www.woodpurchasingnews.comSoftwood Forest Products Buyer.....................................................-..........www.softwoodbuyer.comImported Wood Purchasing Guide.....................................--...www.importedwoodpurchasing.comForest Products Export Directory.........................................---.......www.forestproductsexport.comDimension & Wood Components Buyer’s Guide..............--.www.dimensionwoodcomponent.comHardwood Purchasing Handbook........................................--www.hardwoodpurchasinghdbk.comGreenbook’s Hardwood Marketing Directory..............................--.www.millerwoodtradepub.comGreenbook’s Softwood Marketing Directory...............................---..www.millerwoodtradepub.comForest Products Stock Exchange.......................................................www.forestproductsstockexc.comPlease visit us online for more information about our publicationsManage inventory to align with your design queueefficiently. Buildersʼ projects in queue canbe checked quickly and updated universally,and files and projects can be located fastwith the new project search engine.Building options management is streamlined,so jobs that used to take hours mayonly take minutes. Sales people can log in,prepare materials lists and quotes, evenfrom remote locations. Any project-relateddocument can be managed easily andquickly.OPTIMIZED CUTTING AND JOB PACKS:Any dealer can now optimize inventoriedlengths, batch jobs and generate the mostusable material, with minimum cut wastefor the most cost-competitive cut packs.BC CONNECT integrates design filesfrom BC FRAMER® and optimize themagainst inventory on hand, for most efficientuse of inventory. Dealers can now optimizejob packs for profitability whether they doautomated processing, pull/ship, or cut witha chainsaw.MORE PROFITABLY MANAGED INVEN-TORY:Dealers can manage the inventory profileso it better aligns with their design queue,workload and staffing. Stocking levels canbe managed automatically including levelsby stocking locations, automatically generatingreplenishment orders, receivingorders, emailing purchase orders andchecking and adjusting inventory. Dynamicinventory reporting helps manage productlevels. Reports go to Purchasing and a reconciliationreport compares actual to perpetual.All of this has the potential to helplower inventory costs and improve turnsand profitability.MORE COMPETITIVE PRICING ANDMORE PROFITABLE ESTIMATING:Formula-based estimating is quick, easyand accurate. Dealers can offer very competitivejob pack pricing because cutting isoptimized and waste virtually eliminated.And because they have access to alldimensions of the structure, they can estimatewall framing, headers, columns, roofsystems and other products to improve productivityof design personnel and helpincrease the order size.VALUABLE RESOURCES ANDSUPPORT:A new cloud-based Support Center withpersonalized “My Support” files conveysstatus on customer contacts. A ticket systemprovides help by trained professionals.And a record is provided of help ticket status– in queue or resolved. A comprehensivenew Resource Library of learningresources is available 24/7 with webinars,self-help videos, engineering presentations,product knowledge, marketing tools,support and much more, to help dealer personnelimprove their job knowledge andwork performance with less expense oftime and travel for training.IN THE FUTURE, ABILITY TO MANAGEEWP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:As databases populate with time, BCCONNECT will increasingly be able toprovide dealers with up-to-the-minute analytics,show where theyʼre losing time andmoney, and help them run more profitableengineered wood products businesses. BCCONNECT is a continuation of BoiseCascadeʼs drive to equip their dealers withrich value-added services designed to helpthem run profitable, successful buildingproducts operations.•Please Visit Us atNAWLA Booth No. 403