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WHO'S WHO - MUCK
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heads DMSi’s biennial customer conference, PartnerConnect. He is active in the
North American Wholesale Lumber Association as a member of committees and
“10 groups.”
Muck is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Omaha. He and his wife,
Katie Muck, have two sons, Sebastian and Oliver and two daughters, Laila and
Stella. In his free time, Muck enjoys golf, hockey and cheering on his kids at all of
their games and competitions.
For more information visit www.dmsi.com. n
WHO'S WHO - QUANE
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ogy advancements.
Quane was recently brought on board at PTJ after spending 25 years in the
commercial business sector. His most recent position before joining PTJ was at
REC Silicon, located in Moses Lake, WA, a polysilicon manufacturing company.
Quane graduated from the University of Idaho as an electrical engineer and
went on to practice at engineering technology companies for 15 years before moving
into the commercial business sector.
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#1 Inventory Management Profit Strategy:.
Stock No More Than Needed to Properly Service Demand
This practice is crucial to profitability. Here’s why:
• Every
• Every day day that that excess inventory is is owned, it it is is either either costing costing interest on on borrowed money, money, which which
increases expense, or or it it is is preventing the the earning of of interest on on owned owned money, money, which which decreases
income. Whether capital is is borrowed or or owned, excess inventory is is always eroding profitability.
• Let’s say a yard has sales volume of 110,000 BF/month. If brought in all at once by car, the inventory
• Let’s say yard has sales volume of 110,000 BF/month. If brought in all at once by car, the inventory
can
will
turn
turn
once
once
a month
month.
if
But
needs
if metered
are correctly
in by truck
projected.
in 27,500
But if
BF
metered
increments
in by
at
truck
one load
in 27,500
per week
BF
as
increments at one load per week as actually needed, that inventory will turn 4 times per month –
actually needed, that inventory will turn 4 times per month – and tie up only 1/4 as much cash.
and tie up only 1/4 as much cash.
• Now suppose this yard pays for a car 10 days after it ships and it takes 3 weeks to deliver. It paid for
• Now suppose this yard pays for the car 10 days after shipment and delivery takes 3 weeks. It paid for
times the inventory it needed, and won’t see any of it for 11 more days. But if it buys by truck with
4 times the inventory it needed, and won’t see any of it for 11 more days. But if it buys by truck with
quick delivery, every stick can be sold before the invoice even comes due. In fact, three truckloads
quick delivery, every stick could be sold before the invoice even comes due. In fact, three truckloads
would be sold this way before the car could even have arrived, and using only 1/4 as much cash.
could be sold this way before the car could even have arrived, again using only 1/4 the capital.
• This strategy dependably multiplies turns and GMROI, dramatically improves cashflow, cuts carrying
• This strategy dependably multiplies turns and GMROI, dramatically improves cashflow, cuts carrying
costs
costs
and
and
frees
frees
up
up
both
both
capital
capital
and
and
space
space
for
for
more
more
profitable
profitable
use.
use.
Margins
Margins
are
are
maintained
maintained
through
and
market
downside
moves
risk is
and
virtually
downside
eliminated
risk is significantly
regardless of
reduced
market
because
moves because
the inventory
the inventory
is turning
turns
faster
faster
than
price
than price
changes
changes
can affect
can affect
its value.
its value.
There’s
There’s
less inventory
less inventory
to count,
to count,
and stock
and stock
stays
stays
fresher,
fresher,
too.
too.
Maximize your profit with this safe and efficient strategy.
Call Idaho Timber for highly-mixed trucks and just-in-time delivery.
Quane and his wife, Jill, live on a homestead where they garden and keep
bees. He also enjoys woodworking and making furniture. Quane and his wife
have three children, Austin, Audrey and Lauren.
For more information, visit www.pawtaw.com, email david@pawtaw.com or
call 208-449-4950. n
WHO'S WHO - ROSS
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Ross attended the University of British Columbia where he studied Wood Products
Processing.
Ross enjoys hockey and golf. He has been married for four years to Tripti.
San Group is a member of Western Red Cedar Lumber Association, North
American Wholesale Lumber Association, BC Wood and the Program for the
Endorsement of Forest Certification.
For more information, call Ross at 604-355-6548, email addison@sangroupinc.com
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WHO'S WHO - CAPPETTA
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profiles and a custom coatings facility, in a variety of thicknesses and lengths
or ripped to custom specifications. They also offer other species: Southern Yellow
Pine, Western Red Cedar, European
Spruce and Incense Cedar.
All of the EWP that they offer is
provided in NELMA grades and
patterns, along with many proprietary
and custom grades.
Robbins Lumber offers
endmatching, pre-finished/primed
products, HT capacity, clean
bandsawn/fresh resawn, various
rougherheads (including original
rustic), live edge siding and log
siding.
Cappetta has been with Robbins
Lumber since May 2023 and
has been in the lumber industry
since 2015. Her first job in the
industry was administrative sales
support with Pleasant River
Lumber, where she entered Spruce
and Pine orders. When Pleasant
River Lumber’s Pine mills were
acquired by Robbins Lumber, she
stayed on in the wholesale Pine
sales.
Robbins Lumber is a member
of Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers
Association, North American
Wholesale Lumber Association,
Northeastern Retail Lumber
Association and Maine Forest
Products Association.
For more information, call 207-
206-7350, email ncappetta@rlco.
com or visit www.rlco.com. n
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