Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
The Supply Chain is Only as Strong as the Weakest Link
As tempting as it is to blame one factor, this is a combination of many factors and any one item can influence the rest of the chain. To wit: one missing microprocessor can hold up an entire new vehicle for months and months.
COVID Take-aways
The past year has changed so many perceptions and pushed so many of us out of our comfort zones. It would be a terrible shame not to make the best out of what we have learned and remember that “Attitude is Everything”.
The Trailing Tail (and Tale) of COVID-19
In the same way that many parts of the effects of COVID-19 have hit us without a recognizable pattern, there also is no clean break, no solid uniform retreat as some symptoms recede but others linger.
“The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.”
Bejamin Disraeli
What Goes Up, Must Come Down
No one likes inflation & unpredictability. Both put a lot of extra pressure not only on those who are buying, but also on those who are selling. The rise in lumber prices over the past year was not the result of one thing, but the sum of many things.
Market Outlook
We’ve all been trying to make sense of the past year with its wild swings. From the doomsday outlook of early COVID a year ago to the gold rush mentality of 2021 with extreme shortages and wild price swings that a shortage creates.
Distracted Is No Way to Drive
Safe drivers have systems in place that they follow to achieve consistent results and they have the discipline to follow those systems for their safety and ours. Distracted driving is a huge risk on the roads these days. Learn the big three causes.