Supply chain management

We order, track and stage materials, so long lead times never set your opening date.
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Materials on site before the crews need them

Steel, windows, doors and mechanical equipment often take longer to arrive than to install. Our procurement team orders them early and tracks every one until it is on site.

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We keep backup suppliers ready for the items that matter most, and we watch prices and tariffs so you hear about a cost change before it hits your budget.

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What we track for you

Every order is listed in your Friday report with its ship date, arrival date and what it is holding up if it slips.

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  • Long-lead planning

We list every item with a lead time over six weeks and order it from early drawings where it is safe to do so.

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Openings set by the building, not the shipping.

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  • Shipment tracking

Weekly calls with every major supplier, and the status of every order in writing.

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Slips are caught while there is still time to act.

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  • Staged deliveries

Material arrives in the order it is installed, so nothing sits in the yard getting damaged.

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No hail-dented stock, no lost pieces.

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  • Backup suppliers

For critical items we keep a second supplier ready, so one late truck does not stop the job.

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Plan B is ready before it is needed.

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Ordering steel before the site was even cleared felt bold. It is the only reason we opened on time.
Derek Olsen
Derek Olsen
VP operations, Northfield

How we manage materials

From the first drawing to the last delivery, here is how orders are planned and tracked.

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Step 01: Lead-time review

We list every material, check current lead times, and mark what has to be ordered before drawings are final.

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Approve early orders.

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Step 02: Order and confirm

Orders go out with confirmed ship dates, and backup suppliers are lined up for critical items.

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Review the order schedule.

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Step 03: Track weekly

Every shipment is checked weekly and reported on Friday, with a plan ready for anything slipping.

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Read the Friday status.

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Step 04: Stage and install

Deliveries arrive in install order and go straight to work.

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Nothing sits waiting in the yard.

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What you get at the end

A job that never waited on material, plus a full record of suppliers, warranties and replacement part numbers for the building.

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From first order to final delivery

Built for projects with hard opening dates. You get one Rusnak team watching every shipment, so the schedule is set by the work, not the trucks.