By Carrier

13 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 3 Carrier, who elaborates on the more significant issues surrounding supply chain issues, “The hardest part of navigating the supply chain was not getting enough notice when something was going to happen. For example, you are told that an item needs 12 weeks of lead time, and then it jumps to 17, meaning you’ve lost five weeks to order items. Hearing about issues early enough means the company can re-spec, retool, or even reconfigure.” In 2007-2008 the company started exploring green-technology solutions and discovered the best method of keeping a home energy efficient and preventing air infiltration; ensuring it is built correctly and paying attention to every detail. Around the same time, Carrie attended many building science classes, which meant he went to building sites with a new perspective, taking notes of furnaces installed and investigating types of insulation ratings.