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2010 December
- Gravity loads causes trusses to deflect.
- Dead loads are permanent loads.
- Camber is an upward curvature built into a truss to compensate for dead load deflection.
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2010 December
- Toyota is known for using lean manufacturing in its operations, and many manufacturers (like Shelter Systems) in our industry use them as well.
- Since acquiring lumber just in time isn’t possible, Shelter Systems adjusted its lean principles and decided to stockpile lumber to manage price volatility.
- The uncertainty created by lumber price volatility is a huge risk for all component manufacturers.
- Through SBCA, manufacturers could pool their purchasing power and get lumber producers to listen to concerns about this volatility and other issue