Ken Pinto

Ken Pinto

Owner, Kenzai USA

Pinto is founder of Kenzai USA – which applies TQM practice to global construction supply strategies. He brings a lifelong passion for building, design, engineering, and people to sourcing solutions.

Will Red Sea Disruptions Show Up In Builders' Build-Cycles Again?

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Will Red Sea Disruptions Show Up In Builders' Build-Cycles Again?

Securing the right materials in the right place at the right time is crucial to accessing the right labor in the right place at the right time. Supply disruptions affect builders’ ability to use labor efficiently, leading to more challenges in getting homes built on time.

Here's How Your Work To Cut Costs Often Drives Them Higher

Leadership

Here's How Your Work To Cut Costs Often Drives Them Higher

Listening lowers costs. Sounds trite perhaps, but I don’t care. It’s one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned in my career. Subcontractors are a homebuilder's front-line operations team.

As Inflation Surges, Time Is Money: Here's How Builders Can Cut Both

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As Inflation Surges, Time Is Money: Here's How Builders Can Cut Both

Our MasterClass series with Ken Pinto focuses on a cause-and-effect approach to reducing construction costs by giving suppliers SKU and lead-time information to optimize their own channels.

Here's Why Kitting - A Tool Too Many Builders Forgot - Reboots

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Here's Why Kitting - A Tool Too Many Builders Forgot - Reboots

Ken Pinto's field-guide to an underused supply chain strategy to secure the build cycle time ... at a time construction schedules have been so massively disrupted.

As Builders Seek Work-Arounds, Is It Smart To Source, Buy Direct?

Products

As Builders Seek Work-Arounds, Is It Smart To Source, Buy Direct?

Here's where cost-saving purchasing tactics can pivot into a win-win expense reduction that can also improve your vendor subcontractors and suppliers' business performance, and deepen their loyalties.

Will Red Sea Disruptions Show Up In Builders' Build-Cycles Again?

Products

Will Red Sea Disruptions Show Up In Builders' Build-Cycles Again?

Securing the right materials in the right place at the right time is crucial to accessing the right labor in the right place at the right time. Supply disruptions affect builders’ ability to use labor efficiently, leading to more challenges in getting homes built on time.

Here's How Your Work To Cut Costs Often Drives Them Higher

Leadership

Here's How Your Work To Cut Costs Often Drives Them Higher

Listening lowers costs. Sounds trite perhaps, but I don’t care. It’s one of the most valuable lessons I’ve learned in my career. Subcontractors are a homebuilder's front-line operations team.

As Inflation Surges, Time Is Money: Here's How Builders Can Cut Both

Products

As Inflation Surges, Time Is Money: Here's How Builders Can Cut Both

Our MasterClass series with Ken Pinto focuses on a cause-and-effect approach to reducing construction costs by giving suppliers SKU and lead-time information to optimize their own channels.

Here's Why Kitting - A Tool Too Many Builders Forgot - Reboots

Products

Here's Why Kitting - A Tool Too Many Builders Forgot - Reboots

Ken Pinto's field-guide to an underused supply chain strategy to secure the build cycle time ... at a time construction schedules have been so massively disrupted.

As Builders Seek Work-Arounds, Is It Smart To Source, Buy Direct?

Products

As Builders Seek Work-Arounds, Is It Smart To Source, Buy Direct?

Here's where cost-saving purchasing tactics can pivot into a win-win expense reduction that can also improve your vendor subcontractors and suppliers' business performance, and deepen their loyalties.