Insights

Practical Perspectives on AI and Operations

For mid-size manufacturers navigating automation, AI deployment, and the discipline required to make both of them work.

Ten Things Problem Solvers Can Learn from Artists

The most effective problem solvers share a set of habits with professional artists. None of those habits involve waiting for inspiration.

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94% Use It. 4% Capture It.

Procurement’s GenAI adoption gap isn’t a technology failure. It’s what happens when individual productivity gains skip the process redesign that would make them organizational.

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The AI Tab Comes Due

Enterprise AI budgets are blowing up. The root cause isn’t the token price — it’s the same failure this practice was built to prevent.

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Why 2026 Is the Moment

Automation didn’t fail. Your operating model did. Three shifts changed what automation can do in 2026, but the fundamentals of data, process, and ownership still decide whether it works.

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