The Operations Brief mark

A weekly briefing for the industrial economy

The OperationsBrief

A weekly briefing on the decisions, people, and systems shaping manufacturing and distribution.

Read by 41,000+ subscribers

Manufacturing and distribution leaders, integrators,
and the vendors who serve them.

01

The Shift

What’s changing in the market and why it matters to operators.

02

From the Floor

Perspectives from the people doing the work.

03

The Stack

Practical tools and workflows your team can put to use.

Recent editions

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Your ERP's Chat Box Has a Trust Problem

A fast ERP answer still needs a trustworthy source and a clear owner.

When AI answers aren't enough

A correct AI answer must reach the next person with the right artifact.

Process maps aren't paperwork anymore

Process maps show how an AI answer fits into the work around it.

The workaround nobody kills

Adoption shows up when people stop returning to their own spreadsheets.

Supplier dates need a confidence score

Supplier dates carry different levels of reliability by part and order.

Agents need permission maps, not just prompt reviews

Agents need defined access across ERP, CRM, email, files, and workflows.