Guidesfor industrial teams.

Plain-language playbooks

Written for operators and executives — not vendors.

Actionable explainers on AI, automation, and data. Each one opens with the recommendation, then backs it up.

Where Should a Mid-Size Manufacturer Start With AI?A practical order of operations for $5M–$80M manufacturers: workflow automation, quoting, inventory data, and AI-ready catalogs—before expensive generative pilots.
AI for Industrial Distribution: High-ROI Use CasesWhich AI and automation investments pay off first for distributors and industrial supply: order intake, pricing consistency, inventory visibility, and procurement-facing data.
How to Assess AI Readiness Before You Buy SoftwareA grounded checklist for industrial SMBs: interviews, data quality, integration points, governance, and how to quantify value before building or licensing tools.
Using AI With Your ERP (Without Replacing It)Why rip-and-replace is the wrong default, how to layer automation and AI on top of SAP, NetSuite, Epicor, or QuickBooks, and what to connect first.
RAG vs. Fine-Tuning for Internal Industrial DataWhen retrieval-augmented generation beats custom model training for specs, policies, and tribal knowledge—and what you need in your catalog and document store first.
The 90-Day Software Roadmap for a Mid-Size ManufacturerWhat to fix in weeks 1–4, 5–8, and 9–12 if you want software that earns its keep by the end of the quarter. Prioritized by measured impact, not vendor pitch.
How to Buy Industrial Software Without Getting BurnedA plain-English vendor-selection guide for ops leaders: the questions that surface red flags, what a safe contract looks like, and when to walk away from a demo.
SKU Truth: Why Your Catalog Is Lying (and What It's Costing You)The data-quality problems hiding inside most industrial catalogs—missing alternates, stale pricing, ambiguous part numbers—and a practical audit you can run this week.
Software Debt: The Invisible Tax on Mid-Size Industrial OpsWhy your team is stitching together six tools, three spreadsheets, and one heroic operator—and how to surface the cost before it shows up as turnover or margin loss.
Computer Use for Industrial Teams: What It Is and Where to Point ItA plain-English explainer of computer-use agents—models that see a screen and drive a mouse and keyboard—why they matter more for industrial than for tech, and the five deployments worth doing first.
Running Computer-Use Agents on Systems That Have No APIHow screenshot-driven agents automate the AS/400 screens, 2008-era SAP installs, and supplier portals that integration vendors can't touch—without ripping out the system you already run on.