by Todd | May 20, 2026 | Transformation
The Industrial Skeleton: 7 Best ERP Systems to Solve Manufacturing Stagnation in 2026 Stagnation Slaughters. Strategy Saves. Speed Scales. 2026 Takeaway: The best manufacturing ERP systems in 2026 go beyond transaction recording — they deliver real-time visibility,...
by Todd | May 19, 2026 | Transformation
You Lost Your Top Producer on Tuesday. She Was Running 4x the Team Average and Sitting in 14 Hours of Meetings a Week. She Didn’t Leave for Money. She walked into your office Tuesday morning at 8:47, closed the door, and delivered the resignation in four...
by Todd | May 18, 2026 | 80-20
You Told Your GM to Kill the Unprofitable Long Tail. You Also Pay Him on Total Revenue. Guess What Didn’t Happen. You told the GM in the January strategy offsite. You told him again in the Q1 review. You told him a third time in April when you pointed at a...
by Todd | May 16, 2026 | Leadership
Your Procurement Team Runs EOQ on 2,400 SKUs. Ninety of Them Matter. The Other 2,310 Are Just Making Your Buyers Tired. Your procurement team built a beautiful EOQ model in 2019. Every SKU in the catalog gets a recalculation every quarter. Annual demand, ordering...
by Todd | May 13, 2026 | Leadership
The Masters of Velocity: How the Best Manufacturing Leaders Weaponize Speed in 2026 2026 Takeaway: In 2026, scale without speed is a death sentence. The manufacturers winning today have compressed lead times, decentralized decisions, and declared war on wait time....
