The Operations Brief mark

A weekly briefing for the industrial economy

The OperationsBrief

Read by 41,000+ leaders from companies including

  • Tesla
  • Honeywell
  • Grainger
  • Ferguson
  • Halliburton
  • Baker Hughes
  • Nucor
  • Volvo
  • Hitachi Energy
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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Before you buy another system

Receiving can’t find the PO. The order ships late. By Friday, someone is asking for a new WMS.

Show the loss before it becomes an emergency

In a budget meeting, a safety repair gets funded because it has a clear deadline: fix this or stop production.

Which warning could delay your next customer order?

A warning matters once you know which open orders it touches and who can confirm it.

Your supplier's lot data just became your problem

Traceability now has to survive the handoff from a supplier's records into your systems.

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.