Profile Creation and Standardization AI can automatically extract and standardize information from unstructured documents – contracts, specifications, test reports, photos – that buyers and sellers already have. Instead of requiring users to fill out complex forms or learn specialized terminologies,…
Bulk Shipping (Through Grain Traders) Pros: Cons: Container Shipping (Direct to Premium Markets) Pros: Cons: Current Market Context (2024-2025) Favorable Container Trends: Cost Considerations: Strategic Implications for Premium Western Canadian Grain Your GrainPlaza concept appears well-positioned to capitalize on the…
I’ve been working through stuff I accumulated over the years and every so often, a forgotten nugget pops up. From 1985 to 1992, an automotive trade magazine (Chilton’s Automotive Industries – now Automotive Industries) sponsored an competitive event that pitted…
This is a reposting of a blog article and corresponding PDF White Paper that I wrote in April, 2015. Click the following image to view the original PDF White Paper in a popup window. [dflip id=”11161″][/dflip] Problem Statement Figure 1…
Please take a moment to watch a bit of the following video: A LOT of things in this scene might be worth measuring: The information to estimate answers to these questions is evident in the clip … but you have…
I was a late convert to Twitter. I dabbled about a year ago and then I discovered that Ukraine war news appeared there first. Everyone in the media, government and big business already seemed familiar with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok…
I previously shared maps based on data from The New York Times showing how COVID-19 cases and deaths had spread across the US. It has infected nearly every corner of the US, although public perception probably links it more with…
About 30 years ago, I sat outside a seminar room at a product design conference. I recall meeting Tom Matano. In the 1990s, Mr. Matano was an icon and rock star in the industrial design world. He was the head…
I haven’t written a post for nearly two weeks because I was engaged in a small project to stretch and enhance my skills. It’s been a year or two since I built a decent statistical analysis in R and Shiny.…
In this post I strongly recommended that people read two articles by Tomas Pueyo that lay out a context and strategy to beat COVID without totally trashing our economy or allowing millions to die. Now, I would add a link…
