Insights
Insights
Practical notes on supply chain, operations, data, and AI-assisted software development.
I write about the work I know: planning, inventory, forecasting, supplier risk, and building supply chain tools in Python and SQL with AI. Every post aims to be evergreen and factual, with formulas you can check and links to authoritative sources. New posts arrive twice a week.
Latest posts
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How to Start an AI Pilot in a Small Business: A 30-Day Plan
A practical 30-day plan for a first AI pilot in a small or mid-size business: picking the use case, protecting data, measuring results and deciding whether to scale.
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How to Run an RFQ and Score Suppliers: A Template
A step-by-step RFQ process for small and mid-size manufacturers, with an RFQ checklist, a weighted supplier scorecard template and a hypothetical scoring example.
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CMMC Basics for Small Manufacturers: What Applies Now
A plain-English guide to CMMC for small defense suppliers as of October 2026: the levels, what Phase 1 requires, the Phase 2 suspension, and a practical readiness checklist.
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How to Write a Business Plan for an SBA Loan
What lenders look for in a business plan for an SBA loan, section by section, with a lender-ready checklist, a projection template and a hypothetical break-even example.
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How to Calculate Landed Cost with Tariffs (Worked Example)
A step-by-step landed cost formula for importers, with a fully worked, clearly hypothetical example that adds duties, tariffs, CBP fees, freight and carrying cost.
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How AI Is Changing Small Business Marketing (and What to Do About It)
What AI tools are good at in small business marketing, where they create risk, what Google and the FTC have said, and a practical, human-in-charge way to use them.
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Local SEO Checklist for Boston Small Businesses
A practical, step-by-step local SEO checklist for Boston and Greater Boston small businesses, built on Google’s and Bing’s own documentation, with the compliance rules for reviews.
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S&OP in Plain English
What sales and operations planning really is, the five steps of a typical monthly cycle, who should be in the room, and the signs that your S&OP process is working.
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Demand Forecasting Basics Every Planner Should Know
The building blocks of demand forecasting: patterns in the data, simple methods that work, how to measure accuracy and bias, and habits that make forecasts more useful.
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Tariff Exposure: A Supplier Risk Checklist for Manufacturers
A ten-step, non-legal checklist for mapping tariff exposure across your supplier base, sizing it in dollars, and building a practical response plan with your broker and trade counsel.
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Safety Stock and Reorder Points: A Practical Guide
The standard safety stock and reorder point formulas, explained in plain English with fully worked examples, a short Python function, and the mistakes I see most often.
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How I Use AI to Build Supply Chain Software
My practical workflow for building supply chain tools in Python and SQL with Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok and Gemini, with the guardrails that keep the output correct and the data safe.
Start with the fundamentals
Formulas, definitions, KPIs, starter code, and a supply chain glossary, all on one page.
Work with me
I’m open to contracting (consulting and contract engagements) and new full-time roles in supply chain, data/BI, operations, and AI/automation, especially with defense, aerospace, and Boston-area employers.