Field notes · 16Twenty Insights

What eighteen years on the operating floor looks like in writing.

Working capital, S&OP, scaling — for operators who'd rather read what's been built than what's been theorized.

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Operator 9 min read

How to find a million dollars of working capital trapped in your inventory

The drift between what your system says and what's on the shelf has a number. Here's how to find it — and what to do in the first thirty days.

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Modernizer 11 min read

Why your S&OP keeps slipping — and what AI-augmented planning actually changes

Most S&OP fails for the same three reasons. AI doesn't fix the meeting culture. It fixes the data argument before the meeting starts.

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Builder 12 min read

Five things every supply chain needs before it hits $100M

The boundary between $50M and $100M is where most operations crack. The work is unglamorous, mostly governance, and almost always under-resourced.

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