Where production planners, schedulers, and supply chain leaders get straight talk on planning. No vendor pitch, no hype. Hosted by Tyler Grefe.
Practical, honest, and built for the people who make manufacturing work.
Tyler on the planning structure behind sustainable growth: the roles, cadence, and process that let a plant scale without the plan breaking, and why keeping up with growth is a leadership problem before it's a systems one.
Tyler sits down with Justin Straub to explore how quality and planning drive material flow in aerospace, defense, and medical manufacturing. Compliance, traceability, supplier qualification, and the lessons every manufacturer can borrow from the industries that had to get it right first.
Where AI scheduling actually is in 2026, three real proof-of-concept stories from the shop floor, and an honest look at the risks and opportunities every planning leader needs to understand before making a move.
Clear and concise communication across planning, engineering, and quality. The cross-functional conversations that make or break execution on the shop floor.
Forecasting in manufacturing and how to introduce AI into your organization. Practical guidance on improving forecast accuracy and making your planning smarter.
Guest Matt Stewart, Site Manager at a Twin Cities manufacturer, on load and capacity: the challenges that come up and the P&L impact when the two fall out of alignment.
Everything from Standard of Work for planners to the right KPIs for the department, and how to get your planning team proactive instead of reactive.
Tracing the evolution of manufacturing planning from manual boards and spreadsheets to ERP, analytics, and emerging AI tools. Where most manufacturers get stuck and what digital maturity really looks like.
Why manufacturing success is won or lost long before a part reaches the shop floor, and how effective planning shifts organizations from constant firefighting to controlled execution.
If you have done something worth talking about in planning, scheduling, or supply chain, come on the show. An implementation story, a career pivot, a failure that taught you everything.