#Automation in Operations

[ananyamehtablog]

Strategic Operations Management: PGDM for Global Business Solutions

[captainjimothy]

there's been some good commentary on my kira nerys pregnancy post and i cant respond properly at work but i wanna point out that i'm talking in a strictly watsonian sense here. like i understand why it happened like that from a doylist perspective. i understand that the character needed a reason to be pregnant, and i think the plot shenanigans to set it up did actually make sense for the characters. so that's not my issue here.

my issue is strictly with the way kira's character would react to those circumstances--she would not just be okay with it, she's shown to value her personal freedom and physical abilities wayyyyy too highly. it would be traumatizing for her to lose those freedoms and abilities so abruptly, and terrifying to be tied down with a family, EVEN IF she freely + willingly volunteered to take the baby in that moment of emergency. i think she would have a lot of difficult feelings about pregnancy even if she were having a completely "normal" and planned baby! but especially in this wild, unprecedented emergency situation, which so drastically changed her entire life??

[cynda-queer]

Local boy is fucked over by using his preferred name on website so all legal documents have the wrong name on it and it doesn't match his passport and he didn't notice until today and now has to sit for two hours on hold for customer service more in 2 hours when maybe someone talks to him ;-;

[productsiddha]

From Data to Decisions: Leveraging Product Analytics and AI Services for Faster B2B Innovation

In today’s competitive B2B landscape, innovation isn’t just about having a great product idea. It’s about bringing that idea to life faster, smarter, and with precision. That means making every decision based on real data, not guesswork. At Product Siddha, we help businesses unlock faster B2B innovation by combining the power of product analytics and AI services into one seamless strategy.

Why B2B Innovation Fails Without Data-Driven Insight

Most B2B companies struggle to innovate at scale because they lack visibility into what users actually do. Product teams launch features based on assumptions. Marketing teams operate without a feedback loop. Sales teams miss opportunities due to fragmented data. This disconnect creates wasted effort and missed growth.

Product analytics is the solution to this problem. When integrated with AI services, you don’t just track user behavior — you predict it. This lets you make smarter decisions that directly improve your product roadmap, customer experience, and business outcomes.

The Power of Product Analytics in B2B Growth

Product analytics turns user behavior into actionable insight. Instead of relying on vanity metrics, Product Siddha helps you understand how real people interact with your product at every stage. We implement tools that give you a complete view of the user journey — from first touchpoint to long-term retention.

With powerful product analytics, you can:

Identify high-impact features based on real usage

Spot friction points and user drop-offs quickly

Personalize product experiences for higher engagement

Improve onboarding, reduce churn, and boost ROI

This is not just reporting. It’s clarity. It’s control. And it’s the foundation of faster B2B innovation.

Accelerate Outcomes with AI Services That Work for You

While product analytics shows you what’s happening, AI services help you act on that data instantly. Product Siddha designs and builds low-code AI-powered systems that reduce manual work, automate decisions, and create intelligent workflows across teams.

With our AI services, B2B companies can:

Automatically segment users and personalize messaging

Trigger automated campaigns based on user behavior

Streamline product feedback loops

Deliver faster support with AI chatbots and smart routing

Together, AI and analytics make your product smarter and your business more efficient. No more delayed decisions. No more data silos. Just continuous improvement powered by automation.

Our Approach: Build, Learn, Optimize

At Product Siddha, we believe innovation should be fast, measurable, and scalable. That’s why we use a 4-step framework to integrate product analytics and AI services into your workflow.

Build Real, Fast

We help you launch an MVP with just enough features to test real-world usage and start gathering data.

Learn What Matters

We set up product analytics to capture user behavior and feedback, turning that information into practical insight.

Stack Smart Tools

Our AI services integrate with your MarTech and product stack, automating repetitive tasks and surfacing real-time insights.

Optimize with Focus

Based on what you learn, we help you refine your product, personalize your messaging, and scale growth efficiently.

Why Choose Product Siddha for B2B Innovation?

We specialize in helping fast-moving B2B brands like yours eliminate complexity and move with clarity. At Product Siddha, we don’t just give you data or automation tools — we build intelligent systems that let you move from data to decisions in real time.

Our team combines deep expertise in product analytics, AI automation, and B2B marketing operations. Whether you’re building your first product or scaling an existing one, we help you:

Reduce time-to-market

Eliminate development waste

Align product and growth goals

Launch with confidence

Visit Product Siddha to explore our full range of services.

Let’s Turn Insight into Innovation

If you’re ready to use product analytics and AI services to unlock faster B2B innovation, we’re here to help. Product Siddha builds smart, scalable systems that help your teams learn faster, move faster, and grow faster.

Call us today at 98993 22826 to discover how we can turn your product data into your biggest competitive advantage.

[goodoldbandit]

Service Management Solutions That Make You Look Good.

Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo Sanjay Kumar Mohindroo. skm.stayingalive.in Discover how service management solutions can elevate your leadership, enhance productivity, and drive business success. The Power of Service Management Solutions In today’s fast-paced and dynamic business environment, #ServiceManagementSolutions are more than just tools—they are strategic enablers that can elevate your…

[eddsworld-blog-huzz]

“im not high” my ass

[drone9futuristic]

5G-Powered Drones: Ericsson, Qualcomm And Dronus Collaboration In Developing Autonomous Drone Solutions

5G mmWave technology for industrial use. Ericsson, Qualcomm, and Dronus Collaboration in developing autonomous drone solutions. The world of industrial automation is on the cusp of a revolution, and at the forefront is a powerful combination, of 5G technology and autonomous drones.  A recent collaboration between Ericsson, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and Dronus provides a glimpse into this exciting future.

[technologyequality]

How to Build and Interpret a Predictive Dashboard to Drive Better Decisions: See the Future of Your Business… Without a Crystal Ball

How to Build and Interpret a Predictive Dashboard to Drive Better Decisions See the Future of Your Business… Without a Crystal Ball Let’s be honest, nobody has time to scroll through spreadsheets, decode mystery metrics, or guess where the business is headed. That’s why predictive dashboards powered by AI aren’t just nice-to-have, they’re your new co-pilot for smarter, faster, and stress-free…

[artisticdivasworld]

You Don’t Have to Go It Alone

How Freight Revenue Consultants Supports Growth Beyond the Back Office At Freight Revenue Consultants, we’re best known for our back-office support that gives trucking businesses all the benefits of factoring—without the high costs or funding complications. But that’s just part of what we do. Because helping you succeed isn’t just about invoices and collections. It’s about giving you the…

[ronaldtateblog]

Discover the Advantages of AI for Your Business

In today’s digital landscape, artificial intelligence has become a vital resource for forward-thinking companies and organizations. The benefits of using AI in business are numerous, as its vast potential can revolutionize the way businesses operate, making it an indispensable tool for success. I will explore how AI technologies are transforming the business world, creating competitive…

[askshivanulegacy]

THIS. And this is exactly the problem even in countries with "good" public transportation.

I hate driving to and from the airport. It's only an hour and some change, but it sure would be nice to relax after a long flight, and it would also be nice not to pay ridiculous parking prices. But the train takes 2 hours. They might or might not be doing work on the line, which means I need to take a longer route, and I might not be able to make it back to my departure point because the routes each way are different. On top of that, the train only runs at a certain frequency, and not even regularly through the day - there are gaps in service that are hours long. That means I have to be super extra ultra early when I start my travel, just to be sure I can reliably make the flight. And when I return, depending on my flight and whether it was on time, I might have to wait an hour or more before I can even start the train ride back.

So I'm going to drive.

I have rarely EVER looked at public transportation and thought it was better than driving. It's not. Between infrequent schedules, unreliability, line work, and the public transit system failing to take responsibility for making people miss connections (like flights!), it's not worth it as anything more than a novelty.

If you are thinking about it on paper, the bus running every half hour doesn't sound so bad, until you're waiting at the stop and you miss a bus or it's delayed. Then you're waiting a very, very long time. To people who never take transit, that's probably fine. Why do you care. To people who only take transit, they're expecting it, it's baked in their lives. But the important part, what really impacts our cities, is what happens to people for whom transit is an option.

The spiral goes like this. You go to take the bus instead of driving, thinking "I'm going to o have a couple drinks" or "I don't want to worry about parking where I'm going." So you take bus. First bus is right on time. But then you transfer from your neighborhood line to the line that takes you where you actually want to go. And your bus is delayed. And it only comes every 30 minutes. And then you're waiting, 40 minutes later, wondering where your bus is, knowing you could have driven there in 20 minutes.

Why would you ever chose to take a bus again? The bus made you waste precious time on your day off just sitting there. So next time you drive. Ridership goes down. When the transit authority asks for more money for more buses and more drivers, people point to the ridership numbers and say "why should we pay for this instead of paying for our schools/police/baseball stadium/parks/police again (let's be real that's who's taking all the money)?" If we want to increase ridership we need to actually design and fund functional transit networks. If we want people to actually ride the bus we need to make it a better option than driving, which means reliable service, which you don't get with a bus every 30 minutes.

Every 15 minutes, everywhere, all of the time.

[akankshablosubmission]

Rightpath Global Services: The Experts in Payables Outsourcing

In today's fast-paced business environment, efficient financial operations are key to success. Rightpath Global Services (Rightpath GS) offers cutting-edge Business Process Management solutions, specializing in accounts payable outsourcing. By automating and managing payables, businesses can reduce errors, save time, and focus more on growth strategies rather than manual accounting tasks.

Their customized solutions help companies maintain vendor relationships, ensure timely payments, and improve compliance. With complete visibility and control, clients benefit from reduced costs and enhanced productivity.

Partnering with Rightpath Global Services for accounts payable outsourcing transforms finance operations. Their Business Process Management approach not only optimizes workflows but also ensures scalability as your company grows. Trust in Rightpath GS to manage your financial backend while you focus on innovation and expansion.

[bettrdatasblog]

The Case Against One-Off Workflows

I've been in the data delivery business long enough to know a red flag when I see one. One-off workflows may be a convenient victory. I've constructed them, too—for that stressed-out client, that brand-new data spec, or an ad-hoc format change. They seem efficient at the time. Just do it and be gone.

But that's what occurred: weeks afterward, I found myself in that very same workflow, patching a path, mending a field, or describing why the logic failed when we brought on a comparable client. That's when the costs creep in quietly.

Fragmentation Creeps In Quietly

Every single one-off workflow introduces special logic. One can contain a bespoke transformation, another a client-specific validation, and another a brittle directory path. Do that across dozens of clients, hundreds of file formats, and constrained delivery windows—it's madness.

This fragmented configuration led to:

Mismatches in output between similar clients

Same business rules being duplicated in several locations

Global changes needing to be manually corrected in each workflow

Engineers wasting hours debugging small, preventable bugs

Quiet failures that were not discovered until clients complained

What was initially flexible became an operational hindrance gradually. And most infuriating of all, it wasn't clear until it became a crisis.

The Turning Point: Centralizing Logic

When we switched to a centralized methodology, it was a revelation. Rather than handling each request as an isolated problem, we began developing shared logic. One rule, one transform, one schema—deployed everywhere it was needed.

The outcome? A system that not only worked, but scaled.

Forge AI Data Operations enabled us to make that transition. In Forge's words, "Centralized logic eliminates the drag of repeated workflows and scales precision across the board."

With this approach, whenever one client altered specs, we ran the rule once. That change was automatically propagated to all relevant workflows. No tracking down scripts. No regression bugs.

The Real Payoffs of Centralization

This is what we observed:

40% less time spent on maintenance

Faster onboarding for new clients—sometimes in under a day

Consistent outputs regardless of source or format

Fewer late-night calls from ops when something failed

Better tracking, fewer bugs, and cleaner reporting

When logic lives in one place, your team doesn’t chase fixes. They improve the system.

Scaling Without Reinventing

Now, when a new request arrives, we don't panic. We fit it into what we already have. We don't restart pipelines—we just add to them.

Static one-off workflows worked when they first existed. But if you aim to expand, consistency wins over speed every time.

Curious about exploring this change further?

Download the white paper on how Forge AI Data Operations can assist your team in defining once and scaling infinitely—without workflow sprawl pain.

[carlhofelina]

AI's Game-Changing Influence on Ecommerce & Retail

Remember when online shopping felt novel, and physical stores were just about shelves and cashiers? That landscape is rapidly evolving, and at its heart is a profound shift driven by intelligent digital tools. You're no longer just selling products; you're crafting an entire journey, from discovery to delight. 

This transformative impact of AI on e-commerce and retail is reshaping how businesses engage with shoppers, allowing for seamless automation in the background. Get ready to explore how clever algorithms are not just enhancing, but redefining, the very fabric of commerce.

Advantages of AI’s Game-Changing Influence on Ecommerce & Retail

Elevated Retail Customer Experience Through Personalization: Smart digital tools analyze customer behavior, preferences, and purchase history at an incredible scale. This allows you to offer highly personalized product recommendations, tailor marketing messages, and even customize the Browse journey. This focus on individual needs creates a superior retail customer experience, making shoppers feel understood and valued, and is a core part of the Transformative Impact you can achieve.

Achieving Seamless Automation Across Workflows: Intelligent systems can automate a vast array of repetitive tasks, from inventory management and order processing to customer service inquiries via chatbots. This leads to seamless automation of operational workflows, reducing manual effort, minimizing errors, and ensuring tasks are completed consistently and efficiently. This level of seamless automation is critical for scaling your retail business.

Greater Efficiency through Streamlined Operations: By intelligently optimizing everything from supply chain logistics and demand forecasting to pricing strategies, these tools lead to significantly streamlined operations. This means better resource allocation, reduced waste, and quicker adaptation to market changes. The ability to achieve truly streamlined operations is a major part of the Transformative Impact seen across Ecommerce and Retail.

Proactive Insights for Smarter Decisions: Clever algorithms analyze vast datasets in real-time, providing predictive insights into customer behavior, market trends, and inventory needs. This empowers you to make data-driven decisions, anticipate demand, optimize marketing campaigns, and proactively enhance the retail customer experience. This is a key part of the Transformative Impact intelligent systems bring.

Enhanced Fraud Detection and Security: Intelligent systems can monitor transactions and user behavior for suspicious patterns in real time, significantly improving your ability to detect and prevent fraud. This adds a crucial layer of security, safeguarding both your business and your customers' trust and contributing to a more secure retail customer experience.

Scalability and Growth Without Limits: With seamless automation and optimized processes, your business can handle higher volumes of transactions and customers without a proportional increase in manual workload. This allows for rapid scalability, supporting robust growth and ensuring your streamlined operations can keep pace with demand.

Revolutionized Customer Service: Intelligent chatbots and virtual assistants provide 24/7 immediate support, answering queries, assisting with purchases, and resolving common issues. This not only significantly improves the retail customer experience by offering instant help but also allows your human staff to focus on more complex, nuanced interactions, further contributing to streamlined operations.

AI’s Influence Is The Game-changer You Need

The transformative impact of AI on e-commerce and retail is undeniable, reshaping how businesses connect with customers and manage their entire flow. By embracing these smart digital tools, you're not just keeping up; you're building a more responsive, efficient, and personalized shopping environment. The benefits are clear: from achieving truly seamless automation to crafting an unparalleled retail customer experience and ensuring perfectly streamlined operations.

Ultimately, the future of commerce belongs to those who strategically adopt these intelligent capabilities. It's about empowering your business to serve customers better, operate smarter, and unlock new levels of growth. Step into this evolving landscape with confidence, and let intelligent systems propel your e-commerce and retail ventures forward.

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References:

https://kartikmehtablog.com/why-your-customer-service-team-needs-ai-automation-right-now/

https://fashionunited.com/news/retail/3-trends-reshaping-us-consumer-shopping-behavior-in-2025/2025052666248

https://moldstud.com/articles/p-enhancing-customer-engagement-creating-personalized-shopping-experiences-with-advanced-retail-solutions

https://www.mdpi.com/0718-1876/20/2/115

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[certivo]

Digital Turnaround: How Tech Transforms Legacy Companies | Kunal Chopra on Shift AI

In this episode of the Shift AI Podcast, Certivo CEO Kunal Chopra joins Boaz Ashkenazy (CEO of Augmented AI Labs) to explore how legacy, “pen-and-paper” companies can undergo complete digital transformation. From eliminating manual processes to embedding AI agents directly into workflows, Kunal shares how he led old-school organizations into the future using technology and operational redesign.

At Certivo, AI isn’t just a tool — it’s a team member. CORA, our AI compliance agent, collaborates with human teams to automate the tedious, surface what matters, and help manufacturers stay always compliant and always market-ready.

This episode is a must-watch for anyone leading change in traditional industries, compliance management, or AI-driven operations.

🎧 Watch the full podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDTCN5Jyjfw

🌐 Learn more about Certivo: https://www.certivo.com/