May 21, 2026
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I’ve experienced this firsthand as both an owner and leader of metal fabrication companies. An alert comes in from the sales group that our production scheduler is anticipating a ship date well outside the promised lead time. Or someone says we are out of stock on a critical item....
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James Van Pelt
James Van Pelt is a Manufacturing Practice Lead at Stibo Systems. His expertise as a data strategist comes from his many years as an operations and sales executive within the manufacturing industry, developing best practices for optimal business-side value and use case workflows. James's skill set encompasses Industry 4.0, digital transformation, business strategy, sales development, software as a service (SaaS), supply chain, and much more.
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