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AI Engineering · New
The Future of Coding Looks a Lot Like Optimization
Adam DeJans Jr. · August 2026
“I’ve flipped my position hard.” An essay on moving human attention away from implementation-level code and toward objectives, constraints, behavior, architecture, and verification.
Read the white paper → PDF included
Supply Chain Optimization
A Practical Architecture for Simulation-Based Supply Chain Policy Optimization
Adam DeJans Jr. · June 2026
Many supply chain problems do not fail because we lack a model. The hard part is searching a large, interacting policy space when every serious evaluation requires an expensive simulation.
Read the white paper → PDF included
Order Otter · Practitioner White Paper
From Forecasts to Orders
A practical framework for replenishment decisions under uncertainty
Replenishment is an economic decision under uncertainty, not a forecasting exercise. Order Otter tests feasible candidate orders across shared demand and lead-time futures and makes the tradeoffs visible to planners.
Read on OrderOtter.ai ↗ External white paper
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When Companies Lose the Plot
FedEx just told us exactly where they're headed. I've seen this movie before.
strategybusiness
Define Your Terms or Stop Using Them
Why the smartest-sounding people in the room are often contributing the least
leadershipcommunication
Managing Agile Theater
When Teams Measure Effort Instead of Outcomes
agileleadershipproduct-management
Surviving Agile Theater
A Field Guide for Engineers
agileengineering
How to Explain Optimization Models to Executives
Without Losing Them in the Math
optimizationleadership
How Slowing Down Your Deliveries Can Speed Up Your Business
Why deferring packages can cut costs, ease peak-day chaos, and drive smarter delivery decisions
optimizationsupply-chaindecision-analytics
Planning for Tariffs You Can't Predict
How Robust Optimization Helps You Make Smarter Decisions Under Uncertainty
optimizationuncertaintysupply-chain
So You Want to Build a Decision Intelligence Product?
The questions to ask, the traps to avoid, and how to build something that actually improves decisions
decision-intelligenceproduct-management
How Stochastic Decision Analytics Transforms Last-Mile Delivery
Applying sequential decision analytics to the hardest logistics problem
optimizationsupply-chainstochastic
Digital Transformation Isn't About Technology — It's About People
Why the human side of transformation matters more than the tech stack
digital-transformationleadership
Why Stochastic Gradient Descent Works (And How to Use It Effectively)
A practical guide to understanding and applying SGD
machine-learningoptimization
Stochastic Optimization vs. Sensitivity Analysis
Understanding when to use each approach for decisions under uncertainty
optimizationstochasticdecision-science
Optimizing the Uncertain: How Stochastic Optimization Transforms Decision-Making in Supply Chains
From deterministic models to embracing uncertainty
optimizationsupply-chainstochastic
Why Digital Transformation Is Really About Better Decisions — Not Just More Data
Shifting the focus from data collection to decision-making
digital-transformationdecision-science
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