MetaPod
by MetaExperts
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Welcome to MetaPod, where we discuss operational execs and organizations that make and move stuff.
Episodes
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- Automating the Constraint: How to Know Where Automation Will Actually Improve Throughput · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 34Ron Crabtree speaks with supply chain professional Philip Godden about finding the real system constraint before investing in automation. Philip explains how to model capacity…
- Common Sense Approach to Maintenance & Reliability in the Digitalization Age · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 33Ron Crabtree speaks with reliability engineer Russ Parrish about improving maintenance and reliability without making the work harder than it needs to be. Russ explains how to…
- Doing More With Less: How to Build a Quietly Amazing Support Function · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 32Ron Crabtree speaks with Robert Semethy about building a support function that can take on more work without relying on heroics. Robert explains how digital processes should…
- Before AI Amplifies The Wrong Things: Building A Synchronized Enterprise · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 31Explore how to build a synchronized enterprise before AI amplifies the wrong things. Ron Crabtree speaks with David Friedson about diagnosing whether people across functions…
- The One-Degree Enterprise: Why Labor, Digital Transformation, and Productivity Are The Same Problem · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 30Explore why labor, digital transformation, and productivity are different expressions of the same organizational problem. Ron Crabtree speaks with Michael Carroll about how…
- AI Value at Risk: Governing the Digitization of Work Before Trust Outruns Control · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 29Explore how organizations can pursue AI-enabled productivity without allowing trust to outrun governance and control. Ron Crabtree speaks with Clif Triplett of Watchman Global…
- AI Agents Doing Real Work: What Happens to IT Services (and Everyone Else) When Software Starts Acting · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 28Explore how AI agents can help industrial organizations address labor shortages, digitize work, and do more with less. Ron Crabtree speaks with Len Landale and Scott McIsaac…
- AI Shell Shock: How Manufacturing Leaders Can Lead Through The AI Revolution · 43 min · Episode 27Explore how manufacturing leaders can navigate the AI revolution with Ron Crabtree, Nick Caruso, and Sze “Z” Wong on MetaPod. Discover why executive adoption must come before…
- How to Do More with Less: Stop Buying Fixes and Start Sweating Your SAP ERP Asset · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 26Explore the hidden value inside ERP systems and the operational discipline needed to get more from SAP with Ron Crabtree and Martin Rowan on MetaPod. Dive into how operational…
- The $366 Billion Leadership Gap: Why AI Transformations Fail Before They Start · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 25Explore the human side of AI transformation and the leadership gaps that stall adoption with Ron Crabtree and Anna Barnhill on MetaPod. Dive into why technology initiatives fail…
- AI for Shippers: Exposing Waste, Stopping Fraud, and Holding 3PLs Accountable · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 24Explore the role of AI in logistics and 3PL accountability with Ron Crabtree and Will Kraus on MetaPod. Dive into how shippers can uncover hidden waste, identify low-value…
- Digital Transformation Without the Buzzwords: How to Lead with Outcomes, Not Tools · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 23Explore the forever labor shortage and AI-driven business transformation with Ron Crabtree and Rocky Vienna on MetaPod. Dive into the outcome-first methodology, AI readiness…
- The Future Is Now: AI and 3D Printing for a Stronger Manufacturing Industry · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 22Explore artificial intelligence and additive manufacturing with Ron Crabtree and Pavan Muzumdar on MetaPod. Dive into diagnosing workforce, operations, and supply chain gaps…
- Innovation, Security & Strategy: A Blueprint for What’s Next · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 21Explore the future innovation and cybersecurity readiness with Ron Crabtree and Natalie Born on MetaPod. Dive into how to integrate AI into the workforce, why change management…
- The Zelem Shift: How Culture and Leadership Combat the Labor Shortage · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 20Explore the hidden impact of workplace culture and the shift from correction to prevention with Ron Crabtree and Jim Zelem on MetaPod. Dive into why culture is built on behaviors…
- The Next Generation of Expertise: Autonomous AI in Manufacturing · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 19Explore tribal knowledge loss and AI-enabled decision-making on the plant floor with Ron Crabtree and Bryan DeBois on Meta Pod. Dive into how machine teaching captures expert…
- From Chaos to Clarity: Why Every Business Needs a Systems Champion · 40 min · Season 2 Episode 18Explore systems champions and process-first, AI-driven digitization with Ron Crabtree and Devid Jenyns on MetaPod. Dive into how to capture tribal knowledge before it walks out…
- The Gratitude Gear: Building Loyalty Beyond Paychecks · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 17Explore the forever labor shortage and digital transformation with Ron Crabtree and Lisa Ryan on Meta Pod. Dive into why gratitude is the missing gear in manufacturing, how stay…
- Building Talent Before You Need It: A Smarter Approach to Workforce Strategy · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 16Explore the forever labor shortage and sustainable workforce development with Ron Crabtree and Tia Rivera on MetaPod. Dive into why companies must shift from reactive hiring to…
- Smarter Logistics: Using AI to Do More with Less · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 15Explore operational efficiency and sustainability-driven emissions reduction with Ron Crabtree and Rich Savoie on MetaPod. Dive into AI-powered data harmonization, aligning…
