AI FOR Manufacturing

Board-Ready AI Decisions for Manufacturing—Fast

We align leaders on 2–3 high-impact initiatives, governance guardrails, and a 90-day pilot plan, built on shop-floor realities and board expectations. Leave with a decision you can defend to the board: owners, sequencing, and next-step plan.

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Next: full agenda, what you leave with, and fixed-fee investment.

For PE-backed manufacturing leaders facing EBITDA pressure, manual bottlenecks, downtime, and quality issues across automotive, aerospace, and food processing.

Shop-floor realities meet board expectations.

Our Executive AI Briefing aligns your C-suite on 1–2 high-confidence AI use cases tied to P&L with governance and accountability built in.

What You Get in 90 Minutes:

2–3 prioritized initiatives with owners, success metrics, budget range, and sequencing
Decision gates: what we pilot now, what we defer, what we drop
AI Governance Guardrails and accountability model.
90-Day Pilot Plan with milestones, risks, and and readiness score.
Board-Ready ROI Summary delivered within 48 hours.

Board Questions This Answers:

"What do we fund now vs. later?"

"What's the measurable 90-day proof plan?"

"What are the risks and guardrails?"

Delivered by Senior Consultants

Cross-functional by design: Ops (scrap, downtime, OEE) • Quality (inspection, CAPA) • Commercial (OTIF, quote-to-cash)

The Cost of Inaction

Why manufacturing leaders are struggling to scale AI initiatives while competitors race ahead.

Systems Integration

Disconnected Systems Drive Downtime & Reduced OEE

Manual data chasing across ERP, MES, and SCADA leads to underutilized capacity, hitting OEE and margins.

Quality Assurance

Reactive Quality Loops Increase Scrap & Escalations

Quality drifts trigger NCR/CAPA firefighting instead of prevention, inflating rework and eroding trust.

Data Utilization

Unused Data Limits Proactive Decisions & Innovation

Inspection logs, sensor data, and supplier signals go unanalyzed, missing trends and stalling efficiency gains.

Stop the bleeding.
Start the scaling.

See exactly how to fix these bottlenecks in our 20-min diagnostic.
Actionable strategy, zero fluff.
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Your Clear Path Forward

We’ve designed a straightforward, three-step process to move from initial assessment to measurable results with confidence.

Executive Diagnostic

Free • 20 Mins

A focused call to assess mutual fit and confirm AI readiness.

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Executive AI Briefing

90 minutes • STRATEGY

Binding decisions, governance setup, and a board-ready plan.

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Validate & Pilot

30 Days  • Execution

A focused pilot with measurable ROI to prove value before scaling.

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Trusted by Operations Leaders Across Manufacturing Sectors

"We were buried in escalations, spreadsheets, and redundant reporting. Your team helped us automate our quality and order workflows with AI and that’s when we stopped firefighting and started scaling."

VP of Ops
Global Manufacturing
41%
FASTER CUSTOMER ISSUE RESOLUTION
AI triaged repeat complaints and automated escalation handling across logistics and support channels.
63%
Faster QUOTE-TO-ORDER TURNAROUND
AI-driven analysis of testing variance helped eliminate redundant checks across production shifts.

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Common Questions

Now scheduling AI Executive Briefings for Q2–Q3 2026 | Most teams schedule 8–12 weeks ahead to coordinate Ops, IT, and Finance.

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Using AI to Streamline Global Manufacturing Operations

A $500M+ medical equipment manufacturer partnered with Pragmatic to unify fragmented customer data, audit their MarTech stack, and align leadership around AI initiatives. Within weeks, they identified 3 high-impact use cases and set the foundation for AI readiness across marketing, sales, and ops.

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