Displaying Episode 1 - 10 of 31 in total of Augmented Ops with the tag “digital transformation”.
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The Real Problem AI Needs to Solve in Manufacturing
January 15th, 2026 | 21 mins 9 secs
4ir, ai, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce
In this conversation, Chris Luecke, host of the Manufacturing Happy Hour podcast, joins Natan Linder to discuss AI in manufacturing, and how Mitsubishi Electric’s lead investment in Tulip’s $120M Series D helps to accelerate our mission to scale our composable platform, support an open ecosystem for frontline operations, and supports AI-enabled and human-driven innovation.
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Episode 167: AI at the Crossroads of Regulation and Innovation
January 8th, 2026 | Season 6 | 41 mins 7 secs
4ir, ai, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce
What does trustworthy AI look like in regulated industries? Leaders from quality and compliance unpack how life sciences organizations can adopt AI responsibly—without slowing innovation.
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Episode 166: Giving Robots "Common Sense": Inside RightHand Robotics with Yaro Tenzer
December 18th, 2025 | Season 6 | 30 mins 52 secs
4ir, ai, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce
Yaro Tenzer (RightHand Robotics) explains how LLMs give robots "common sense". He discusses the 10x drop in hardware costs and why purpose-built automation beats humanoid hype in factories.
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Episode 165: The Future Process Engineer with Chris Luecke of Manufacturing Happy Hour
December 4th, 2025 | Season 6 | 37 mins 42 secs
4ir, ai, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce
Chris Luecke of Manufacturing Happy Hour joins Natan Linder to explore how the process engineer role is changing, how AI is showing up on the shop floor, and why human insight still drives the best manufacturing teams.
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Episode 164: AI, Industry, and the Human Story with MIT’s David Mindell
November 13th, 2025 | Season 6 | 36 mins 36 secs
4ir, ai, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce
MIT Professor and author David Mindell discusses The New Lunar Society and what centuries of innovation reveal about AI, industry, and the future of human work.
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Episode 163: AI for Operations: From Everyday Tools to Agentic Systems
October 30th, 2025 | Season 6 | 22 mins 10 secs
4ir, agentic ai, ai, ai agents, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce
Manufacturing is shifting from dashboards to decision-making AI. Tulip’s product leaders share how agentic systems are reshaping work and amplifying human expertise.
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Operations Calling 2025 Recap: From AI Hype Into Real World Results
October 16th, 2025 | Season 6 | 31 mins 20 secs
4ir, agentic ai, ai, automation, digital transformation, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, manufacturing ai, operations, supply chains, technology, workforce
Post-event reflections on Operations Calling 2025 — Tulip CMO Madilynn Castillo joins Natan to unpack the energy and community behind a turning point for operational AI and the next era of continuous transformation.
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Reindustrializing in 2025 — AI, Scale, and the Future of U.S. Manufacturing with MIT’s Liz Reynolds
August 14th, 2025 | Season 5 | 22 mins 36 secs
4ir, ai, automation, digital transformation, economy, industry, industry 4.0, management, manufacturing, operations, policy, politics, supply chains, technology, workforce
Fresh from Detroit's Reindustrialize conference, Liz Reynolds, manufacturing and workforce expert at MIT, joins Natan to discuss America's reindustrialization momentum, AI adoption in operations, and the massive scale challenge facing US manufacturers globally.
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Operational Excellence at Enterprise Scale with Stanley Black & Decker’s Audrey Van de Castle
March 19th, 2025 | Season 5 | 42 mins 22 secs
change management, citizen development, digital transformation, governance, operational technology
Audrey Van de Castle, Senior Director of Operational Excellence Technology at Stanley Black & Decker breaks down the challenges of scaling citizen development across 100+ sites, the need to move past buzzwords and invest in the right technology, and more.
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Augmenting Craftmanship with Digital Technology at a Luxury Jeweler with Nicolette Naya
February 19th, 2025 | Season 5 | 33 mins 3 secs
citizen development, digital transformation, governance, luxury goods
Nicolette Naya, Senior MES Engineer at a leading luxury jewelry manufacturer, details how she spearheaded the adoption of modern manufacturing technologies to bridge the gap between craftsmanship and data-driven production.