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Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Tuesday - April 21, 2026: Big Tech Meta's 27 Year Old Chief AI Officer Is Reorganizing 80,000 People Into "AI Pods". Paid

Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Tuesday - April 21, 2026: Big Tech Meta's 27 Year Old Chief AI Officer Is Reorganizing 80,000 People Into "AI Pods".

Meta will lay off about 8,000 employees (10% of its workforce) from May 20, 2026, while its chief AI officer reorganizes the company into AI pods.

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The Operational Excellence Tools Series | #48: 30 Days, 1 New CEO, 1,000 Gone: Josh D'Amaro Redraws Disney's Operating Map in His Very First Month. Founding

The Operational Excellence Tools Series | #48: 30 Days, 1 New CEO, 1,000 Gone: Josh D'Amaro Redraws Disney's Operating Map in His Very First Month.

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Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Thursday - April 16, 2026: America Rewrites the Rules: Steel, Aluminum, Copper Tariffs Now Applied to Full Invoice Value. Paid

Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Thursday - April 16, 2026: America Rewrites the Rules: Steel, Aluminum, Copper Tariffs Now Applied to Full Invoice Value.

A Section 232 proclamation signed April 2, 2026 changes the tariff base for steel, aluminum and copper to the full invoice value. What changes for importers.

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Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Tuesday - April 14, 2026: Every Minute in Q1 2026, 1.4 Americans Lost Their Jobs. Paid

Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Tuesday - April 14, 2026: Every Minute in Q1 2026, 1.4 Americans Lost Their Jobs.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas's Q1 2026 report counts job cuts at a pace of 1.4 per minute; January alone recorded 94,870, the most in a single month since January 2023.

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The Operational Excellence Tools Series | #47: After $14B AI Bet, Meta Launches Muse Spark Across Whatsapp, Instagram And Facebook. Founding

The Operational Excellence Tools Series | #47: After $14B AI Bet, Meta Launches Muse Spark Across Whatsapp, Instagram And Facebook.

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Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Thursday - April 09, 2026: "Not Financial Difficulty — It's AI": Block's Layoff Marks A Cultural Turning Point. Paid

Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Thursday - April 09, 2026: "Not Financial Difficulty — It's AI": Block's Layoff Marks A Cultural Turning Point.

Block, parent of Square and Cash App, announced a major workforce reduction. Jack Dorsey's memo frames it as an AI decision, not a financial one.

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Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Tuesday - April 07, 2026: Oracle Fires 30,000 By Email Overnight — 18% Of Workforce Sacrificed For The AI Arms Race. Paid

Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Tuesday - April 07, 2026: Oracle Fires 30,000 By Email Overnight — 18% Of Workforce Sacrificed For The AI Arms Race.

Oracle began one of the largest layoffs in its 48-year history on March 31, 2026, notifying tens of thousands of employees by email. What it signals about the AI investment race.

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The Operational Excellence Tools Series | #46: Smart Manufacturing Hits 47% Global Adoption As Cobots Surpass 210,000 Units. Founding

The Operational Excellence Tools Series | #46: Smart Manufacturing Hits 47% Global Adoption As Cobots Surpass 210,000 Units.

The Age Of Human-Robot Collaboration Is Here.

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Host by John | Wanda Sturm – From ASQ Chair to Global Transformation Architect Founding

Host by John | Wanda Sturm – From ASQ Chair to Global Transformation Architect

An exclusive conversation with a leader behind billion-dollar transformations and global quality leadership.

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Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Thursday - April 02, 2026: U.S. Tariffs Hit Highest Level Since 1946 — Global Supply Chains Enter the Great Reshuffling. Paid

Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Thursday - April 02, 2026: U.S. Tariffs Hit Highest Level Since 1946 — Global Supply Chains Enter the Great Reshuffling.

US average effective tariffs reached 13.7% in March 2026, the highest in 80 years. How global supply chains are being reshuffled.

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Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Tuesday- March 31, 2026: Coca-Cola Appoints New CEO And Creates First-Ever Chief Digital Officer Role. Paid

Operational Excellence (OPEX) Insight – Tuesday- March 31, 2026: Coca-Cola Appoints New CEO And Creates First-Ever Chief Digital Officer Role.

Coca-Cola names Henrique Braun CEO and creates its first Chief Digital Officer role, effective March 31, 2026, in a broader operational leadership overhaul.

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The Operational Excellence Tools Series | #45: Is Supply Chain No Longer Human-Driven? Agentic AI Begins Autonomous Decision-Making. Founding

The Operational Excellence Tools Series | #45: Is Supply Chain No Longer Human-Driven? Agentic AI Begins Autonomous Decision-Making.

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