Aleks
Sidorecs
I explore the art of the possible - prototyping, testing, and publishing architectural blueprints that take enterprises beyond automation into intelligent, self-orchestrating operations.
Intelligent Orchestration
Issue #9: Tokens or Humans? The New Corporate Trade-Off
Past two weeks have been packed with signals that the agentic AI moment for supply chains is no longer approaching - it is here, and
Issue #8: Good Intentions and Wrong KPIs - What Amazon Learns a Hard Way
Past two weeks were full of interesting news and insights related to AI and technology relevant of physical operations, let me reflect on just a
Issue #7: Supply chain security wall: from great idea to enterprise deployment
You have probably been here. You build something that genuinely works - a pricing monitor, an inventory alert, a supplier risk dashboard, an automation that
Recent Lab Reports
Build Log #2 - Part 1: My challenges + learnings with multi-agent orchestration @ NovaTrade
Fourteen AI agents. Three factories. Twelve suppliers. One question that broke everything: what does "available" actually mean in multi-agent orchestration?
Build Log #2 - Part 0. The Overture. Re-Engineering Control Tower - The Orchestrator.
Sonar detected the risk. Sent the alert. Then waited. That gap between detection and action is what The Orchestrator was built to close.
Build Log #1: Supply Chain Micro-Agent for Container Visibility
Building an AI micro-agent that tracks containers in real-time, detects risk from AIS and carrier data, and sends Telegram alerts - from the Gulf of Aden to your phone.
My Insights
Asymmetric supply chains: the other face of chaos
A super El Niño is forming over the Pacific. It is the clearest illustration yet of why asymmetry in agri-food supply chains cuts deeper than
What Meta Just Taught Us About ERPs and Agents
A new paper from Meta AI maps three eras of supply chain intelligence - from ERP extensions to agent harnesses to something nobody in the
Boyd's Loop Was Built for Pilots. Agentic AI Needs OODAA.
Boyd designed OODA for fighter pilots making split-second decisions. Agentic AI systems need a fifth phase. Introducing OODAA - Observe, Orient, Decide, Act, Adapt.
The Orchestration Maturity Spectrum (TOMS)™
Where does your operation sit? Most enterprises are somewhere between L1 and L3. The unlock isn't jumping levels - it's understanding what the next step looks like.
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