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AI

Operations

Introducing The State of AI in Operations: 2025 Research Report
Alex Yaseen

Operations

Stress Test Your Peak Plan: Operational Readiness for the Holiday Surge
Brandon Penn

Supply chain

Supply Chain Visibility in 2025 and Beyond
Adam Reisfield

Workflow automation

The Automation Paradox: Why 41% of Brands Still Don't Use Workflow Tools
Adam Reisfield

AI

Supply chain

AI in Supply Chain: From Skepticism to Strategic Necessity
Adam Reisfield

Supply chain

The State of Supply Chain Tech: Why Only 7% of Brands Are "Very Satisfied" With Their Stack
Adam Reisfield

Parabola updates

Introducing the Parabola Experts Program
Alex Yaseen

AI

A Language, AI-Powered IDE, and Serverless Runtime for Spreadsheet-Style Logic
Alex Yaseen

Parabola updates

Introducing the New Parabola
Alex Yaseen

Supply chain

A Guide to Modern Trade Management: Tariffs, Quotas, and Automation Technology
The Parabola Team

Supply chain

Automating Trade Compliance: Technologies Reshaping Supply Chain Management
Sarah Dotson

Supply chain

How trade wars impact supply chain operations: a strategic guide
Truce Hansen

Supply chain

A Supply Chain Leader’s Guide to Trade Restrictions: Tariffs vs. Quotas
Adam Reisfield

Supply chain

Navigating the New Tariff Reality: What Ecommerce Brands Need to Know
Sarah Dotson

AI

30 Actionable AI Use Cases Across Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations
Adam Reisfield

Freight & logistics

How to Conduct a Freight and Parcel Audit
Truce Hansen

Workflow automation

Operations

How 7 Operators Use Custom Data Transforms to Automate Complex Processes
Adam Reisfield

Operations

A Greener Disposition: Tips for Tackling Excess Inventory
Truce Hansen

Supply chain

What Is OTIF in the Supply Chain?
Truce Hansen

Freight & logistics

How to Automate 3PL Scorecarding and Crush OTIF Goals
Truce Hansen

Freight & logistics

Best Warehouse Management Softwares (WMSs) In 2025 and Beyond
Truce Hansen

Operations

Why Ecommerce Brands Need to Get Loud About Order and Returns Fraud — and How to Prevent It
Sarah Dotson

AI

The Future of Data Automation Marries Human Expertise and AI Technology
Truce Hansen

Operations

7 Things Ops Leaders Are Doing That Their Finance Teams Love
Sarah Dotson

Operations

Supply chain

Peak Season Prep: How 10 Ops Leaders Across Ecomm and Supply Chain Get It Done
Sarah Dotson

AI

Workflow automation

How to use AI to parse and extract PDF data at scale
Ben Pollack

Parabola updates

On Parabola’s Mission to “beat the Drum” for Operators Everywhere
Alex Yaseen

Parabola updates

If You Think It, You Can Build It
Sarah Dotson

AI

Workflow automation

Action on Your Messiest Data With AI-Powered PDF Parsing
Alex Yaseen

Workflow automation

Operations

Automating Inventory Reconciliation and Reporting: A Complete Guide
Ben Pollack

Operations

Bill of Materials (BOM): What You Need to Know – and Automate
Ben Pollack

Workflow automation

How to Parse PDFs Effectively: Tools, Methods & Use Cases [Updated for 2026]
Adam Reisfield

Workflow automation

Operations

What Inventory Reports Should You Automate?
Sarah Dotson

Workflow automation

How to automate repetitive workflows with Visual Basic in Excel
Sarah Dotson

Freight & logistics

How to Get the Most Out of Your 3PL Management Process
Sarah Dotson

Workflow automation

Excel Automation: 9 Essential Methods to Save Time, Reduce Errors, and Streamline Your Workflows [Updated for 2026]
Adam Reisfield

Freight & logistics

What Is Your Freight Invoice Audit Process Missing?
Sarah Dotson

Parabola updates

Announcing Parabola'S $24m Series B
Alex Yaseen

AI

Workflow automation

How to Parse PDFs With Parabola
Adam Reisfield
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Working With PDFs Is Finally Automatable
Sarah Dotson

AI

AI Has Arrived for Operators
Alex Yaseen

Parabola updates

Why Parabola Is for Operators
Alex Yaseen

Freight & logistics

Tracking In-Transit Inventory: Improve Visibility and Gain Real-Time Insights
Sarah Dotson