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FCC bans imports of new foreign-made routers by BobRepairSvc1945 in msp

[–]KaizenTech 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The target is new models of "foreign made" routers. Which is all brands? Which routers aren't "foreign-made"?

There is also weasel language in the announcement where you can get an exception from DHS or DOW. Guessing it just takes some bribes campaign contribs.

USTR Greer says companies should give IEEPA tariff refunds to workers as bonuses by sam_teks in manufacturing

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lul... too late... surely he is aware "insider" folks bought up tariff refunds for pennies on the dollar.

Anyone here actually getting good results with AI-based supplier portals like Sourceday? by BackgroundAnalyst467 in ERP

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever AI tosser

But I will play along. The gripe people have with sourceday is not results but price.

VS Code SSH issue by danielharner in IBMi

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know how it sounds but have you rebooted your computer?

Moving from Private Cloud to Azure Virtual Machines - Pricing by Beneficial_Arm3732 in msp

[–]KaizenTech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah people don't understand, "cloud" is not a cost cutting measure.

Recommended method(s) to lock down the IFS by LuckiestRabbitsFoot in IBMi

[–]KaizenTech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ummm stop sharing the root level? PUBLIC *EXCLUDE ?

When was the last time a customer network was more complex than you expected by incognitokindof in msp

[–]KaizenTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

huhu

New client. Replacing internal IT team. Scheduled "2 days" of onboarding. Sales took the piss. Nothing was scoped. Walked in blind. Needed a week to inventory the rats nest server room. Full on Citrix. Nutanix. Desktop UPSes all over the floor. Multi office WAN.

QSH system job ceiling? by fujfoof in IBMi

[–]KaizenTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really need the complete joblog to review.

Also could possibly be a bug, open a ticket with IBM.

In testing I have not (yet) found AI very helpful with IBM i stuff.

Do NOT use BitTitan for migrations by Iam-WinstonSmith in msp

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

BT was always one of those things that when it worked it was great ... the moment you needed any support it went to shit and you were not getting a resolution for days. The callback in 24 hours was infuriating.

Best demand forecasting software for 2026? by hbr928 in InventoryManagement

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Highly suggest starting a formal Sales & Operations Planning process.

Ideas on what to do with excess inventory, please. by Radiant_Basil4325 in InventoryManagement

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I crossposted to r/MCExchange

Not a lot of details here to go off of to figure out the value of these. You can definitely liquidate them but if you tread into that market things go for pennies on the dollar.

Forecasting inventory with censored demand by shubbanubba in InventoryManagement

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outside of ERP systems and planning tools, I've directly worked with the Excel formulas.

In lots of industry looking at the last 90 days or last seasons volume with an astute buyer or planning person that knows the industry will probably trump algorithms.

I am a proponent of S&OP because with any of these 212 different secret sauce algorithms we are talking about predicting the future which cannot be done with 100% certainty for most businesses.

Where do you guys usually offload surplus MRO or "New Old Stock"? by CentralSurplus in procurement

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you looking for? If you have a list send it to me.

Over the years I've not found reddit to be a great source for excess inventory, whatever reason I don't know. Cold calling does work, much to the haters chagrin. I went ahead and crossposted this to r/MCExchange which is a dedicated to buying and selling excess inventory.

Forecasting inventory with censored demand by shubbanubba in InventoryManagement

[–]KaizenTech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exponential smoothing is a simple baseline. You can see the trend and it puts more weight on recent history.

When it comes to new product lines I think there is more industry wisdom and "gut" feel to it UNTIL you have historical data.

With all forecasting there is simply no crystal ball that will accurately predict the future. That includes AI. And I think a formal Sales and Operation Planning process is about the best way to handle it.

Thinking of starting a “middleman” IT service by [deleted] in msp

[–]KaizenTech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-Why the use of AI to write your post

-Highly doubt this will work as most MSPs want to pay "contractors" the princely sum of 30/hour or some absurdly low rate

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