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by Robb Bush

Modular, Autonomous Transport and Logistics System for Cross-Modal Optimization

CONCEPT PAPER

Robb Bush | Chief Architect & Designer               Design-Science | https://design-science.co

1. OBJECTIVE: Breakthrough Capability

The NUMUV system proposes a paradigm shift in transportation: the truly autonomous movement of people and cargo – transparently, efficiently, comfortably, predictably, and safely.

Unlike incremental advances in “driverless cars” or electrified vehicles, NUMUV is a system-level redesign of mobility and logistics. Just as the horseless carriage was more than a horse replacement, NUMUV breaks with the paradigm of the “vehicle” as the core unit. Instead, it introduces:

  • Pods: standardized, fractal-dimension units designed for both people and goods. Pods are decoupled from the conveyance platform, enabling modularity, customizability, and cross-modal interoperability.
  • Transporters: a family of autonomous platforms across land, water, air, subterranean, and orbital modes, capable of moving pods seamlessly between hubs.
  • Transfers: robotic, automated pod handoffs at nodes and hubs, removing today’s “value leaks” in time, cost, and inefficiency at modal boundaries.
  • Orchestration: the i5 agent-based coordination engine, which employs transactional grammar, temporal logic, and dynamic coordination graphs to match supply and demand for people, products, and services in real time.

The Job to Be Done is clear:
By 2050, global transport activity will increase by a factor of two to three. NUMUV is designed to deliver this additional capacity without tripling infrastructure, congestion, or emissions.

Breakthrough Capability:
NUMUV creates a modular, universal system that treats transport as a physical-internet, dynamically routing pods across multiple conveyances. It offers a radical improvement in throughput and efficiency, with simulation evidence showing potential for 30–50% reduction in transfer costs and times and 20–40% increase in load utilization. Importantly, the framework is future-proof, adaptable to disconnected environments, disaster response, and even orbital logistics. NUMUV therefore addresses not just what moves, but how the world moves, offering a reimagined transport system capable of meeting 2050’s demands while enhancing efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

  1. NUMUV (pronounced “new-move”): A Modular Transport and Logistics System designed by Robb Bush of Design-Science, focused on the truly autonomous movement of people and cargo – transparently, efficiently, comfortably, predictably, and safely. NUMUV introduces modular pods, universal connectors, and multi-modal transporters to create a physical-internet for mobility.
  2. i5 (short for “INDUSTRY 5”): An AI-Agent Orchestration System developed by INDUSTRY 5, Inc. (also created by Robb Bush & Design-Science). i5 provides the orchestration intelligence behind NUMUV, using agent-based coordination, transactional grammar, and temporal logic to enable resilient, real-time optimization across multiple transport modes. If every aspiring autonomous vehicle-maker today creates their own orchestration OS without a global-standard, no progress, only more complication.

2. STATE OF THE PRACTICE: Why Today’s Systems Fall Short

Today’s transportation and logistics systems are mode-siloed, vehicle-centric, and incrementally improved rather than fundamentally re-imagined. Despite advances in electrification, automation, and connectivity, the overall architecture has remained largely unchanged since the mid-20th century.

Mode Silos and Transfer Inefficiency
Each mode—road, rail, marine, air, and space—operates with its own incompatible standards, containers, and transfer points. Intermodal transfers are the largest “value leaks”, consuming time, labor, and cost without adding value. ISO containerization in the 1960s solved a similar challenge for bulk freight; however, today’s systems lack a universal standard for human-scale pods that can enable seamless transfers.

Vehicle-Centric Innovation
Current approaches center on making smarter or cleaner vehicles (driverless cars, electric trucks, autonomous drones). This “horseless carriage problem” produces incremental gains but compounds complexity: more vehicles, each optimized for a single mode, but without addressing the system-level bottlenecks. As a result, congestion and inefficiency worsen despite billions invested.

Centralized Logistics Fragility
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Transportation Management Systems (TMS) rely on centralized planning and constant connectivity. Such systems are brittle in the face of disruptions (natural disasters, cyberattacks, supply shocks) because they cannot adapt dynamically when disconnected. They also optimize within silos—a trucking TMS does not dynamically coordinate with rail, air, or marine networks in real time.

Metrics of Inefficiency

  • Load Utilization: U.S. trucks average only ~60% load factors; containers often return empty.
  • Congestion Costs: Estimated at >$120 billion annually in lost productivity, wasted fuel, and delays.
  • Carbon Waste: Empty backhauls and inefficient transfers contribute significantly to CO₂ emissions.
  • Lack of Reverse Logistics Integration: Today’s systems are optimized for outbound flows, not circular or reverse supply chains.

Summary:
The state of the practice is defined by fragmentation, inefficiency, and fragility. Each innovation layer—apps, electrification, autonomy—adds complexity to vehicles or operators, but the system as a whole remains constrained. Without a breakthrough in modular interoperability and orchestration, today’s trajectory cannot scale to handle the 2–3× increase in demand expected by 2050.

3. OPPORTUNITY: Why Now?

The world faces a converging set of pressures that make a paradigm shift in transport not only possible, but necessary. NUMUV is uniquely positioned at the intersection of rising demand, advancing technology, and supportive policy momentum.

Exponential Growth in Demand

  • Global: OECD/ITF projects transport activity to nearly triple by 2050 in both passenger-kilometers and freight tonne-kilometers.
  • U.S.: The U.S. DOT’s Freight Analysis Framework (FAF5) projects freight tonnage to grow by ~50% and freight value to double by 2050.
  • Urbanization: UN DESA forecasts the world’s urban population share to rise from ~55% today to ~68% by 2050, adding demand pressure on urban networks.
  • Aviation as Bellwether: Airports Council International projects global passenger traffic to more than double to 22.3 billion by 2053, underscoring long-term upward pressure on mobility.

Technological Enablers

  • Multi-Agent Orchestration (i5): Advances in agent-based AI, transactional grammar, and dynamic coordination graphs enable distributed, resilient, real-time optimization across disconnected and heterogeneous networks.
  • Digital Twins & Simulation: The INDUSTRY 5.0 engine already powers NUMUV simulations that demonstrate time and cost savings while freeing up existing capacity.
  • Manufacturing Advances: Additive manufacturing and modular assembly allow rapid local production of pods and connectors, reducing entry barriers.
  • Universal Connectors (NPCI): Analogous to the ISO container revolution of the 1960s, NUMUV’s Pod Connector Interface provides physical and digital interoperability across every mode of transport.

Policy & Strategic Alignment

  • Resilience Mandate: U.S. DOT and ARPA-I emphasize resilience, safety, and efficiency in infrastructure – NUMUV directly delivers on these mission goals.
  • Sustainability Pressures: Climate goals demand CO₂ reductions even as transport volumes grow. NUMUV’s reverse-first logistics and improved utilization offer a practical mitigation path.
  • National Competitiveness: Leadership in autonomous, modular, cross-modal logistics positions the U.S. to define the next global standard – much like containerization once did.

Why Now?
The last disruptive transport redesign – containerization – occurred over 60 years ago. Today, the convergence of exponential demand, AI-enabled orchestration, and modular manufacturing makes NUMUV’s breakthrough both technically feasible and urgently necessary.

4. IMPACT: What Difference Will It Make?

If successful, NUMUV will deliver a step-change in transport and logistics capacity, efficiency, sustainability, and resilience – while unlocking a new layer of national competitiveness in infrastructure and innovation.

Capacity Without Congestion
NUMUV enables the U.S. and global systems to handle 2–3× more people and goods by 2050 without tripling vehicles, infrastructure, or costs. By coupling NUMUV’s modular physical system with i5 orchestration intelligence, demand for people, products, and services can be matched to supply dynamically across all modes. Mobility is no longer constrained by mode silos; pods flow through a physical-internet, orchestrated in real time.

Efficiency Gains
Robotic pod transfers and NPCI connectors reduce transfer frictions by 30–50%, eliminating today’s modal bottlenecks. Orchestration and reverse logistics integration increase vehicle and container utilization by 20–40%, cutting empty miles and wasted capacity. i5 provides a measurement framework that ensures transport resources are allocated to the highest-value flows in real time – not only for freight but also for passengers and services.

Sustainability & Climate Alignment
NUMUV reduces empty returns through reverse-first logistics, directly lowering CO₂ emissions. System efficiency improvements allow more throughput with fewer trips, complementing electrification and alternative fuels. NUMUV thus provides an operational lever for climate goals, ensuring that demand-side efficiency matches supply-side energy transitions.

Resilience in Any Environment
NUMUV pods and decentralized orchestration ensure continuity of supply chains even when central systems are disrupted. i5 is designed for delay-tolerant, decentralized environments, enabling logistics in rural, remote, or disconnected settings. The same modular pods and orchestration principles can extend to orbital logistics, off-planet manufacturing, and lunar/Mars networks.

Economic & Societal Value
NUMUV creates “innovation space” for U.S. companies to design pod interiors, services, and conveyance platforms – just as the shipping container catalyzed new industries in global trade. For people, i5 optimizes personal mobility, ensuring that individuals are in the right place, at the right time, with comfort and predictability. For goods, i5 ensures just-in-time delivery of products and services, reducing waste and cost. Pods with standardized custody logging and zero-trust security layers improve safety for both passengers and cargo.

Transformational Difference
Together, NUMUV and i5 move beyond the “vehicle paradigm” into a new mobility architecture, where demand is continuously orchestrated with supply, and transport is measured as part of a greater Demand : Supply : Move ecosystem. This is the breakthrough needed to transform transportation into a resilient, efficient, and scalable backbone of the 21st century economy.

5. PLAN: How Do We Execute?

NUMUV’s development pathway is designed to demonstrate feasibility quickly, while building momentum toward full-scale deployment. The roadmap combines simulation, prototyping, pilot deployments, and open standards adoption, ensuring that progress is both measurable and scalable.

Phase 1: Simulation & Standards (Years 1–2)

  • Simulation Validation: Use the INDUSTRY 5 engine to model throughput, cost, and CO₂ savings of NUMUV + i5 at national and regional scales. Benchmark against U.S. DOT data (FAF, BTS).
  • Standards Development: Publish the NUMUV Pod Connector Interface (NPCI) as an open standard, modeled on the success of ISO containerization. Engage modal agencies and industry consortia to ensure adoption.
  • Outcome: Credible evidence package for feasibility and alignment with DOT’s resilience and sustainability priorities.

Phase 2: Prototypes & Controlled Pilots (Years 2–3)

  • Prototypes: Build modular pods (cargo and passenger) and robotic transfer stations.
  • Testbeds: Pilot in urban corridors, campuses, and disaster-response hubs.
  • Metrics: Demonstrate 30–50% transfer savings and 20–40% utilization gains in live settings.

Phase 3: Multi-Modal Pilots (Years 3–5)

  • Integration: Connect pods across road, rail, marine, and air hubs.
  • i5 Deployment: Operate agent-based orchestration in live corridors.
  • Focus: Reverse-first logistics, resilience, and user acceptance.
  • Stakeholders: Logistics operators, OEMs, municipal transit authorities, state DOTs.

Phase 4: Scale & Expansion (Years 5–7)

  • Nationwide Deployment: Extend NUMUV + i5 across national freight corridors and commuter networks.
  • Legacy Integration: Middleware APIs for compatibility with existing ERP/TMS.
  • Off-Earth Demonstrations: Begin orbital/lunar pilots with NASA/DoD.

Resources & Partnerships

  • Funding: $20–50M staged investment over 5–7 years.
  • Partnerships: U.S. DOT modal agencies (FHWA, FRA, MARAD, FAA), NASA/DoD, logistics operators, OEMs, municipalities.
  • Ecosystem: Open innovation approach allows companies to innovate pod interiors, services, and conveyance platforms.

Risk Identification & Mitigation

  • Adoption Risk: Mitigated by open standards and modular design.
  • Integration Risk: Addressed with adapters and APIs.
  • Public Acceptance: Managed through phased, transparent demonstrations.
  • Policy Alignment: Continuous engagement with DOT and ARPA-I.

Summary:
By following a progressive path from simulation → prototypes → pilots → national scale, NUMUV demonstrates feasibility quickly, delivers measurable impact early, and provides a credible trajectory toward transformational deployment.

References

  1. Bush, Robb (2025). Modular Transport and Logistics System Using Interoperable Pods, Universal Docking Interfaces, Agent-Based Orchestration, and Adaptive Transfer Infrastructure. U.S. Provisional Patent Application #63/816,350.
  2. Bush, Robb (2025). Systems and Methods for Agent-Based Orchestration (i5). INDUSTRY 5, Inc. Provisional Patent Application #63/812,498.
  3. OECD/ITF (2023). Transport Outlook 2023. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / International Transport Forum.
  4. U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (2023). Freight Analysis Framework (FAF5).
  5. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2019). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision.
  6. Airports Council International (2024). World Airport Traffic Forecasts 2024–2053.
  7. Federal Highway Administration (2022). Traffic Congestion and Reliability Trends and Statistics. U.S. DOT.
  8. International Energy Agency (2023). World Energy Outlook 2023 – Transport Sector Analysis.
  9. Bush, Robb (2024). NUMUV: Modular Transport and Logistics System – Concept & Design Hypothesis. Design-Science LLC.
  10. Bush, Robb (2020). NŪMŪV Project Launch. Design-Science LLC, Dec 29, 2020.
    Marks the early articulation of NUMUV as an experimental multi-modal mobility and logistics system in December 2020.
  11. Bush, Robb (2023). NUMUV: What Is It and Who Cares? Design-Science LLC, Mar 20, 2023.
    Explores the societal, economic, and innovation impacts of NUMUV.
  12. Bush, Robb (2024). NUMUV Project Summary. Design-Science LLC, Aug 8, 2024.
    Provides the formal Design Hypothesis: “By 2050, how can the world move 3× more people and cargo…?”
  13. Bush, Robb (2004). Review: Going Conference 2004. Sep 15, 2004.
    Early reflections on mobility paradigms; seeds of NUMUV’s system-level design approach.
  14. Sturges, Dan (2023). Near to Far: Designing Equitable and Sustainable Transportation for Communities. Amazon Publishing.
    Transportation visionary and NUMUV inspiration; co-creator of neighborhood EVs (NEV/GEM Car), contributor to Ford Th!nk and Wired magazine’s coverage of mobility futures.
  15. Lutz, Bob (2017). Kiss the Good Times Goodbye. Automotive News, Nov. 6, 2017.
    Editorial by a veteran auto executive arguing for the rise of standardized autonomous travel modules and the obsolescence of human driving
by Robb Bush

INDUSTRY 5 – Launched!

A primary mission of Design-Science is to Design & Commercialize New Products. So this is kind of a big deal. The first “product/company” launched by Design-Science!

Since the early ideas of 2021 as a ‘management simulation game’, to the rapid acceleration of AI-oriented computing in 2023, INDUSTRY 5, or ‘i5’ is now a commercially viable Product! (or Services as Software, quite possibly)

In fact, i5 is even its own Company – looking for investment for growth!

See industry-5.net for more info.

Follow INDUSTRY 5, Inc. on LinkedIn.

by Robb Bush

INDUSTRY 5.0 Demo v0.3

You’ve already seen (i5 Demo v0.2) how i5 harmonizes the roles of Human Users, multiple AI Agents, and the INDUSTRY-5.0 platform.

Now, we’ll explore how WidgetCo, a global manufacturer, leverages i5 to orchestrate its supply chain operations.

Start:

To start, on the left we can see all of the capabilities of i5’s AI-Agents; including comprehensive ‘end-to-end’ Processes, and Role-Specific Orientations.

On the right, we see the i5 overview of current financials, operational metrics, AI-driven analytics, and explanations.

Together, i5 can orchestrate updates to demand forecasts, production plans, and procurement.

Let’s explore how i5 brings speed, precision, and intelligence to Demand-Driven Planning.

Demand Forecaster:

The process starts with the Demand Forecaster Agent analyzing WidgetCo’s current demand forecast, inventory levels, and relevant context.

Context includes external influences like market conditions, seasonal trends, or other constraints, each with varying probabilities and confidence levels.

The agent suggests incremental adjustments to the demand forecast based on new information.

After review, the user approves the forecast adjustments – and the agent proceeds to post these forecast updates to i5.

The adjusted forecast is now live, setting the stage for the next step.

Production Planner:

With the updated forecast, the Production Planner Agent evaluates current production plans and identifies incremental requirements.

The agent summarizes findings, proposing adjustments to meet the new demand.

Upon user approval, the agent updates i5 with the incremental production requirements, ensuring transparency and traceability.

Procurement Agent:

Next, the Procurement Agent accesses the Bill-of-Materials to calculate requirements for the updated production plan. The agent determines and specifies the required quantities and delivery dates for each material. On user approval, the agent posts the new material requirements to WIDGET-co’s Demand Graph for procurement.

Explanation:

To conclude the process, the Agents provide a comprehensive explanation of what actions were taken, why they were recommended, and how they were executed.

With i5, you’ll never have to guess, “Why was that decision made?”

Summary:

To summarize, i5 transformed a familiar demand-driven planning process into a seamless flow—from forecast adjustments to production alignment to procurement.

i5 delivers Prescriptive Analysis AND Action, with Precision and full Transparency.

Traditional processes that take days or weeks—characterized by manual workflows, silos, and other inefficiencies—are completed in minutes with i5.

What would you like to see next?

by Robb Bush

i5 / example game-plan

NOTE: this example lesson / game-plan was generated by INDUSTRY 5.0

Two teams within a company will compete in a turn-based simulation to optimize the demand-supply network over a multi-year period.

Your company’s i5 Admin may act as a ‘Facilitator’ for innovation and experimentation activities by constructing various scenarios with unexpected disruptions.

The game will be facilitated by an instructor who introduces variability and volatility events. The winning team will be the one that achieves the best comprehensive design and demonstrates superior anticipatory skills.

Game Setup

Team AFocused on efficiency and cost reduction.
Team BFocused on sustainability and resilience.
FacilitatorConfigures and introduces unexpected events (environmental, political, economic changes).
Game RoundsEach round represents a multi-month period, resulting in multiple rounds over a multi-year period.

Initial Setup

Baseline DataCurrent state of the supply chain network
(inventory levels, supplier contracts, logistics providers, market conditions).
Initial KPIs
(efficiency, sustainability, resilience metrics).
ObjectivesImprove overall supply chain performance. Anticipate and respond to unexpected events. Balance efficiency, sustainability, and resilience.

Round 1: Initial Assessment and Strategy

Team A:Analyze current inventory levels and supplier performance.
Identify cost-saving opportunities
– e.g., renegotiate supplier contracts, optimize logistics routes
Team B:Assess sustainability practices of suppliers and logistics providers.
Develop plans to improve resilience.
– e.g., diversify suppliers, invest in renewable energy sources
Facilitator:THEN, BEFORE NEXT ROUND – INTRODUCES AN UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION CHANGE THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT IN 12 MONTHS.

Round 2: Implementing Initial Strategies

Team A:Renegotiate contracts with key suppliers to secure lower prices.
Implement a new inventory management system to reduce holding costs.
Team B:Begin transitioning to suppliers with better sustainability practices.
Invest in renewable energy projects for key facilities.
Facilitator:ANNOUNCES AN UNEXPECTED SURGE IN DEMAND DUE TO A NEW MARKET TREND. TEAMS MUST ADJUST THEIR STRATEGIES ACCORDINGLY.

Round 3: Responding to Demand Surge

Team A:Increase production capacity to meet the surge in demand.
Expedite shipping schedules with logistics providers.
Team B:Scale up production sustainably, ensuring minimal environmental impact.
Strengthen partnerships with logistics providers to ensure timely delivery.
Facilitator:INTRODUCES A GEOPOLITICAL EVENT THAT DISRUPTS SUPPLY CHAINS IN A KEY REGION.

Round 4: Managing Geopolitical Disruption

Team A:Identify alternative suppliers to mitigate the impact of the disruption. •Increase safety stock levels to buffer against supply chain uncertainties.
Team B:Evaluate the resilience of current suppliers and logistics routes. •Implement contingency plans for supply chain continuity.
Facilitator:ANNOUNCES AN ECONOMIC DOWNTURN THAT AFFECTS CONSUMER SPENDING.

Round 5: Adapting to Economic Downturn

Team A:Adjust production schedules to align with reduced demand.
Implement cost-cutting policies across the supply chain.
Team B:Focus on maintaining sustainability initiatives while managing costs.
Explore new markets to offset the decline in consumer spending.

Evaluation and Scoring

Winner Announcement:The facilitator announces the winning team, highlighting their strategies and how they effectively anticipated and managed unexpected events.
Debrief:Teams discuss their approaches, what worked well, and areas for improvement.
The facilitator provides feedback and insights into how the game mirrored real-world supply chain challenges and opportunities.

Conclusion

Metrics:Efficiency: Cost savings, inventory turnover, order fulfillment cycle time.
Sustainability: Carbon footprint, energy consumption, waste reduction.
Resilience: Supplier risk score, logistics risk score, ability to recover from disruptions.
Final Scores:Each team’s performance is assessed based on the metrics, and points are awarded accordingly. The team with the highest overall score wins, demonstrating the best comprehensive design and anticipatory skills.

By following this step-by-step approach, INDUSTRY 5.0 by Design-Science provides a dynamic and engaging way for participants to develop and apply advanced supply chain management strategies, leveraging both predictive analytics and real-time decision-making.

by Robb Bush

i5 / what can you use it for now?

The exciting near-term potential of INDUSTRY 5.0 is a game-like experience for teams to experiment and innovate.

Imagine a platform where your teams can simulate real-world scenarios in a safe and controlled environment. While the long-long term goal is for i5 to be powerful tool for optimizing supply chains. In the near-term, it’s an innovative sandbox for your teams to play, experiment, and explore new strategies without any real-world risks.

Experimentation and Innovation

Safe Experimentation: Teams can use i5 to run ‘what-if’ scenarios, testing out different supply chain strategies and seeing the potential outcomes in real-time. Whether it’s adjusting inventory levels, experimenting with new suppliers, or trying out different transport routes, the platform provides a risk-free environment to innovate.

Gamified Learning: The game-like interface of i5 makes learning engaging and fun. Teams can compete to optimize their supply chains, earn points for efficiency, and even participate in friendly competitions. This gamification helps to foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

Collaborative Problem-Solving: i5 allows for multi-party collaboration, where different departments or even different companies can work together to solve complex supply chain challenges. This collaborative approach not only enhances problem-solving skills but also encourages the sharing of best practices and innovative ideas.

Real-Time Feedback: The real-time data and feedback provided by i5 are invaluable. Teams can instantly see the impact of their decisions, allowing for quick adjustments and iterative improvements. This immediate feedback loop accelerates learning and innovation.

Scenario Planning: With i5, teams can simulate various future scenarios, from sudden spikes in demand to unexpected supply chain disruptions. By preparing for these possibilities in advance, companies can build more resilient and adaptive supply chains.

Driving Innovation

Strategic Decision-Making: The insights gained from experimenting with i5 can inform strategic decision-making. Companies can identify the most effective strategies and scale them up in the real world, driving significant improvements in efficiency and competitiveness.

Continuous Improvement: The platform’s continuous learning environment encourages teams to constantly seek out new ways to optimize and innovate. This culture of continuous improvement is crucial for staying ahead in a rapidly evolving market.

Cross-Functional Innovation: i5 facilitates cross-functional innovation by breaking down silos and enabling collaboration across different parts of the organization. This holistic approach ensures that innovations are aligned with overall business goals and can be implemented seamlessly.

Conclusion

INDUSTRY 5.0 is not just a tool for managing supply chains—it’s a powerful platform for fostering innovation and driving continuous improvement.

By providing a game-like, collaborative, and data-driven environment, i5 empowers your teams to experiment, learn, and innovate like never before.

by Robb Bush

i5 / demo v0.2 / introduction

Since 2021, I’ve had a bold, audacious vision to re-imagine, and re-invent how ‘supply chain’ is done – to meet the anticipated capabilities, needs, and demands of 2050.

With nearly three decades of experience designing supply chain solutions based on the technology and business constructs of the 20th century, I believe there is a better way forward.

Can we achieve the promises of Industry 4.0 with mid-20th century approaches? In my opinion, no way.

So, we designed a completely new system and method from the ground up. This new approach is faster, easier, inherently resilient, and still delivers on the business goals and objectives you expect – but with incredible efficiency for a prosperous and sustainable future.

Sooner the better, right?

Our approach is to leapfrog the Industry 4.0 hype and start from scratch. To reach that goal, we have to start somewhere, and that ‘somewhere’ is crucial.

Complexity is good; complication is not. So, we discarded the layers of accumulated complications first.

Unfortunately, in the meantime, companies will continue throwing time and money at doing the same things the same way, hoping for better results. Will adding AI on top of these old systems actually improve anything? If past ‘bolt-on’ approaches are any indication, it may ‘check a box’, but the long-term answer is likely no.

We want to go further, faster. This can only be accelerated by companies that want to be part of this vision to achieve real results sooner.

We would love to hear your ideas and vision for the future and explore how we can get there together, faster.

In the meantime, check out the new i5 Demo!

– Robb

by Robb Bush

INDUSTRY 5.0 Demo v0.2

Here is a ‘packaged’ version of the INDUSTRY 5.0 v0.2 Demo in July 2024.

i5 Demo v0.2 July 2024

Imagine a dynamic, game-like environment for planning, managing, executing, and visualizing demand, supply, and movement.

Today, we’ll see multiple entities in a demand : supply network, interacting in real-time, represented by ai agents for sales, purchasing, and booking.

The agents listen to i5 Supply : Demand Graph updates, negotiate based on their company policies, and aim to match new demand with available supply, and autonomous transport capacity1see NŪMŪV.

Once all conditions are met, the Purchasing-Agent commits to the purchase and generates a Smart-Agreement in i5, securing each multi-party transaction.

The buyer controls the transaction. Each company has visibility into respective aspects of smart-agreements.

As new agreements are made, i5 continuously updates projected inventory forecasts, viewable anytime and utilized for planning future demand-supply scenarios.

contact us to learn more!
supply chain visualization generated by robb bush using midjourney #promptengineering
by Robb Bush

the future is closer than it appears

In the fall of 2020, I embarked on a journey to revolutionize the concept of supply chain management – and all that ‘SCM’ has come to embrace or imply.

However, realizing the rapid evolution of technology, I was determined NOT to be constrained by a fixed “tech stack” or mindset from the start – but to focus solely on how “it” should behave, given different conditions and scenarios.

Drawing on my 25+ years of experience in Enterprise Software, I firmly believe that initial tech-decisions have an immense and lasting impact on the speed, agility, and innovation throughout the entire company and product lifecycle.

I am grateful that I held off, as the future trajectory has become increasingly clear with each passing month, week, or day (recently)!

With this in mind, there is no better time than NOW to accelerate the development of a new approach to enabling the dynamic and intelligent enterprise of the future.

If this sounds interesting, or is your kinda thing – please reach out!

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