Angela Thurman

There’s a quiet revolution happening on the factory floor, and it isn’t coming from new machinery or expanded square footage. It’s coming from smarter decisions. Specifically, how manufacturers anticipate demand, align production, and manage their supply chains. And at the center of it all is AI. For years, demand forecasting has been a careful balancing […]

There’s a quiet kind of excellence in organizations that run like a well-kept kitchen—everything in its place, everyone knowing their role, and no one scrambling when the pressure’s on. That kind of consistency doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built on a foundation of clear, practical, and well-maintained Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). At Thurman Co, we’ve

There’s something timeless about seeing your work laid out right in front of you. Long before dashboards and digital tools came along, good managers knew that a chalkboard, a checklist, and a clear plan could keep a team moving in the same direction. Today, we’ve simply refined that idea. Visual project management—especially when paired with

For generations, business decisions were guided by experience, intuition, and a well-earned “feel for the work.” In manufacturing, engineering, and project management, that instinct was often forged on shop floors, in control rooms, and through hard lessons learned the long way. At Thurman Co., we respect that tradition. After all, gut feel doesn’t come from

Manufacturing has a way of finding people who enjoy solving complex problems, working across disciplines, and seeing tangible results from their efforts. My own path into manufacturing was not a straight line, but it has always been guided by a deep appreciation for technical rigor, risk management, and disciplined execution, qualities that are essential in

For decades, supply chain success was measured by a familiar trio: on-time delivery, cost, and inventory turns. These metrics still matter, much like balancing a checkbook still matters, but they no longer tell the full story. In today’s volatile, digitally enabled, sustainability-driven environment, organizations that rely solely on lagging indicators are flying while staring only

If there is one lesson project managers learn early and are reminded of often, it’s that the rules never stop changing. Regulations evolve, compliance standards tighten, geopolitical pressures shift trade expectations, and industries like aerospace, energy, and manufacturing must continually adjust how they buy, build, certify, and deliver. That dynamism isn’t a modern invention; generations

In manufacturing, few ideas are as foundational, or as transformational, as flow. When work moves smoothly from one step to the next, without bottlenecks or backtracking, productivity soars. Costs shrink. Teams breathe easier. And customers receive exactly what they need, exactly when they need it. At Thurman Co., we’ve often written about the value of

Building Partnerships That Withstand Disruptions and Market Volatility In today’s unpredictable environment, even the best-engineered supply chains are only as strong as the relationships that hold them together. Market swings, geopolitical events, labor shortages, material scarcity, transportation bottlenecks, the sources of disruption may vary, but the cure remains remarkably consistent: strong, strategic, and mutually beneficial

In manufacturing and project management, quality isn’t a department; it’s a discipline. Yet, many organizations still treat it like a line item, trimming it when budgets tighten. The result? A silent drain on profits that too often goes unnoticed until it’s too late. Poor quality doesn’t just show up in rework or scrap; it shows