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The Technology Upside in an Economic Downturn

December 7, 2022

Topics: return on investment, economic downturn, Carbon Footprint

Embrace the paradox: Invest in tech partners and people now, while an impending recession makes talent and time abundant. As the United States slides into a recession, our industry is…

The Age Decline of Ready Mixed Concrete Workers

Topics: ready mixed concrete, Concrete Products, Concrete Industry

The concrete industry is in a demographic decline. We are losing older, steady hands much faster than their impact can be replaced,...

Interoperability: The Digital Mindset

Topics: application programming interface, Concrete Products

What if you could reconfigure your business processes to be faster and less costly by easily offering new products and services from...

The Real Value of Integrated Material Replenishment

Topics: BCMI Corp., cementitious materials, Bulk material, concrete operations, ready mix concrete, National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

Looking for true savings? Transition from “keep full” to “don’t run out.” Bulk material supply interruptions are inevitable, causing fulfillment delays or, much...

Configurable Measures

Topics: Concrete Producers, Material Pro

Concrete producers need to stay on top of key performance metrics to ensure success. With Material Pro’s configurable measures, producers can customize...

AI Part 2: The Concrete Case for AI Bots

Topics: OpenAI, Concrete Products, ChatGPT

Providers of AI foundation models like OpenAI and their ChatGPT can harness deep learning. Just imagine what we can do with construction...

The End Game of Digitization

February 20, 2023

Topics: ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, ready mix concrete

Microsoft is investing $10 billion in OpenAI, a startup company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI). OpenAI is the maker of ChatGPT (an...

Embrace the paradox: A recession makes talent and time abundant

January 26, 2023

Topics: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Concrete Industry, Digital Enterprise

As the United States slides into a recession and the construction industry is starting to feel it, BCMI’s Craig Yeack warns that...

A ‘Bit’ on Digital Currency and Ready-Mix Concrete

October 18, 2022

Topics: Cryptocurrency

We have all heard of the cryptocurrency called bitcoin. Ether (ETH) is the second most popular cryptocurrency, and it’s about to expand...

Alternative Materials to the Rescue!

November 28, 2022

Topics: concrete, geopolymer concrete, steel

Steel and concrete have a love-hate relationship. Steel brings tensile strength to concrete, making it stronger for structural applications. Alas, concrete lets...

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