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Whetstone Distribution Partners with DecisionNext to Enhance Protein Price Forecasting
SAN FRANCISCO, California – January 20, 2026 – DecisionNext, the leading AI platform that helps companies optimize commodity buying and selling decisions, today announced …
Read ArticleTo cut or not to cut?
So which side is right? The question at the heart of the debate is whether mining companies can influence prices for their products. One side sees price as an externality …
Read ArticleWhat is in a Forecast?
Forecasting as a human activity has a long history. In ancient Egypt, priests monitor the level and clarity of Nile River using the Nilometers. From the measurements, …
Read ArticleBringing Analytics to Industry
In my experience, there are three crucial questions that an executive needs to be confident in answering, before committing their organization to analytics transformation …
Read ArticleMonte Carlo: Taming The Unknown
Not all left behind from the WWII was destruction and despair; it gave birth to the first electronic programmable computer. Nicknamed the “Giant Brain”, the Electronic …
Read ArticleCloud Automation and Immutable Infrastructure
Modern DevOps tools and practices allow our team to focus on creating our software products rather than managing the servers on which they run. Back in my system …
Read ArticleWhere's The Beef?
It’s probably under a slice of avocado, a fried egg, some homemade chipotle ranch sauce, and topped off with a Brioche bun. This would likely be called “The Californian” …
Read ArticleMachine VS the Intern
This doesn’t mean that our tasks are necessarily easy to execute, but rather that they are more efficiently facilitated by gadgetry. Being a young person in San …
Read ArticleMike Neal, DecisionNext's CEO & Co-Founder Weighs In On Improving Commodity Pricing Decisions
What’s the Biggest Decision-Making Challenge Facing Commodity Industries? Without a doubt, market volatility. And over the past decade, the volatility has only gotten …
Read ArticleThree Reasons Why Iron Ore Prices Have Dropped So Dramatically
Here are the three key failings that led to this unwelcome surprise: 1. Forecasts didn’t stand up to even the simplest review When we look at Japan’s production, it …
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