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Pre® Brands Partners with DecisionNext to Strengthen Procurement and Pricing Decisions with AI-Driven Forecasting
SAN FRANCISCO, California – July 24th, 2026 – DecisionNext, the leading AI-driven platform that helps companies make smarter buying and selling decisions in commodity …
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 …
Read ArticleWelcome to the New DecisionNext Blog
We’re thrilled to launch this blog at a point when commodities-driven industries are on the verge of a sea change. Deep analytics has changed the landscape of industry …
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