Barry I. Hudson

May 30, 2024 | rockproducts.com | Barry I. Hudson

It’s Time For The Aggregates Industry To Unlock The Power Of CPQ 
And Shape A Future Of Efficiency, Profitability And Customer-Centricity. By Barry Hudson, Laura Georgi and Oksana VerbetskaIn the dynamic world of the aggregates industry, staying ahead of the competition is crucial. To thrive in this challenging landscape, companies must adapt to changing customer demands, streamline their operations, and maximize revenue. That’s where Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) technology comes into play.

Apr 30, 2024 | rockproducts.com | Barry I. Hudson

Does Your 2024 Budget Set You Up For Failure? By Barry Hudson and Steve FranklinIn the first of this two-part series, which appeared last month, the authors stated the challenge and offered initial advice. In part two, they identify solutions. – Ed.When thinking about the aggregates industry, and how fixated some people are with volume, as opposed to profit, a television advertisement from the early 1980s always springs to mind.

Apr 29, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Jeanne S. Mandelblatt |Candace Mainor |Barry I. Hudson

The Alliance trial led by Chen and colleagues1 and published in this issue of JAMA addresses an important topic in the management of breast cancer: can daily use of 300 mg of aspirin improve invasive disease–free survival among persons with a diagnosis of nonmetastatic, high-risk breast cancer? The answer is a fairly definitive no based on prespecified futility rules in a rigorous phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.

Apr 9, 2024 | rockproducts.com | Barry I. Hudson

Does Your 2024 Budget Set You Up For Failure? By Barry Hudson and Steve FranklinIn the first of this two-part series, the authors state the challenge and offer initial advice. In part two, they identify solutions. – Ed.For such an operationally focused industry, quarry operators are very poor at planning, specifically sales and operational planning (S&OP).

Feb 8, 2024 | rockproducts.com | Barry I. Hudson

EveryPoint Discusses The Business Cases Around Effective Inventory Management And Optimized Pricing In Aggregates. By Barry Hudson and Lisa TenerEach day hundreds of aggregate teams collaborate to ensure the successful production, distribution, sale and delivery of bulk products to customers in the United States and abroad. Inaccurate perpetual inventory data leads to poor decisions and labor-intensive corrective measures which inflate expenses, increase business risk, and lose revenue.