Applied AI Case Study: Scheduling Wins in Vancouver Manufacturing | BC Founders Day 25

Applied AI hits the factory floor in Vancouver. In this Founder’s Day Vibe Lounge chat, host Kevin Friel meets Pierre from Bridge to AI… a Lower Mainland startup using data visualization and modular, natural-language rules to optimize production scheduling for mid-size manufacturers.

We cover on-time delivery, overtime costs, and how visualizing capacity led one client to save $60K by reallocating resources.

Plus: why Canada’s manufacturers need resilience, how pilots roll out on live lines, and where BC’s grassroots AI community swaps code, ethics, and real-world lessons.

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We set up the Vibe Lounge on BC Founders Day and sat down with Pierre Dotto (Bridge to AI) to talk practical manufacturing wins—not hype. Bridge to AI builds software that helps mid‑size manufacturers handle the chaos of day‑to‑day changes: shifting sales orders, late suppliers, and complex assembly dependencies.
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Chapters

0:00 – Live from Vancouver Convention Centre: setup & vibe
0:26 – Who’s Bridge to AI? Scope + production scheduling pain
1:52 – Lower Mainland pilots & why resiliency matters in Canada
3:13 – Where costs creep: delays, overtime, and schedule resets
4:56 – Modular, natural-language rules that re-optimize on the fly
6:38 – Data viz saves $60K: capacity vs. actual utilization
7:47 – Why manufacturing? “Knowledge tech” lags the sensors
9:22 – Adoption, trust, and closing the paper/Excel gap
10:25 – Who Pierre’s here to meet: partners & inspiration
10:59 – BC +AI community invite + wrap

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