The AI-Augmented COO
A Practitioner’s Playbook for Manufacturing Operations
The factory floor is unchanged by AI. The cognitive overhead surrounding it is not.
The AI-Augmented COO is a practicing Chief Operating Officer’s playbook for compressing that overhead — concrete prompts, composite case studies, and sober governance — written for operations leaders who have to deliver this quarter.
Who it’s for
COOs and operations leaders in small-to-mid-sized manufacturers (roughly 100–2,000 employees), plus the plant managers, supply-chain directors, quality leaders, and continuous-improvement professionals who report to them.
What the book delivers
- A five-level maturity model to locate your organization honestly
- A library of production-grade prompts (each structured so it becomes an institutional asset)
- Composite case studies drawn from real operational situations
- Clear boundaries on what AI must never be permitted to do in a factory
- Practical treatment of the EU AI Act and CSRD implications for operations leaders
Built for Monday morning — not a six-month transformation project.