Data-driven decisions at scale - oct 7 - GDS Group

Data-driven decisions at scale

IN-PERSON EVENT
7 October 2025, Dallas 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm CST
In partnership

Dinner Location: Capital Grille Dallas Uptown

Operations leaders across functions are under pressure to control costs, stay on budget, and deliver ongoing efficiency improvements—all while managing leaner teams and increasing complexity across their networks. Immediate concerns are clear: optimize staffing and labor allocation, establish fair and defensible labor standards, set and track KPIs that align with strategic goals, and make data-driven decisions that truly move the needle on productivity and efficiency. There’s no room for guesswork. How do organizations gain near real-time visibility across facilities and functions, with the ability to act swiftly on operational issues and back every improvement with objective ROI analysis?

The expectation is clear: every decision, from incentive programs to process changes, must be tied to financial outcomes. Attracting and retaining engaged employees within a fair, positive culture is critical, as is knowing where AI and automation can add the most value. The goal is scalable, high-performance operations where every process, dollar, and person is aligned to deliver measurable business impact

Join peers and Easy Metrics for an executive discussion on how operations, logistics, engineering, finance, and leadership teams can connect daily actions to strategic goals. Together, we’ll explore advancing up the operational maturity curve toward true Industry 4.0 readiness.

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Discussion topics

Turning raw data into ROI-backed decisions that optimize labor and costs.

Aligning labor, logistics, and financial strategies to deliver business goals.

Building scalable, connected operations that adapt quickly to changing demands.

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Art DuRivage, VP Sales
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David Kidder, CEO & Co-Founder, Bionic
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Jason Mical, Cyber Security Evangelist, Devo
"It was a very qualified audience. It was exactly the level and the type of people we want to talk to. The dialogue, the nature of those one on ones gives you the ability to really understand what the client is seeking."
Hamp Hampton, Chief Revenue Officer, Cadalys

Event Agenda

Day one

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Arrivals, welcome drinks + networking

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Event welcome, introductions, thought leader remarks

7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

7:30 pm - 9:15 pm

Table discussions + three-course dinner

9:15 pm - 9:30 pm

9:15 pm - 9:30 pm

Event wrap-up

Why Attend

Closed door, tailored conversations to benchmark, share and get better equipped to solve complex transformation projects.

Experience shared learning

Meet industry leading like-minded executives tackling similar initiatives.

Benchmark with your industry peers

Discover and network to gain expertise and experience on how to best act and succeed.

Accelerate your projects

Accelerate In-depth face time with the world’s leading organizations pushing the boundaries to solve your challenges.

An engaged experience

An expert host facilitates conversations, with live polling, Q&As, and gamification to ensure focused conversation.

Discover next-level ideas

Ensure project success with access to industry experts and cutting edge thought leadership.

De-risk new projects

Gain a range of insights from peers and technical experts who are current with emerging business trends.

Easy Metrics

Easy Metrics is a cloud based Business Intelligence system that helps companies with labor-intensive operations to identify and optimize their labor costs. The company combines its robust technology with a proven cost management methodology to drive 40% productivity improvements and 15-25% labor cost savings, while providing significantly greater management insight into labor-intensive processes. The core technology was developed from over 20 years’ experience managing complex, labor-intensive distribution outsourcing operations. The application aggregates the exploding amount of activity data generated by RF Scans, RFID, warehouse management systems, ERP systems, time clocks and manual tracking to create detailed cost and performance models. Both easy to use and easy to configure, Easy Metrics provides a subscription-based cloud solution that customers can implement on a facility-by-facility basis. This enables easy adoption and rapid scale-up within new customers, without substantial up-front capital or deployment costs.

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