The Prepared Archive

From late 2013 through late 2022, we published a weekly newsletter called The Prepared; it evolved into Scope of Work in 2023. Our Members- and Supporters-only archive includes all back issues from this time period.

2017-12-05

Planning NYC's transit, restoring machine tools, and Shaper bringing CNC to construction sites.

2017-11-27

Notes. By popular demand - and because it was one of my own favorite issues of 2016 - I present to you The Prepared's 2017

2017-11-20

Mismanagement at the MTA, Brexit & Honda's JIT logistics, and an art foundry in Brooklyn.

2017-11-14

A bunch of videos + a new podcast episode!

2017-11-06

Tesla, EDA autorouting, and 19th century Japanese fireworks.

2017-10-31

F-series production, the Chinese cold chain, and reports from the front line of made-to-order products.