Forge โ€” Content Operations Platform ยท Meridian Academic Publishing
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Forge Content Operations Platform
Live
Meridian Academic Publishing
AI-Enabled Operations
Active Titles
14
Across 4 disciplines
โ†‘ 3 from last quarter
Avg Cycle Time
9.2mo
Target: 8 months
Was 17.4 months
AI Acceptance Rate
84%
Minor or no edits needed
โ†‘ 6% this month
Derivatives Generated
2,847
Test items, slides, IM sections
This quarter
Handoffs Eliminated
63%
vs. pre-Forge baseline
Target: 60%
Active Title Pipeline 14 titles in progress
Title Phase Progress Risk Cycle
Introduction to Economics, 5e
Dr. Sarah Chen ยท Business & Economics
Derivative Gen
72%
๐ŸŸข 8.1mo
Human Anatomy & Physiology, 11e
Prof. Marcus Webb ยท Life Sciences
LD Review
55%
๐ŸŸก 11.3mo
Principles of Marketing, 8e
Dr. Anya Patel ยท Business
AI Authoring
38%
๐ŸŸข On track
Organic Chemistry, 4e
Prof. Jae-won Kim ยท Physical Sciences
Rights Clearance
61%
๐Ÿ”ด At risk
Psychology: Core Concepts, 9e
Dr. Fatima Al-Rashid ยท Social Sciences
QA & Accessibility
89%
๐ŸŸข 7.8mo
Statistics for Business, 3e
Prof. David Okafor ยท Business & Economics
Planning
12%
โšช Scoping
Exceptions Requiring Attention 3
๐Ÿšจ
Rights clearance blocked โ€” Organic Chemistry 4e
7 figures from prior edition cannot be reused. Rights agent has identified 5 cleared alternatives. 2 require SME review.
Review alternatives โ†’
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Author SLA approaching โ€” Anatomy 11e, Chs 14โ€“16
Marcus Webb has not reviewed AI draft chapters. SLA expires in 3 days. Auto-escalation queued.
Send reminder โ†’
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Low AI confidence โ€” Economics 5e, Ch 12 test bank
Quantitative items confidence at 71% (threshold: 80%). 14 items routed to human review queue.
Review queue โ†’
Cycle Time Trend
8
Active agents
3
In configuration
1
Scheduled for deployment
84%
Portfolio acceptance rate
Narrative
๐Ÿ–Š Delta Detection Agent โ— Active
Compares current manuscript against previous edition. Flags changed sections, identifies content requiring update, and generates a prioritised revision scope for authors. Eliminates blank-page problem.
94%
Accuracy
2.3hr
Avg per chapter
847
Chapters processed
Narrative
โœ Revision Draft Agent โ— Active
Generates draft chapter revisions from delta analysis and author instructions. Maintains voice, style consistency, and editorial standards. Authors review and approve rather than create from scratch.
87%
Acceptance rate
4.1hr
Saved per chapter
312
Drafts produced
Quality
๐Ÿ“ Copyedit Agent โ— Active
Runs copyediting passes against house style guide, grammar rules, and consistency checks. Operates continuously during authoring โ€” not as a late-stage gate. Flags issues inline for author review.
96%
Style compliance
0.4hr
Per chapter pass
4,210
Issues flagged
Derivatives
๐Ÿ“‹ Test Bank Agent โ— Active
Generates multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions aligned to learning objectives. Produces Bloom's taxonomy tags, difficulty ratings, and answer rationales. STEM content routes to SME verification.
82%
Acceptance rate
1,847
Items generated
71%
STEM confidence
Derivatives
๐ŸŽฏ Instructor Manual Agent โ— Active
Updates instructor manual sections in parallel with narrative revision. Maintains alignment between source content, learning objectives, and instructor guidance. Eliminates separate manual update workflow.
91%
Acceptance rate
6 wks
Time saved per title
430
Sections updated
Derivatives
๐Ÿ“Š Slide Deck Agent โ— Active
Generates and updates PowerPoint lecture slide decks from structured source content. Maintains visual consistency, key concept coverage, and learning objective alignment across all chapters.
88%
Acceptance rate
570
Slides generated
3.2hr
Saved per chapter
Rights & Compliance
โš–๏ธ Rights Classification Agent โ— Active
Classifies rights status for all assets referenced in a revision. Identifies clearance requirements, cost flags, OER alternatives, and expired permissions. Surfaces issues at authoring stage, not post-production.
92%
Classification accuracy
1,204
Assets classified
4 wks
Avg time saved
Accessibility
โ™ฟ Accessibility Agent โ— Active
Runs WCAG 2.2 compliance checks, generates alt-text for images and figures, checks colour contrast, and validates heading structure. Embedded in authoring workflow โ€” not end-of-cycle audit.
98%
First-pass compliance
3,200
Alt-texts generated
Zero
End-cycle QA failures
Planning
๐Ÿ“… Scheduling Agent โš™ Configuring
Automated cascading schedule generation from title parameters, resource availability, and historical cycle-time data. Replaces manual schedule building and maintenance. Deployment Q3 2026.
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In config
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In config
Q3
Deploy target
Workflow Transformation: Edition-Based vs. Forge Continuous Operations
โŒ Before Forge โ€” Edition-Based Production
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Author revises in MS Word, uploads to Box. No visib