How Much Revenue Should the Business Bring in for Each Employee?
Use revenue and Throughput per employee carefully to understand productivity without being misled by a single benchmark.
Why is it so Tough to Build My Fabricating Business to $6M in Sales?
Why fabrication businesses often stall near $6 million and what structure, capacity, and market focus can help them break through.
The Pizza Analogy, Part 2: Defining Work in Process
Use a simple pizza-shop analogy to define work in process and see why excess WIP lengthens lead times and creates confusion.
Business is a Tool to Help Life Go Right
Reframe the business as a tool for creating financial strength, personal freedom, and a better life for the people it serves.
What do Pizza Shops and Countertop Manufacturers Have in Common?
A simple analogy that makes flow, capacity, queues, and production priorities easier to see in a countertop operation.
What is Drum Buffer Rope?
An accessible explanation of Drum-Buffer-Rope and how it synchronizes release, protects the constraint, and improves delivery reliability.
How Hallmark Stone Reduced Callbacks 70% and Put Its Managers in Control
Hallmark Stone reduced callbacks by 70%, improved turnaround times, and built a management team capable of running the operation with greater control and less owner dependence.
Frustration and Struggle is a Sign of Learning – Perturbation
Why frustration can be evidence that a new capability is forming, and how leaders can help people learn through the disruption.
Team Member Spotlight – Ed Hill
Meet founder Ed Hill and the experience, beliefs, and enduring contribution behind Synchronous Solutions.
The Continuous Pursuit of Excellence is What it is All About
Why excellence is not a destination but a disciplined, ongoing process of learning, improving, and raising the standard.
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