Practitioner essays on operations, process improvement, and constraint theory. Written by people who do the work, for people who run the work.
Most operational dashboards aggregate at a level that hides variance. We unpack why and what to do about it without rebuilding the whole reporting stack.
Documented processes typically capture around 20% of real cases. The rest are variants, and the worst variants are often the most expensive ones.
A simple, three-question screen for whether an automation candidate is worth building, or whether it will create more debt than lift.
We see the same pattern across industries: the worst constraints live in the gaps between teams, between systems, or between approval steps.
Banks invest heavily in front-end onboarding redesigns. The real bottleneck is almost always between operations, KYC, and funding.
OEE measured at non-constraint stations creates false comfort. Here is how we re-anchor OEE to the actual constraint, and why it matters.
The Alkhai Diagnostic
The core analysis and delivery is completed within 2 to 4 weeks of data connection. We surface the biggest hidden bottlenecks, identify which segment is driving each one, and deliver a ranked action plan with quantified ROI. After delivery, we can support execution of specific constraints where needed. The plan is complete and ready to act on.
