Quality failures threatened a major product launch for LunchCo. After working with countless specialists and spending lots of money to implement their recommendations, the problem persisted. A team facilitated by Stroud used a problem solving approach that rejects guessing - eliminating 95% of product failures and saving the product launch.

Leaders at a bio-refinery were aiming to capitalize on increasing product demand. The trouble was available feed quality was decreasing. Seeing limited opportunity to raise production, the leadership team was concerned that a multi-million dollar equipment upgrade was the only option. Stroud helped the refinery meet increased demand with their existing assets, increasing output by 80% while utilizing lower-grade input feed.