Clear thinking. Practical improvement.
Find what’s holding your business back. Improve what matters.
From owner-operated businesses to complex organizations, we find constraints and turn them into measurable improvement.
Improve what matters:
- Grow revenue and capacity
- Improve margins
- Reduce cost, waste and delays
- Improve quality
Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence are the foundation.
Analytics, data science and AI support the work.
Results and judgment, in the words of colleagues and clients
Real examples of savings, stronger processes, and practical business decisions.
“All together, our projects netted the company $1,083,000 in yearly savings.”
Mark BartoeYard Admin, American Lumber Co
“He demonstrated it in evaluating a potential fix to one of our syringe defect problems which eventually proved to be the best solution and saved us $200k a year.”
Peter MiterInnovation Consultant, Miter Enterprises
“What sets him apart from the crowd in my opinion is his wisdom in applying stats to drive business results.”
Ronald Fritz, PhDFounder, InSite Technologies, Inc.
“Tony is a strong mentor for those fortunate to work with him and can think broadly, addressing complex problems to deliver business value.”
Jason BallengeeVice President of Product Management, Pearl
What needs to work better?
You do not need to know the method. Start with the problem you want to solve.
The right kind of help for your next step.
For independent owners, growing enterprises, and large organizations: the same discipline, tailored to the decision.
Improve business performance
Find bottlenecks, improve throughput, strengthen margins, reduce waste, and uncover practical opportunities for top-line and bottom-line improvement.
Explore improvement servicesWork through a difficult problem
Senior-level guidance for challenging decisions. We combine data science, AI-enabled analysis, business valuation, and operational improvement to find practical actions.
Explore project supportSelling, buying or valuing a business
Independent guidance on valuation, sale readiness and acquisition diligence, with an operational view of what drives value.
Visit LodeStar Business Advisory ↗The problem leads. The tools follow.
Better decisions begin with better questions. We help you examine assumptions, understand the evidence, and choose a practical way forward. AI adds capability where it is useful. Human judgment keeps the work grounded in your business.
- Business problem
- Insight
- Appropriate tools
- Improvement
- Measurable results
Find what is driving the problem
Connect the numbers with the process and the people doing the work.
Choose the right approach
Use analytics, AI, machine learning, Lean Six Sigma, or straightforward process redesign as the situation requires.
Put insight into practice
Make changes, measure their effects, and help your team sustain the improvement.
Build your team’s capability
Develop the critical thinking and practical skills to solve real business problems, supported by established training and technical resources.
Training programs
Lean Six Sigma and data-driven problem-solving, taught by a Master Black Belt.
View programsExperience behind the advice
- Business perspective
- Analytical depth
- Practical results
Led by Dr. Anthony “Tony” Tanaydin, LodeStar combines more than two decades of Lean Six Sigma and operational excellence with business leadership, analytics, data science, AI and machine learning, teaching, and mentoring.
Tony’s experience ranges from strategy and business planning for a $20 billion business to P&L improvement, customer experience, process transformation, and advising owner-operated businesses. The focus is practical: understand how the business really works, identify what is driving the problem, improve the process, and measure the result.
- Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
- Operational Excellence Leader
- Business Strategist and Advisor
- Data Science, Analytics and AI
Who we work with
- Independent owners and owner-operated businesses
- Growing enterprises
- Large organizations
The same discipline, tailored to the decision.
What would a better result look like?
Tell us what is happening in your business and what you would like to improve. We will start there.
Dallas–Plano, Texas