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  • Welcome to Production Hell
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    Welcome to Production Hell

    ByJoseph Paris October 28, 2021February 18, 2026

    Back in the middle of 2017, as Tesla was ramping up the production of the Model-3 and the company was worth only $63.5 billion (as opposed to $1 trillion today), Elon Musk famously stated that he was entering “Production Hell“.  Evidently, he made it through just fine. But people reading this might think; “Isn’t Musk…

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  • State of Readiness; Ofra Kalechstain, CEO of Matics
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    State of Readiness; Ofra Kalechstain, CEO of Matics

    ByXONITEK December 1, 2020September 29, 2025

    In this episode I invite Ofra Kalechstain, CEO of Matics, to join me to share her story and the story of Matics; a publisher of suite of Manufacturing Executions Systems (MES) applications that help manufacturers monitor and manage their production operation activities.  As CEO, Ofra’s responsibilities are to lead and steward the company’s ambitions to…

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  • State of Readiness; Stephane Jeanmart, Syngenta
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    State of Readiness; Stephane Jeanmart, Syngenta

    ByXONITEK July 25, 2019September 29, 2025

    Welcome to this episode of the State of Readiness podcast – with Stephane Jeanmart from Syngenta I welcome Stephane Jeanmart, Chemistry Operational Excellence Lead at Syngenta, a global agrochemical business headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.  In this episode, Stephane shares his journey from being formally trained in Chemistry, a discipline of predictable outcomes governed by formulas and exactness, to a less exact…

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  • Game Theory; The Devil You Know
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    Game Theory; The Devil You Know

    ByJoseph Paris October 19, 2016February 18, 2026

    I devote a lot of my time helping people and companies get from their present reality to some new reality.  It is rarely easy and – although almost always considered a success – the success is not quite as complete as it could be.  This is the norm; the expectation.  And this is not because…

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  • Wicked Problems
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    Wicked Problems

    ByJoseph Paris September 13, 2016February 18, 2026

    There are all manner of problems (being an optimist, I rather use the term “challenge”) that we face each and every day. Most of these challenges are simple enough: what’s for dinner this eve; is there traffic on the highway that is going to impede my progress; do I have any clean underwear, and so…

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