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Back to Basics | 5 Toyota Principles That Turn Businesses
In this article, I share 5 5 Toyota principles that turn businesses around like clockwork and how to apply them to your business.
Richard Kunst
Mar 194 min read

Slow Down … Go Faster
If their organizations is not working at a fever pace nothing is being accomplished. This can be a significant error of judgment.
Richard Kunst
Mar 102 min read

5S+1 ... The enabler of Your Brand
You have hired PROFESSIONALS, you need to provide them a PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT for them to deliver PROFESSIONAL RESULTS!
Richard Kunst
Feb 244 min read


CADENCE
Why is cadence important? If you ignore it … it can dramatically add days to your process lead-time invisibly
Richard Kunst
Feb 224 min read

EBITDA might sound complex
EBITDA, It's simply your business performance without the noise.
Richard Kunst
Feb 131 min read

Immersive AR/VR Technologies in Manufacturing: Case Studies, Benefits
Immersive technology serves as an umbrella term encompassing experiences that meld the real world with digital and/or simulated elements.
Richard Kunst
Jan 264 min read

How do you measure a successful day?
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are put in place to insure that sites, departments or teams are meeting the overall organizational objectiv
Richard Kunst
Jan 194 min read


7 Deadly Sins of Sales Forecasting (reprint from Demand Solutions)
Forecasts should always be considered incorrect, even though a stopped clock will be correct twice per day.
Richard Kunst
Jan 126 min read

What to Do About Trump’s Promised Tariffs? DO NOT PANIC!
The recent buzz around Trump’s proposed tariffs has many Canadian businesses—and their American counterparts—feeling uneasy.
Richard Kunst
Jan 23 min read


Conversations with the Future
From the role of AI in shaping our lives to the impact of genetics, robotics, nanotechnology, 3D printing, and life extension,
Richard Kunst
Jan 22 min read


New Year, New Beginnings
Maybe they fear if they train the team they will leave, but worse is if you don't train them and they stay !
Richard Kunst
Dec 27, 20242 min read

Lean Observation Sheet
Use this sheet to observe and document Lean Practices in use and potential opportunities.
Richard Kunst
Nov 13, 20241 min read

Hirano’s Eight Conditions for Flow
Outline Ohno‟s 8 conditions for flow manufacturing;
Richard Kunst
Nov 9, 202414 min read

The Roots of Lean
Customers expect variety, reasonable price, high quality, comprehensive service and responsive delivery.
Richard Kunst
Oct 22, 20244 min read


There are 6 Lean strategies every business owner should know.
Here are the six key Lean strategies that can transform your operations:
Richard Kunst
Oct 8, 20242 min read

McDonald’s touchscreen kiosks were feared as job killers. Instead, something surprising happened
Self-service kiosks have loomed as job killers since they were first rolled out 25 years ago.
Richard Kunst
Sep 25, 20245 min read

Maintenance Audit a great way to measure LEAN
A Mechanic's toolbox can explain more about an organization than the plethora of words from Leaders or any fancy PowerPoint Presentation .
Richard Kunst
Sep 20, 20243 min read

TAKE-OFF & LANDINGS focus on your start and stop of shifts
If the process can run at rate right from the start of shift we will know the following;
The process was left “wet”
Richard Kunst
Sep 5, 20243 min read

The 4 Advisors YOU NEED Who Could Save You From Yourself
As a Leader, the buck stops with you. Every day, you make countless decisions about your company
Richard Kunst
Aug 28, 20244 min read

"Tick... Tick ... Tick" Obsolete Inventory: Your Ticking Time Bomb
“Tick...tick...tick” the team calculates 30% of the warehouse has been storing material not moved in 3 years.
Richard Kunst
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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