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Richard Kunst
Dec 5, 20214 min read
Common Misconceptions About Lean
Taiichi Ohno's book “Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production” would be better translated as "Aiming for Non-Scale Management
Richard Kunst
Nov 25, 20213 min read
Lead, Follow or Get Out Of The Way
Leaders will do a lap through the facility to see how things are performing and get data inputs just in case someone presents a question.
Richard Kunst
Nov 21, 20214 min read
Just In Time, Just in Case and Just Plain Wrong
Lack of knowledge and why do commentators keep suggesting that JIT can’t work in a chaotic world?
Richard Kunst
Oct 24, 20213 min read
Is higher pay the answer to the labour shortage?
I wander and hear ongoing complaints about the inability to attract and retain labor, I see absolutely no effort to improve professionalism
Richard Kunst
Oct 17, 20214 min read
Just Stand and Observe !!!
to help folks identify waste and ultimately improve process all you need to do is stand and observe.
Richard Kunst
Sep 19, 20212 min read
Accountability throughout your workplace
One of the key initial rules in deploying Lean Methodologies is to assign a specific owner to a process, task or assignment ...
Richard Kunst
Sep 19, 20214 min read
All People are Professionals and they want a Professional Environment
All people can give is their "Gift of Time" but ultimately they decide who gets that gift ... how welcoming are you in accepting this gift?
Richard Kunst
Aug 7, 20212 min read
It is not "IF" but "WHEN" ... you need to commit to cybersecurity.
It is not "IF" but "WHEN" ... why you need to commit to cybersecurity.
Richard Kunst
Jul 25, 20214 min read
Hey !!! Are you running a Cab or Bus service for conveyance?
It is the physical path that a Material Handler follows from a central parts location to various consuming locations.
Richard Kunst
Jul 25, 20214 min read
Lean does not start with 5S, here is why.
unless it directly contributes the primary guiding principal (Velocity) it becomes a waste of time, investment and ultimately money.
Richard Kunst
Jun 28, 20214 min read
Did you really pivot?
COVID-19 has spawned its own vocabulary. “Physical distancing","super spreaders" and “elbow bump” have all come to mean very specific...
Richard Kunst
Jun 27, 20216 min read
You are going to REORGANIZE again !!
Workplace reorganization that transpired during Covid to protect people will now be expected as part of a Customer’s Value evaluation.
Richard Kunst
Jun 27, 20212 min read
Ten Tips for Top Managers
Ten Tips for Top Managers
Richard Kunst
Jun 8, 20212 min read
Nope!!! You do not need Organizational First Aid
Nope !!! You do not need Organizational First Aid. Really and actually you do, but you just have not yet realized it yet.
Richard Kunst
Jun 6, 20215 min read
Kill Batch Production - Instead Promote Single-Piece Flow
The perfect process consists of a single object transitioning through a series of operations while constantly accumulating value
Richard Kunst
Jun 6, 20213 min read
Flow it Right? or Flow it Left?
Cell Material Flow? Right or Left?? It’s all about perspective… hang on, I’ll explain. There is a science to production systems layouts....
Richard Kunst
May 23, 20213 min read
Prepping your RV, BBQ, Boat for Summer
No one likes grilled mouse… at least no one we know.
Richard Kunst
May 9, 20211 min read
Add DEPTH of experience
Where to source materials?
Templates, Work Instructions and Brand Image?
Potential Failure Points?
Richard Kunst
May 2, 20211 min read
Is it really a concern?
A problem to solve?
A decision to Make?
A plan to protect?
An opportunity to leverage?
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