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Do Lean !!! Why ?????
Lean is not a cost reduction exercise.
Lean is about increasing velocity within your process
Richard Kunst
May 29, 20224 min read


How to KILL Employee Trust
As companies must be fast, adaptable, agile, and courageous to compete, one of the most important elements is the ability to trust. Trust...
Richard Kunst
May 29, 20223 min read


Lean Manufacturing or Lean Enterprise?
Does Lean apply only to manufacturing or is it applicable to other parts of our business?
Richard Kunst
May 22, 20222 min read


Assembly line put the world on wheels
The basic method of building cars hasn't changed much over the last 93 years:
Richard Kunst
May 22, 20224 min read


Measure the pulse of your journey Conduct an Audit.
A year may seem like a long time but it is also a very short time
Richard Kunst
May 8, 20224 min read


BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH Communication
You post a Memo and Assume it will be read ... NOT!!
Richard Kunst
May 1, 20227 min read


In His First Week Back as Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz Made a Brilliant Move. It Just May Save ...
with great sensitivity, understand from you, how can we do better," said Schultz.
Richard Kunst
May 1, 20224 min read


Slow Down … Go Faster
Most folks feel that if they and their organizations are not working at a fever pace nothing is being accomplished.
Richard Kunst
Apr 17, 20224 min read


Do you have a PERFECT PROCESS ?
As a leader you need to take time to “pause” to be “ON” your business rather than being “IN” your business.
Richard Kunst
Apr 17, 20225 min read


The truth of an A3 ... really
There is a lot of Hysteria within the Lean Community about A3 thinking well I am here to shatter the myth.
Richard Kunst
Apr 10, 20222 min read


Inefficiency — Not Just The Labor Shortage — Is Breaking your output.
"People leave Leaders not Companies". I loved the title of one recent article titled "We are not Family anymore" ... how true.
Richard Kunst
Apr 10, 20223 min read


VISITORS ARE OUR BEST AUDITORS ... IF YOU DARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
feed-back and insights from first day impressions of new employees and visitors can be so valuable.
Richard Kunst
Apr 3, 20223 min read


IF you have time to LEAN you have time to CLEAN !
Clean to INSPECT .. and you do have the time.
Richard Kunst
Apr 3, 20223 min read


How the Ukraine conflict and supply chain chaos could play out in food prices
the consumer price index for food-at-home recently saw its biggest 12-month increase in more than 40 years,
Richard Kunst
Mar 27, 20227 min read


Reminder 1,063… The Water Level and The Rocks… Remember the Story?
the old timer who sued the drug company because the new sinus spray caused his arm pits to smell - in reality, the drug enabled him to smell
Richard Kunst
Mar 27, 20223 min read


Creating a Survival Work Culture
When a company “goes lean,” the tradition of managerial control is easily transferred to process improvement.
Richard Kunst
Mar 20, 20224 min read


RFID in the workplace: Next-level inventory automation
Until recently, RFID was more about potential than a practical reality because high costs got in the way of adopting this technology.
Richard Kunst
Mar 20, 20224 min read


Getting Lean “Right”
to ensure success, there are many factors to consider before embarking on your lean journey.
Richard Kunst
Mar 13, 20225 min read


Vendors vs. Suppliers: Are You Buying Hot Dogs, or Building Relationships?
How to leverage the "hidden factory" as part of your winning team.
Richard Kunst
Mar 11, 20226 min read


Lean Philosophy and Culture
Our Philosophy of keeping an object in constant motion while adding value the customer is willing to pay for also became part of our culture
Richard Kunst
Mar 6, 20223 min read
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