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Richard Kunst
May 1, 20227 min read
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH Communication
You post a Memo and Assume it will be read ... NOT!!
Richard Kunst
May 1, 20224 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
Apr 17, 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, 20225 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 10, 20222 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, 20223 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 3, 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
Mar 27, 20223 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 20, 20224 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 13, 20225 min read
Getting Lean “Right”
to ensure success, there are many factors to consider before embarking on your lean journey.
Richard Kunst
Mar 11, 20226 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 6, 20223 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, 20222 min read
Take Responsibility for Fixing Things
Blaming comes easy. Complaining is a cakewalk. But the culture needs encouragers,
Richard Kunst
Feb 27, 20222 min read
Vision ... It is not just for the big guys!
“ 50% of the waste in your organization is there because you live with it every day which makes it become invisible…
Richard Kunst
Feb 20, 20224 min read
Office LEAN
Consider that 60 to 80 percent of all cost related with meeting a customer demand is an administrative or non-production-related function.
Richard Kunst
Feb 12, 20223 min read
5S for SUCCESS just like you should dress for SUCCESS
Many of us know the power of Visual Management. It provides individuals and organizations the ability to Provide instant feed-back to...
Richard Kunst
Feb 12, 20223 min read
KAIZEN is not Random
Kaizen often placed under the banner of Lean it truly is the migration from Batch to JIT to Jidoka.
Richard Kunst
Feb 6, 20224 min read
STOP trying to be a TOYOTA
I challenge all of you to look at your organization as if it were a McDonald’s franchise. Not menu but at process.
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