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one of your most critical responsibilities as a leader is to determine what the top priorities are for both the company and yourself.
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Richard Kunst
Sep 18, 20221 min read
Let's plan your "Strategic Journey"
A successful Strategic Plan not only allows you to outline the direction that you want your business to take
Richard Kunst
Sep 10, 202211 min read
Flow Simulation (The power of Single-Piece-Flow)
By making sure people “stay busy” you are depriving yourself of information you must have to make rational management decisions.
Richard Kunst
Sep 6, 20223 min read
Spare My Child as I cautiously embrace Industry 4.0
Observe Process and question "Would I want my child to perform this function or even worse make it into a career?"
Richard Kunst
Aug 28, 20221 min read
Calculating you KANBAN Level
Calculating you KANBAN Level
Richard Kunst
Aug 14, 20224 min read
Your Differenator is Tribal Knowledge
those businesses that stand out also tend to operate with a heavy dose of tribal knowledge … which other view as a vulnerability
Richard Kunst
Aug 6, 20224 min read
5S+1 ... The enabler
Adopting 5S+1 can be expensive ... Not only in the cost of materials but also in the diverted labour costs within your organization.
Richard Kunst
Aug 6, 20223 min read
Don't tell me you Love me, Show me !!!
The trust has been broken between employee's and employer's during Covid so no wonder that employee's are seeking a security blanket.
Richard Kunst
Aug 1, 20222 min read
No Counting ...
a secret to maintaining a good relationship is to instill the “no counting” rule.
Richard Kunst
Aug 1, 20223 min read
A Shifting Landscape
We can’t add growth because we can’t
get equipment, can’t get people, and we’ve lost productivity.
Richard Kunst
Jul 24, 20223 min read
Ctrl, Alt, Delete ???
Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.
Richard Kunst
Jul 24, 20222 min read
Pay is only one piece of the worker retention puzzle
With up to a 49% turnover rate in the certain sectors last year, businesses are straining to attract and retain talent.
Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20223 min read
YIELD combined with counting inventory is perhaps even more powerful
Measuring and monitoring “Yield” within your facility can reveal interesting information about how well you utilize your materials and cash.
Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20225 min read
Laying Out the Factory
Now that lean has been affecting production processes for decades, how far has factory layout/design come? In my experience, not very far!
Richard Kunst
Jul 3, 20223 min read
How to Communicate ... Orator, Visual or Touch?
Perceived effective communications does not always work. Which is why you need to share communication through at least 2 channels.
Richard Kunst
Jun 26, 20222 min read
A Carrot, an Egg, and a cup of Coffee... You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again
she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Richard Kunst
Jun 19, 20224 min read
Process Improvement is Idling while Process Survival is Dominant
The main consequence is that Process owners adapted processes towards survival not necessarily with a focus on sustainable improvement
Richard Kunst
Jun 12, 20221 min read
Habits of Successful Teams & simple Meeting Etiquette's
Teams migrate through Forming, Storming, Norming and finally performing but they need more.
Richard Kunst
Jun 12, 20223 min read
17 EMAIL ETIQUETTE TIPS
Some things that we are losing through emerging new technology are NOT good, namely etiquette.
Richard Kunst
Jun 5, 20225 min read
Facility Layout
Factories were designed a long time ago to take advantage both of gravity.
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