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Consider that 60 to 80 percent of all cost related with meeting a customer demand is an administrative or non-production-related function.
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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.
Richard Kunst
Jan 30, 20223 min read
Get a Bajillion Dollar ROI with this simple Lean Tool(s)
Ha !! got your attention. No I am not going to target you as being cheap but rather looking for value.
So what is this remarkable tool?
Richard Kunst
Jan 23, 20226 min read
Your Tomorrow Technology is alive today on a Farm Near you!
lot of discussion about autonomous vehicles and Industry 4.0 but based on what i have seen both are very active within the Dairy Farms
Richard Kunst
Jan 15, 20223 min read
How the pandemic has shifted the way we think about work
with COVID-19, sparking a growing pushback against arcane management philosophies. It has shifted the calculus for many professionals
Richard Kunst
Jan 15, 20222 min read
Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify ... then ... AUTOMATE
Ultimately you either pay a sinful amount to attract and retain labour or you take a closer look at your processes to identify opportunities
Richard Kunst
Dec 19, 20215 min read
5 New Year's Resolutions for your Business
there are still many opportunities to prepare your businesses for a banner year. Here are five ...
Richard Kunst
Dec 12, 20212 min read
The Right Process Will Produce the Right Results
The 14 Principles of Process Design, in 4 categories – each beginning with “P” – hence many have referred to this as the “4 – P” approach.
Richard Kunst
Dec 5, 20214 min read
TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE
Our TPM workstations remain pure where have incorporated layered audits, where the operator is truly recognized as a customer.
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, 20212 min read
A Corporate Strategic Plan to BAKE a POTATOE versus by a Lean Practitioner
Sometimes you need to leave something simple alone, before complexity creeps in
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 31, 20213 min read
STRATEGIC PLANNING | BUDGET thoughts starters ... (part 1)
methodologies and the typical benefits that can be achieved
Richard Kunst
Oct 31, 20214 min read
Hey GOOGLE ??? give me TRIBAL Knowledge Please
I am raving fan of "Professor" Google or "Doctor" You Tube which between the two of them the majority (98%) of my questions are answered.
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
Oct 17, 20215 min read
LEAN is all about FLOW !!
The central idea of LEAN – that everything should flow from raw material to the customer – came directly from Henry Ford. Ford,
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