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Why One-Piece-Flow Will Not Work: 10 Solid Reasons

Richard Kunst

Jul 17, 20213 min read

Why One-Piece-Flow Will Not Work: 10 Solid Reasons

Turn these ten reasons why one-piece-flow will not work by 45 degrees, and you get the Ten Reasons for Poor Cash Flow.

Knowing your Human Talent to create a Lean Culture

Richard Kunst

Jul 10, 20214 min read

Knowing your Human Talent to create a Lean Culture

It has been said that the factory of the future will only require 2 occupants, 1 Human and 1 Dog.

Skill Acquisition and Definition: The Dreyfus Model

Richard Kunst

Jul 10, 20214 min read

Skill Acquisition and Definition: The Dreyfus Model

It is all about Culture Speed of methodology absorption.

Richard Kunst

Jun 28, 20214 min read

Standing in the Circle: Ohno’s Method

Ohno would quickly ask additional probing questions educating the engineer that perhaps they had “looked” but not “observed”

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

Does Process define the Culture? Or Does Culture define the Process?

Richard Kunst

Jun 19, 20214 min read

Does Process define the Culture? Or Does Culture define the Process?

Richard-San, why are you taking such a simple concept, which is a natural human attribute based and developing a complex training model?...

Organizational First Aid, Coaching Top Skills Companies Seek from their Coaches.

Richard Kunst

Jun 14, 20213 min read

Organizational First Aid, Coaching Top Skills Companies Seek from their Coaches.

The collective knowledge from real-world business experience, especially at the executive level, is extremely valuable to companies...

Nope!!! You do not need Organizational First Aid

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, 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

Jun 6, 20213 min read

Cellular Process Design

Cells and Cellular Processing are at the heart of Lean. They appear simple but are far from simple.

Richard Kunst

May 30, 20215 min read

Ready to Form, Storm, Norm and Perform?

We can see the light at the end of the tunnel of a post-Covid world … so we need to get ready for yet another society shift..

Richard Kunst

May 23, 20214 min read

Leadership is a statistical Algorithm.

There are a plethora of Leadership books in print, and more are invading the marketplace constantly. Ultimately Leadership remains a...

Richard Kunst

May 16, 20213 min read

Conflict Clouds

A common conflict in business is doing whatever it takes to satisfy the customer (damn the costs) or maximize profitability (damn service)

Richard Kunst

May 9, 20211 min read

Add DEPTH of experience

Where to source materials? Templates, Work Instructions and Brand Image? Potential Failure Points?

Covid has truly created the Global Village, where Velocity is the new currency.

Richard Kunst

May 2, 20215 min read

Covid has truly created the Global Village, where Velocity is the new currency.

Enhance your ROI constantly. We truly live in a global community where your next customer and competitor is merely a mouse-click away

Lean is as Simple as … Tuck in your Chair!

Richard Kunst

Apr 25, 20214 min read

Lean is as Simple as … Tuck in your Chair!

“Tuck in their Chair” it makes the area look neat and organized but it communicates respect for others, signals that you are done

Is your Supplier an ASSET or an EXPENSE?

Richard Kunst

Apr 18, 20214 min read

Is your Supplier an ASSET or an EXPENSE?

As an “Asset” your supplier is blurred into your daily operation with a common focus on success. The supplier fully understands that their s

Trust your Supply Chain and measure results.

Richard Kunst

Apr 18, 20213 min read

Trust your Supply Chain and measure results.

Suppliers … the hidden factory.

Supplier Collaboration ... understanding Total Cost Of Procurement (TCOP)

Richard Kunst

Apr 18, 20215 min read

Supplier Collaboration ... understanding Total Cost Of Procurement (TCOP)

Purchasing and BUYING COSTS and HOLDING COSTS

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