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Food Loss and Waste should not become Animal Feed so embrace FSSC 22000 Version 6.0

Mar 104 min read

Food Loss and Waste should not become Animal Feed so embrace FSSC 22000 Version 6.0

wandering through the grocery store? Do you pause, stare and wonder will they ever sell all of this produce before it spoils?

Richard Kunst

Mar 33 min read

Let's define Employee Empowerment

Why Baseball? The game has all of the attributes needed to define Employee Empowerment.

Richard Kunst

Feb 252 min read

Designing the "Rubber Factory"

The Rubber Factory allows you to reallocate resources with a structured methodology

Richard Kunst

Feb 49 min read

Confused about SHRINK and THEFT

Goods through the cashier and total came to $587.00, a second opinion through a self-checkout only equaled $87.00

Richard Kunst

Jan 213 min read

INITIATIVE is a rare trait

seeing an opportunity to leverage without taking initiative becomes a lost opportunity.

Richard Kunst

Jan 133 min read

I need those Social Nuances

People crave for in person social interactions,

Richard Kunst

Jan 73 min read

OMG? Let's get competitive!

The sole and only role of Walmart is to act as your household purchasing agent.

5 Signs that Business Operations are Changing Rapidly in 2024

Richard Kunst

Dec 17, 20231 min read

5 Signs that Business Operations are Changing Rapidly in 2024

But over the past 3 years, we've seen more change than we ever have seen. Here we share 5 important ones:

Richard Kunst

Dec 17, 20234 min read

CENTER OF TRUTH

Lean Methodologies implemented could not deliver their full potential until a CENTER OF TRUTH could be established.

Survived the Brink of the Pandemic destruction only to be Thrust into the Turbulence of Inflation.

Richard Kunst

Nov 26, 20232 min read

Survived the Brink of the Pandemic destruction only to be Thrust into the Turbulence of Inflation.

SURVIVING BUT NOT THRIVING approach to business AND in mindset growth.

WAREHOUSE WALK the value is the pick not the walk.

Richard Kunst

Nov 14, 20233 min read

WAREHOUSE WALK the value is the pick not the walk.

Walking is the biggest cost driver when it comes to warehouse operations and a big detriment to picking efficiency.

MYTHS and Opportunities of STANDARD WORK

Richard Kunst

Nov 12, 20234 min read

MYTHS and Opportunities of STANDARD WORK

“Standard Work is a detailed definition of the current best practices for performing a process.”

Richard Kunst

Oct 29, 20234 min read

CULTURE exists everywhere

as soon as two people collaborate a culture is created.

Shift Start ... Starts Employee Attitude

Richard Kunst

Oct 17, 20233 min read

Shift Start ... Starts Employee Attitude

“How goes my Monday will define how goes my Week!”

Richard Kunst

Oct 15, 20234 min read

CAN YOU INVERT YOUR POWER TRIANGLE ??

Ditch "Command and Control" and learn to embrace "Servant Leadership"

Richard Kunst

Oct 1, 20234 min read

Get LASER Focused on ATTENDANCE

I quickly became overwhelmed about how fixated and anal the Senior Management Team was about Team Member Attendance.

Richard Kunst

Sep 24, 20235 min read

Inventory Management

Run out of something? Does the operator will walk somewhere to replenish or use the “HEY” system signaling for a lift truck ? That sucks

Richard Kunst

Sep 17, 20232 min read

CHAKU CHAKU

he term "chaku chaku" may sound funny to most employees, but it's a serious base line discipline that supports Automation.

Richard Kunst

Sep 12, 20232 min read

What Orchestras Teach Us About Business

Orchestras teach us a lot about business. In an orchestra, each musician plays a distinct instrument, contributing to the whole.

My Pivotal Moment ... and how I ran my plant with only 1 hour per day.

Richard Kunst

Sep 5, 20232 min read

My Pivotal Moment ... and how I ran my plant with only 1 hour per day.

This is not enough Time !!! Lead ... Follow ... or Get out of the Way ! Let me show you how.

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