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Richard Kunst
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Decide with Confidence: Mastering the Art of Effective Decision Making
This approach to decision making emphasizes a systematic and logical process, allowing individuals or groups to make well-informed decisions

Richard Kunst
Apr 7, 20244 min read
Pessimist or Opportunistic?
Relationships and Trust are huge factors to both success and survival.


Richard Kunst
Mar 24, 20243 min read
Foundation PROCESS EXCELLENCE Thoughts
When doing a transformation in an existing organization a leader has had a mind blowing experience after visiting a well organized plant.

Richard Kunst
Mar 17, 20242 min read
The Dreaded Shift Exchange
Best time on the floor is 30 minutes before shift end and first 30 minutes at start, when you typically hear nothing.


Richard Kunst
Mar 10, 20244 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 3, 20243 min read
Let's define Employee Empowerment
Why Baseball? The game has all of the attributes needed to define Employee Empowerment.

Richard Kunst
Feb 25, 20242 min read
Designing the "Rubber Factory"
The Rubber Factory allows you to reallocate resources with a structured methodology

Richard Kunst
Feb 4, 20249 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 21, 20243 min read
INITIATIVE is a rare trait
seeing an opportunity to leverage without taking initiative becomes a lost opportunity.


Richard Kunst
Jan 13, 20243 min read
I need those Social Nuances
People crave for in person social interactions,

Richard Kunst
Jan 7, 20243 min read
OMG? Let's get competitive!
The sole and only role of Walmart is to act as your household purchasing agent.


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.

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.


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.


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.

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.
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