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Richard Kunst

Sep 3, 20233 min read

My Aisles Cultural Adjustment Continues

my daily walk in the plant was like navigating an obstacle course ...

Richard Kunst

Aug 20, 20234 min read

A Chair Changed Culture

When I arrived the meeting room looked like a bomb had just exploded in it. Initially, I played the role of MOM, but that was not my job.

The Voice of Culture how I facilitated a cultural adjustment

Richard Kunst

Aug 13, 20234 min read

The Voice of Culture how I facilitated a cultural adjustment

Douglas the manager of a high-end appliance maker decided to advise me that all we produced was crap.

Want to step into the future? Work your Capacity and Staff Planning

Richard Kunst

Jul 30, 20232 min read

Want to step into the future? Work your Capacity and Staff Planning

Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.

YOKOTEN + ChatGPT perhaps a marriage made in heaven

Richard Kunst

Jul 23, 20233 min read

YOKOTEN + ChatGPT perhaps a marriage made in heaven

Yokoten as a concept is incredibly powerful and effective, implementing it as a core concept is very difficult

4 Supply Chain Lessons from Ford Motor Company

Richard Kunst

Jul 8, 20236 min read

4 Supply Chain Lessons from Ford Motor Company

As the company continues to innovate, many businesses can learn a few supply chain lessons from Ford.

Switch your PDCA sequence for faster results

Richard Kunst

Jun 28, 20235 min read

Switch your PDCA sequence for faster results

I strongly suggest that you change the Deming cycle to Check, Act, Plan, Do (CAPD)

Richard Kunst

Jun 18, 20232 min read

Hosting Better Meetings

Meetings are necessary tools – but not in the manner many are run.

Richard Kunst

Jun 11, 20232 min read

Clean to Inspect

the touch of the human hand while cleaning is the world’s most sensitive instrument

Richard Kunst

May 22, 20234 min read

How do you treat your orders?

“poor planning on your part does not justify heroics on my part unless I can make it part of my business model”

Richard Kunst

May 7, 20234 min read

The Water Spider is ...

The Water Spider is an honored and critical role in making continuous flow and a smoothly functioning Lean system a reality.

Richard Kunst

Apr 30, 20234 min read

5S Builds your Brand

5S+1 is typically the first tool adopted by organizations as part of their Lean journey, primarily because of the visual impact it creates

Richard Kunst

Apr 30, 20232 min read

The Warehouse is in Jeopardy

Let us replace Inventory with Additive Manufacturing.

The 13 Characteristics of Successful People

Richard Kunst

Apr 23, 20234 min read

The 13 Characteristics of Successful People

Success begins with a state of mind. You must believe you’ll be successful in order to become a success.

Effective Succession Planning for Seamless Transitions

Richard Kunst

Apr 21, 20234 min read

Effective Succession Planning for Seamless Transitions

Let’s explore what a robust succession plan is, including identifying and developing internal talent.

Richard Kunst

Apr 16, 20234 min read

20 Habits of High Achievers

High achievers seem to always get so much done in so little time. How do they do it?

Richard Kunst

Apr 16, 20231 min read

KANBAN Tips

Migrating to using a kanban system?

Richard Kunst

Apr 9, 20235 min read

Getting Lean “Right”

10 points to consider before embarking on your LEAN transformation

Lean Value Stream ... Have you truly defined your value stream?

Richard Kunst

Apr 7, 20234 min read

Lean Value Stream ... Have you truly defined your value stream?

Operations are the first to apply Lean because that is where “Waste” is typically the most visible.

Richard Kunst

Mar 19, 20234 min read

Managing Customer Demand

those pesky Rush Order Requests always seem to come from (pick one or all) 1) the same customer 2) same sales person 3) same customer ser

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