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INVENTORY Replenishment
Vehicles are easy to build while still being complex … and at the base it is all about how you manage component replenishment.
Richard Kunst
Oct 22, 20224 min read


Is your Team Stressed and Confused?
If you struggle with the anxiety that comes with trying to plan what is next for your business, you are not alone.
Richard Kunst
Sep 21, 20222 min read


Can't sleep? Too much in your mind?
"There’s a Link Between Effective Leadership and Getting Enough Sleep. In our hyper-connected, 24/7 world, many of us are losing sleep.
Richard Kunst
Sep 21, 20222 min read


Let's plan your "Strategic Journey"
A successful Strategic Plan not only allows you to outline the direction that you want your business to take
Richard Kunst
Sep 18, 20221 min read

Flow Simulation (The power of Single-Piece-Flow)
By making sure people “stay busy” you are depriving yourself of information you must have to make rational management decisions.
Richard Kunst
Sep 10, 202211 min read


Spare My Child as I cautiously embrace Industry 4.0
Observe Process and question "Would I want my child to perform this function or even worse make it into a career?"
Richard Kunst
Sep 6, 20223 min read


Which SIDE of YOUR BRAIN do you use?LEFT OR RIGHT BRAIN DOMINANCE
Right-brained people are often misfits
Richard Kunst
Aug 28, 20222 min read


BUSINESS EXCELLENCE requires doing Renovations
So what to do? … Like most you begin to review process(es) to identify and implement business improvements.
Richard Kunst
Aug 14, 20223 min read

5S+1 ... The enabler
Adopting 5S+1 can be expensive ... Not only in the cost of materials but also in the diverted labour costs within your organization.
Richard Kunst
Aug 6, 20224 min read

A Shifting Landscape
We can’t add growth because we can’t
get equipment, can’t get people, and we’ve lost productivity.
Richard Kunst
Aug 1, 20223 min read

Ctrl, Alt, Delete ???
Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.
Richard Kunst
Jul 24, 20223 min read


Aptitude, Attitude, Employers are also craving employee Soft Skills
here are the top soft skills employers are currently looking for. and then Bring there Soft Skills to the Surface.
Richard Kunst
Jul 17, 20224 min read


YIELD combined with counting inventory is perhaps even more powerful
Measuring and monitoring “Yield” within your facility can reveal interesting information about how well you utilize your materials and cash.
Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20223 min read


Laying Out the Factory
Now that lean has been affecting production processes for decades, how far has factory layout/design come? In my experience, not very far!
Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20225 min read

Storm Clouds
We have paused, denied, diverted, deviated, destructed, pivoted, innovated and of course prayed for normal to return.
Richard Kunst
Jul 3, 20225 min read


A Carrot, an Egg, and a cup of Coffee... You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again
she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Richard Kunst
Jun 26, 20222 min read

Great Ideas for Making Idea-Prone Companies
After participating in a EVSM Workshop is people have never taken the time to observe the daily waste generated in their processes.
Richard Kunst
Jun 19, 20223 min read

Process Improvement is Idling while Process Survival is Dominant
The main consequence is that Process owners adapted processes towards survival not necessarily with a focus on sustainable improvement
Richard Kunst
Jun 19, 20224 min read


Habits of Successful Teams & simple Meeting Etiquette's
Teams migrate through Forming, Storming, Norming and finally performing but they need more.
Richard Kunst
Jun 12, 20221 min read


17 EMAIL ETIQUETTE TIPS
Some things that we are losing through emerging new technology are NOT good, namely etiquette.
Richard Kunst
Jun 12, 20223 min read
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