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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

Jul 24, 20223 min read

Ctrl, Alt, Delete ???

Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.

6 criteria for picking a new supplier, Cost isn’t the only thing to consider

Richard Kunst

Jul 17, 20223 min read

6 criteria for picking a new supplier, Cost isn’t the only thing to consider

Suppliers typically cursed, abused and given a lot of grief, while in reality they can be a great resource of value, and innovation.

How to Communicate ... Orator, Visual or Touch?

Richard Kunst

Jul 3, 20223 min read

How to Communicate ... Orator, Visual or Touch?

Perceived effective communications does not always work. Which is why you need to share communication through at least 2 channels.

Great Ideas for Making Idea-Prone Companies

Richard Kunst

Jun 19, 20223 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.

Changeover Costs? Do you really understand the impact?

Richard Kunst

Jun 5, 20222 min read

Changeover Costs? Do you really understand the impact?

You have to know your costs. It is the only way you will be able to justify a changeover reduction program.

Richard Kunst

May 29, 20224 min read

Do Lean !!! Why ?????

Lean is not a cost reduction exercise. Lean is about increasing velocity within your process

Richard Kunst

May 22, 20222 min read

Lean Manufacturing or Lean Enterprise?

Does Lean apply only to manufacturing or is it applicable to other parts of our business?

I need cash !, and more of it ! … NOW !!!

Richard Kunst

May 15, 20224 min read

I need cash !, and more of it ! … NOW !!!

Maybe not so always eloquently stated but the theme is a constant mantra in all organizations.

Measure the pulse of your journey Conduct an Audit.

Richard Kunst

May 8, 20224 min read

Measure the pulse of your journey Conduct an Audit.

A year may seem like a long time but it is also a very short time

Richard Kunst

Apr 17, 20225 min read

Do you have a PERFECT PROCESS ?

As a leader you need to take time to “pause” to be “ON” your business rather than being “IN” your business.

How the Ukraine conflict and supply chain chaos could play out in food prices

Richard Kunst

Mar 27, 20227 min read

How the Ukraine conflict and supply chain chaos could play out in food prices

the consumer price index for food-at-home recently saw its biggest 12-month increase in more than 40 years,

Reminder 1,063… The Water Level and The Rocks… Remember the Story?

Richard Kunst

Mar 27, 20223 min read

Reminder 1,063… The Water Level and The Rocks… Remember the Story?

the old timer who sued the drug company because the new sinus spray caused his arm pits to smell - in reality, the drug enabled him to smell

Rabbits, Turtles and Foxes The Characters in a Lean Transformation.

Richard Kunst

Feb 27, 20223 min read

Rabbits, Turtles and Foxes The Characters in a Lean Transformation.

It is our job as Lean leaders to recognize and handle each accordingly.

Richard Kunst

Feb 20, 20223 min read

7 Wastes of Design

many times the wastes found are a result of poor designs. I’m sure that this poor design is not intentional though.

Richard Kunst

Feb 12, 20223 min read

KAIZEN is not Random

Kaizen often placed under the banner of Lean it truly is the migration from Batch to JIT to Jidoka.

Structured problem-solving is a process, starting before you start.

Richard Kunst

Feb 6, 20224 min read

Structured problem-solving is a process, starting before you start.

In order for any Problem Solving methodology to work you need to have a strong Problem Statement.

How the pandemic has shifted the way we think about work

Richard Kunst

Jan 15, 20223 min read

How the pandemic has shifted the way we think about work

with COVID-19, sparking a growing pushback against arcane management philosophies. It has shifted the calculus for many professionals

Richard Kunst

Dec 5, 20214 min read

Common Misconceptions About Lean

Taiichi Ohno's book “Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production” would be better translated as "Aiming for Non-Scale Management

Richard Kunst

Aug 15, 20215 min read

Lean Indicators

The less wasteful a company is, the more profitable - assuming, of course, decent product

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