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Dec 7, 20233 min read

SIT ON YOUR HANDS !!!

f you had sat on your hands and then instructed the dealer rep to conduct the procedure that you did he would have learned.

Richard Kunst

Jan 26, 20233 min read

ISHIKAWA Diagram ... some thoughts ...

called a Fishbone chart or diagram. It is a simple yet powerful tool for identifying the potential sources of problems.

Richard Kunst

Jan 15, 20234 min read

Attitude, Aptitude and Environment

Hello Guys, Just to let you know… I’m quitting January 29th .

Your Forecast sucks ... and there goes your Lean Supply-Chain model.

Richard Kunst

Dec 18, 20223 min read

Your Forecast sucks ... and there goes your Lean Supply-Chain model.

With many organizations now struggling with inventory glut and overstocked warehouses, could the lean operating model be making a comeback?

The Real Story Behind Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Richard Kunst

Dec 3, 20223 min read

The Real Story Behind Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Christmas can be associated with the television specials , and there may be no better-loved program than Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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.

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.

Your Tomorrow Technology is alive today on a Farm Near you!

Richard Kunst

Jan 23, 20226 min read

Your Tomorrow Technology is alive today on a Farm Near you!

lot of discussion about autonomous vehicles and Industry 4.0 but based on what i have seen both are very active within the Dairy Farms

IT'S BUDGET TIME !!! Planning and insuring execution

Richard Kunst

Sep 5, 20213 min read

IT'S BUDGET TIME !!! Planning and insuring execution

Annual Strategic Budget Thought Starters

Richard Kunst

Jun 27, 20216 min read

You are going to REORGANIZE again !!

Workplace reorganization that transpired during Covid to protect people will now be expected as part of a Customer’s Value evaluation.

Kill Batch Production - Instead Promote Single-Piece Flow

Richard Kunst

Jun 6, 20215 min read

Kill Batch Production - Instead Promote Single-Piece Flow

The perfect process consists of a single object transitioning through a series of operations while constantly accumulating value

Covid has truly created the Global Village, where Velocity is the new currency.

Richard Kunst

May 2, 20215 min read

Covid has truly created the Global Village, where Velocity is the new currency.

Enhance your ROI constantly. We truly live in a global community where your next customer and competitor is merely a mouse-click away

Lean is as Simple as … Tuck in your Chair!

Richard Kunst

Apr 25, 20214 min read

Lean is as Simple as … Tuck in your Chair!

“Tuck in their Chair” it makes the area look neat and organized but it communicates respect for others, signals that you are done

Richard Kunst

Apr 25, 20214 min read

Total Productive Maintenance (and more)

This one simple form contains so many treasures of changing and sustaining change in your organization. On the surface it looks like a...

Tick-tock, Tick-tock … Checklists are not insulting.

Richard Kunst

Apr 4, 20214 min read

Tick-tock, Tick-tock … Checklists are not insulting.

BAM !! Organizational First Aid Concept Delivers

Richard Kunst

Mar 21, 20212 min read

BAM !! Organizational First Aid Concept Delivers

This is why we launched Organizational First Aid !

Output … What is your role and accountability?

Richard Kunst

Mar 14, 20213 min read

Output … What is your role and accountability?

Understanding exactly what is defined activity within your role and position.

Richard Kunst

Feb 19, 20214 min read

LEAN Implementation observations

INTRODUCTORY PHASE In most cases, an organization does not have to look too far or too deep to identify streams of waste: excess motion...

5S+1 is Not About Just About Creating a Clean and Organized Environment

Richard Kunst

Feb 19, 20215 min read

5S+1 is Not About Just About Creating a Clean and Organized Environment

That is just the resulting “eye candy”. Again this week I spoke with a couple of folks about their 5S activities and they focused on the...

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