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?"
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Richard Kunst
- Aug 15
- 5 min
5 Minute 5S+1
Do the math … 12 people who can devote 5 minutes daily will provide you with hours of improvements which can amount to over 250 hours annual
Richard Kunst
- Aug 14
- 4 min
Your Differenator is Tribal Knowledge
those businesses that stand out also tend to operate with a heavy dose of tribal knowledge … which other view as a vulnerability
Richard Kunst
- Aug 6
- 4 min
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
- Jul 24
- 3 min
Ctrl, Alt, Delete ???
Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.
Richard Kunst
- Jul 17
- 3 min
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.
Richard Kunst
- Jul 17
- 4 min
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 3
- 3 min
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
- Jul 3
- 5 min
Storm Clouds
We have paused, denied, diverted, deviated, destructed, pivoted, innovated and of course prayed for normal to return.
Richard Kunst
- Jun 19
- 3 min
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
- 4 min
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 12
- 1 min
Habits of Successful Teams & simple Meeting Etiquette's
Teams migrate through Forming, Storming, Norming and finally performing but they need more.
Richard Kunst
- Jun 5
- 5 min
Facility Layout
Factories were designed a long time ago to take advantage both of gravity.
Richard Kunst
- May 29
- 4 min
Do Lean !!! Why ?????
Lean is not a cost reduction exercise.
Lean is about increasing velocity within your process
Richard Kunst
- May 29
- 3 min
How to KILL Employee Trust
As companies must be fast, adaptable, agile, and courageous to compete, one of the most important elements is the ability to trust. Trust...
Richard Kunst
- May 22
- 2 min
Lean Manufacturing or Lean Enterprise?
Does Lean apply only to manufacturing or is it applicable to other parts of our business?
Richard Kunst
- May 22
- 4 min
Assembly line put the world on wheels
The basic method of building cars hasn't changed much over the last 93 years:
Richard Kunst
- May 15
- 3 min
I LOVE Throughput Accounting !
Cost accounting drives us to local optimization but this paradigm is the largest obstacle to productivity improvement.
Richard Kunst
- May 15
- 4 min
I need cash !, and more of it ! … NOW !!!
Maybe not so always eloquently stated but the theme is a constant mantra in all organizations.
Richard Kunst
- May 1
- 4 min
In His First Week Back as Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz Made a Brilliant Move. It Just May Save ...
with great sensitivity, understand from you, how can we do better," said Schultz.