Richard Kunst2 days ago3 minI LOVE Throughput Accounting !Cost accounting drives us to local optimization but this paradigm is the largest obstacle to productivity improvement.
Richard Kunst2 days ago4 minI need cash !, and more of it ! … NOW !!!Maybe not so always eloquently stated but the theme is a constant mantra in all organizations.
Richard KunstMay 14 minIn 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.
Richard KunstApr 174 minSlow Down … Go FasterMost folks feel that if they and their organizations are not working at a fever pace nothing is being accomplished.
Richard KunstApr 175 minDo 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.
Richard KunstApr 33 minVISITORS ARE OUR BEST AUDITORS ... IF YOU DARE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE feed-back and insights from first day impressions of new employees and visitors can be so valuable.
Richard KunstMar 277 minHow the Ukraine conflict and supply chain chaos could play out in food pricesthe consumer price index for food-at-home recently saw its biggest 12-month increase in more than 40 years,
Richard KunstMar 273 minReminder 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
Richard KunstMar 204 minRFID in the workplace: Next-level inventory automationUntil recently, RFID was more about potential than a practical reality because high costs got in the way of adopting this technology.
Richard KunstMar 135 minGetting Lean “Right”to ensure success, there are many factors to consider before embarking on your lean journey.
Richard KunstMar 116 minVendors vs. Suppliers: Are You Buying Hot Dogs, or Building Relationships?How to leverage the "hidden factory" as part of your winning team.
Richard KunstMar 62 min Take Responsibility for Fixing ThingsBlaming comes easy. Complaining is a cakewalk. But the culture needs encouragers,
Richard KunstFeb 272 minVision ... It is not just for the big guys!“ 50% of the waste in your organization is there because you live with it every day which makes it become invisible…
Richard KunstFeb 203 min7 Wastes of Designmany times the wastes found are a result of poor designs. I’m sure that this poor design is not intentional though.
Richard KunstFeb 204 minOffice LEANConsider that 60 to 80 percent of all cost related with meeting a customer demand is an administrative or non-production-related function.
Richard KunstFeb 123 min5S for SUCCESS just like you should dress for SUCCESSMany of us know the power of Visual Management. It provides individuals and organizations the ability to Provide instant feed-back to...
Richard KunstFeb 123 minKAIZEN is not RandomKaizen often placed under the banner of Lean it truly is the migration from Batch to JIT to Jidoka.
Richard KunstJan 303 minGet a Bajillion Dollar ROI with this simple Lean Tool(s) Ha !! got your attention. No I am not going to target you as being cheap but rather looking for value. So what is this remarkable tool?
Richard KunstJan 236 minYour 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
Richard KunstJan 152 minSimplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify ... then ... AUTOMATEUltimately you either pay a sinful amount to attract and retain labour or you take a closer look at your processes to identify opportunities