Velocity - the Genesis of LEAN
Better, Faster = Cheaper or more appropriate higher customer value and improved margin.
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Richard Kunst
- Apr 11, 2021
- 8 min
Change is Constant ... But adoption is tough to swallow
Life is defined on the day you are born and ends on the day you die. The time in between can be defined as “Value Add”.
Richard Kunst
- Apr 4, 2021
- 2 min
The Beauty of a Well Executed Plan
Meeting a plan is a thing of beauty and should not be accomplished by accident.
Richard Kunst
- Apr 4, 2021
- 4 min
Tick-tock, Tick-tock … Checklists are not insulting.
Tick-tock, Tick-tock … Checklists are not insulting.
Richard Kunst
- Mar 27, 2021
- 3 min
MAKE PROCESS VISIBLE and predictable
Timed Delivery Routes maintain employees focused at their work stations while the materials are being conveyed through the process
Richard Kunst
- Mar 27, 2021
- 2 min
How much Empowerment have you granted within your organization?
The best definition of empowerment is “Freedom within Limits”.
Richard Kunst
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
BAM !! Organizational First Aid Concept Delivers
This is why we launched Organizational First Aid !
Richard Kunst
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
KAMISHIBAI CARDS
Kamishibai or also know as “T” cards is a simple check card system which is used for systematically reviewing critical items within the work
Richard Kunst
- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
Is a Good Morning Greeting a Waste or a Disturbance?
When you take a step back and look at the different facets of your organization you must always see the untapped potential.
Richard Kunst
- Feb 28, 2021
- 3 min
Lean Stumbles and How to Get Back Up
Despite the best intentions, people tire of everyday tasks, whether it’s exercise, house cleaning, or mowing the lawn. Similarly, apathy...
Richard Kunst
- Feb 21, 2021
- 4 min
“U”, “V” or “—” shift start?
Production starts are important since it defines your “Run-at-Rate” and your predictability of meeting customer demand. So is it...
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
Leveraging your Maintenance Team?
OK … so I am not allowed to make general sweeping statements … but I am convinced that most organizations are not optimizing their...
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
For PROFESSIONAL Results you need to look PROFESSIONAL
Mariela and I are fortunate that we are able to walk through many organizations and observe some very interesting processes. What...
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
Using Value Stream Mapping as a Continuous Improvement Tool
Value stream mapping is a visual means to depict and improve the flow of manufacturing and production process, as well as the information...
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
IS A PENCIL & PAPER STILL RELEVANT IN 2018?
In today’s technology world where we have an app to do virtually everything one ponders if paper and pencils should be relegated to the...
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Challenges for 2017 ?
The only conclusion I can come to for 2017 is that it will be the most agile that will survive and potentially thrive. The markets are...
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19, 2021
- 5 min
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...
Richard Kunst
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
Cells and Continuous Flow
The preferred shape of the lean workcell is U-shaped. Each subprocess is connected to the next in order of process. With the worker in...
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