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Cellular Process Design
Cells and Cellular Processing are at the heart of Lean. They appear simple but are far from simple.

Richard Kunst
Jun 6, 20213 min read


Ready to Form, Storm, Norm and Perform?
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel of a post-Covid world … so we need to get ready for yet another society shift..

Richard Kunst
May 30, 20215 min read


Prepping your RV, BBQ, Boat for Summer
No one likes grilled mouse… at least no one we know.

Richard Kunst
May 23, 20213 min read


Remove the Pain
Outside Eyes can give you insight and help to Remove the Pain of a process change.

Richard Kunst
May 21, 20211 min read


Conflict Clouds
A common conflict in business is doing whatever it takes to satisfy the customer (damn the costs) or maximize profitability (damn service)

Richard Kunst
May 16, 20213 min read


Lean should NOT be based on Respect for People.
It is about responsibility. Responsibility requires a huge commitment while respect is an attribute earned by being responsible. As...

Richard Kunst
May 9, 20215 min read


Add DEPTH of experience
Where to source materials?
Templates, Work Instructions and Brand Image?
Potential Failure Points?

Richard Kunst
May 9, 20211 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

Richard Kunst
May 2, 20215 min read


Is it really a concern?
A problem to solve?
A decision to Make?
A plan to protect?
An opportunity to leverage?

Richard Kunst
May 2, 20211 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...

Richard Kunst
Apr 25, 20214 min read


Trust your Supply Chain and measure results.
Suppliers … the hidden factory.

Richard Kunst
Apr 18, 20213 min read


Supplier Collaboration ... understanding Total Cost Of Procurement (TCOP)
Purchasing and BUYING COSTS and HOLDING COSTS

Richard Kunst
Apr 18, 20215 min read


Velocity - the Genesis of LEAN
Better, Faster = Cheaper or more appropriate higher customer value and improved margin.

Richard Kunst
Apr 11, 20215 min read


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 11, 20218 min read


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, 20212 min read


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

Richard Kunst
Apr 4, 20214 min read


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, 20213 min read


How much Empowerment have you granted within your organization?
The best definition of empowerment is “Freedom within Limits”.

Richard Kunst
Mar 27, 20212 min read


BAM !! Organizational First Aid Concept Delivers
This is why we launched Organizational First Aid !

Richard Kunst
Mar 21, 20212 min read
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