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 84 minMeasure the pulse of your journey Conduct an Audit.A year may seem like a long time but it is also a very short time
Richard KunstMay 17 minBLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH CommunicationYou post a Memo and Assume it will be read ... NOT!!
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 102 minThe truth of an A3 ... reallyThere is a lot of Hysteria within the Lean Community about A3 thinking well I am here to shatter the myth.
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 KunstApr 33 minIF you have time to LEAN you have time to CLEAN !Clean to INSPECT .. and you do have the time.
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 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 63 minLean Philosophy and CultureOur Philosophy of keeping an object in constant motion while adding value the customer is willing to pay for also became part of our culture
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 KunstFeb 64 minSTOP trying to be a TOYOTAI challenge all of you to look at your organization as if it were a McDonald’s franchise. Not menu but at process.
Richard KunstFeb 64 minStructured problem-solving is a process, starting before you start. In order for any Problem Solving methodology to work you need to have a strong Problem Statement.