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A Shifting Landscape
We can’t add growth because we can’t
get equipment, can’t get people, and we’ve lost productivity.

Richard Kunst
Aug 1, 20223 min read


Ctrl, Alt, Delete ???
Ctrl, Alt Delete may be your answer to cure "Adjustitus" you have incurred during the past several years.

Richard Kunst
Jul 24, 20223 min read


Pay is only one piece of the worker retention puzzle
With up to a 49% turnover rate in the certain sectors last year, businesses are straining to attract and retain talent.

Richard Kunst
Jul 24, 20222 min read


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 17, 20224 min read


YIELD combined with counting inventory is perhaps even more powerful
Measuring and monitoring “Yield” within your facility can reveal interesting information about how well you utilize your materials and cash.

Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20223 min read


Laying Out the Factory
Now that lean has been affecting production processes for decades, how far has factory layout/design come? In my experience, not very far!

Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20225 min read


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, 20223 min read


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 19, 20224 min read


17 EMAIL ETIQUETTE TIPS
Some things that we are losing through emerging new technology are NOT good, namely etiquette.

Richard Kunst
Jun 12, 20223 min read


Facility Layout
Factories were designed a long time ago to take advantage both of gravity.

Richard Kunst
Jun 5, 20225 min read


Do Lean !!! Why ?????
Lean is not a cost reduction exercise.
Lean is about increasing velocity within your process

Richard Kunst
May 29, 20224 min read


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 29, 20223 min read


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 22, 20224 min read


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 15, 20224 min read


Measure 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 Kunst
May 8, 20224 min read


Slow Down … Go Faster
Most folks feel that if they and their organizations are not working at a fever pace nothing is being accomplished.

Richard Kunst
Apr 17, 20224 min read


Do 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 Kunst
Apr 17, 20225 min read


The truth of an A3 ... really
There is a lot of Hysteria within the Lean Community about A3 thinking well I am here to shatter the myth.

Richard Kunst
Apr 10, 20222 min read


VISITORS 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 Kunst
Apr 3, 20223 min read


IF you have time to LEAN you have time to CLEAN !
Clean to INSPECT .. and you do have the time.

Richard Kunst
Apr 3, 20223 min read
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