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Why One-Piece-Flow Will Not Work: 10 Solid Reasons
Turn these ten reasons why one-piece-flow will not work by 45 degrees, and you get the Ten Reasons for Poor Cash Flow.

Richard Kunst
Jul 17, 20213 min read


Did you really pivot?
COVID-19 has spawned its own vocabulary. “Physical distancing","super spreaders" and “elbow bump” have all come to mean very specific...

Richard Kunst
Jun 28, 20214 min read


Standing in the Circle: Ohno’s Method
Ohno would quickly ask additional probing questions educating the engineer that perhaps they had “looked” but not “observed”

Richard Kunst
Jun 28, 20214 min read


You are going to REORGANIZE again !!
Workplace reorganization that transpired during Covid to protect people will now be expected as part of a Customer’s Value evaluation.

Richard Kunst
Jun 27, 20216 min read


Ten Tips for Top Managers
Ten Tips for Top Managers

Richard Kunst
Jun 27, 20212 min read


Does Process define the Culture? Or Does Culture define the Process?
Richard-San, why are you taking such a simple concept, which is a natural human attribute based and developing a complex training model?...

Richard Kunst
Jun 19, 20214 min read


Stealth Disruptive Technology Slammed me into Stupidity again this week…
The more I attempt to learn and embrace today’s technology the stupider I seem to become.

Richard Kunst
Jun 13, 20214 min read


Nope!!! You do not need Organizational First Aid
Nope !!! You do not need Organizational First Aid. Really and actually you do, but you just have not yet realized it yet.

Richard Kunst
Jun 8, 20212 min read


Flow it Right? or Flow it Left?
Cell Material Flow? Right or Left?? It’s all about perspective… hang on, I’ll explain. There is a science to production systems layouts....

Richard Kunst
Jun 6, 20213 min read


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


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


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

Richard Kunst
May 9, 20211 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


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


Emotional Attachment Generates CASH
Emotional Attachment is not a methodology but the magnet for subliminal engagement.

Richard Kunst
Mar 14, 20213 min read


Output … What is your role and accountability?
Understanding exactly what is defined activity within your role and position.

Richard Kunst
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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