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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


How to Communicate ... Orator, Visual or Touch?
Perceived effective communications does not always work. Which is why you need to share communication through at least 2 channels.

Richard Kunst
Jul 3, 20223 min read


Storm Clouds
We have paused, denied, diverted, deviated, destructed, pivoted, innovated and of course prayed for normal to return.

Richard Kunst
Jul 3, 20225 min read


A Carrot, an Egg, and a cup of Coffee... You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again
she was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Richard Kunst
Jun 26, 20222 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


Habits of Successful Teams & simple Meeting Etiquette's
Teams migrate through Forming, Storming, Norming and finally performing but they need more.

Richard Kunst
Jun 12, 20221 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


Changeover Costs? Do you really understand the impact?
You have to know your costs. It is the only way you will be able to justify a changeover reduction program.

Richard Kunst
Jun 5, 20222 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


Lean Manufacturing or Lean Enterprise?
Does Lean apply only to manufacturing or is it applicable to other parts of our business?

Richard Kunst
May 22, 20222 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


BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH Communication
You post a Memo and Assume it will be read ... NOT!!

Richard Kunst
May 1, 20227 min read


In His First Week Back as Starbucks CEO, Howard Schultz Made a Brilliant Move. It Just May Save ...
with great sensitivity, understand from you, how can we do better," said Schultz.

Richard Kunst
May 1, 20224 min read
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