How the Ukraine conflict and supply chain chaos could play out in food prices
the consumer price index for food-at-home recently saw its biggest 12-month increase in more than 40 years,
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Richard Kunst
- Mar 20, 2022
- 4 min
RFID in the workplace: Next-level inventory automation
Until recently, RFID was more about potential than a practical reality because high costs got in the way of adopting this technology.
Richard Kunst
- Mar 13, 2022
- 5 min
Getting Lean “Right”
to ensure success, there are many factors to consider before embarking on your lean journey.
Richard Kunst
- Mar 11, 2022
- 6 min
Vendors vs. Suppliers: Are You Buying Hot Dogs, or Building Relationships?
How to leverage the "hidden factory" as part of your winning team.
Richard Kunst
- Mar 6, 2022
- 3 min
Lean Philosophy and Culture
Our 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 Kunst
- Mar 6, 2022
- 2 min
Take Responsibility for Fixing Things
Blaming comes easy. Complaining is a cakewalk. But the culture needs encouragers,
Richard Kunst
- Feb 20, 2022
- 3 min
7 Wastes of Design
many times the wastes found are a result of poor designs. I’m sure that this poor design is not intentional though.
Richard Kunst
- Feb 12, 2022
- 3 min
KAIZEN is not Random
Kaizen often placed under the banner of Lean it truly is the migration from Batch to JIT to Jidoka.
Richard Kunst
- Feb 6, 2022
- 4 min
STOP trying to be a TOYOTA
I challenge all of you to look at your organization as if it were a McDonald’s franchise. Not menu but at process.
Richard Kunst
- Feb 6, 2022
- 4 min
Structured 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.
Richard Kunst
- Jan 23, 2022
- 3 min
Covid, The Opportunity and Threat of Disruptive Technologies
During tough times is when innovation breeds and new leaders emerge . Primarily, as organizations hunker in attempt to ride out the storm.
Richard Kunst
- Jan 15, 2022
- 2 min
Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify ... then ... AUTOMATE
Ultimately you either pay a sinful amount to attract and retain labour or you take a closer look at your processes to identify opportunities
Richard Kunst
- Jan 9, 2022
- 4 min
5 Reasons Amazon Has a Chokehold on Manufacturers
While Amazon may be a good channel for companies not ready to sell direct, it's important to be aware of the drawbacks.
Richard Kunst
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
5 Tips to Reduce your Material Handling Cost.
Material Handling is a necessary evil and very seldom engineered
Richard Kunst
- Dec 19, 2021
- 5 min
5 New Year's Resolutions for your Business
there are still many opportunities to prepare your businesses for a banner year. Here are five ...
Richard Kunst
- Dec 5, 2021
- 4 min
Common Misconceptions About Lean
Taiichi Ohno's book “Toyota Production System: Beyond Large-Scale Production” would be better translated as "Aiming for Non-Scale Management
Richard Kunst
- Nov 25, 2021
- 4 min
CENTER OF TRUTH
“CENTER OF TRUTH” a location where you can research to see if a “Disturbance to Flow” has previously been experienced and corrected
Richard Kunst
- Nov 25, 2021
- 3 min
Lead, Follow or Get Out Of The Way
Leaders will do a lap through the facility to see how things are performing and get data inputs just in case someone presents a question.
Richard Kunst
- Nov 21, 2021
- 4 min
Just In Time, Just in Case and Just Plain Wrong
Lack of knowledge and why do commentators keep suggesting that JIT can’t work in a chaotic world?
Richard Kunst
- Oct 31, 2021
- 3 min
STRATEGIC PLANNING | BUDGET thoughts starters ... (part 1)
methodologies and the typical benefits that can be achieved
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