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Lean does not start with 5S, here is why.
unless it directly contributes the primary guiding principal (Velocity) it becomes a waste of time, investment and ultimately money.
Richard Kunst
Jul 25, 20214 min read
The “Forever” Rule An attribute of Product Realization
Really … it is common sense and you do not need 6 Sigma to figure this one out.
Richard Kunst
Jul 17, 20214 min read
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
Knowing your Human Talent to create a Lean Culture
It has been said that the factory of the future will only require 2 occupants, 1 Human and 1 Dog.
Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20214 min read
Skill Acquisition and Definition: The Dreyfus Model
It is all about Culture Speed of methodology absorption.
Richard Kunst
Jul 10, 20214 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
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
Organizational First Aid, Coaching Top Skills Companies Seek from their Coaches.
The collective knowledge from real-world business experience, especially at the executive level, is extremely valuable to companies...
Richard Kunst
Jun 14, 20213 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
Kill Batch Production - Instead Promote Single-Piece Flow
The perfect process consists of a single object transitioning through a series of operations while constantly accumulating value
Richard Kunst
Jun 6, 20215 min read
Ready to Form, Storm, Norm and Perform?
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel of a post-Covid world … so we need to get ready for yet another society shift..
Richard Kunst
May 30, 20215 min read
Leadership is a statistical Algorithm.
There are a plethora of Leadership books in print, and more are invading the marketplace constantly. Ultimately Leadership remains a...
Richard Kunst
May 23, 20214 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
Lean should NOT be based on Respect for People.
It is about responsibility. Responsibility requires a huge commitment while respect is an attribute earned by being responsible. As...
Richard Kunst
May 9, 20215 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
Covid has truly created the Global Village, where Velocity is the new currency.
Enhance your ROI constantly. We truly live in a global community where your next customer and competitor is merely a mouse-click away
Richard Kunst
May 2, 20215 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
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