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Product Integrity and Quality Is an Operations Problem
When something related to Product Integrity and Compliance happens, the first reaction is often ... “Call Quality.”

Richard Kunst
5 days ago5 min read


Manufacturing Cost Reduction – A Practical Guide For Small Manufacturers
My father always loved to tell me just easy running a business is/was. He would state that if you wanted to make more money al you had to do was either A) increase your revenue or B) reduce your costs ... well that seems simple enough Dad,

Richard Kunst
May 1312 min read


Standardization you are doing it, just not enough.
Standard Work. My immediate response, was no friggin way !! No body is going to control every minute of my day by telling what to do, when to do it and why?

Richard Kunst
Oct 1, 20256 min read


The Problem With Operational Heroes
Manufacturers are masters of improvisation. We’re good at figuring things out on the fly.

Richard Kunst
Sep 5, 20253 min read


How to Perform a Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action
Root Cause Analysis supports operations improvements by promoting the problem-solving culture of team communication.

Richard Kunst
Apr 2, 202310 min read


Every Process has a changeover to minimize or eliminate.
Cadence and agility can be defined by how quick you are at changeovers.

Richard Kunst
Sep 26, 20214 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
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