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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, 20214 min read


Quit complaining about losing staff ... do something about it.
ou have heard the term "Dress for Success" but how is your business dressed to attract and retain employees?

Richard Kunst
Nov 11, 20213 min read


Ethics First ... but includes diversity
Have you Ever ... ? Answer honestly to yourself.

Richard Kunst
Sep 12, 20212 min read


IT'S BUDGET TIME !!! Planning and insuring execution
Annual Strategic Budget Thought Starters

Richard Kunst
Sep 5, 20213 min read


Lean Indicators
The less wasteful a company is, the more profitable - assuming, of course, decent product

Richard Kunst
Aug 15, 20215 min read


METRICS ARE NECESSARY | but where and what may be reflective of what you want.
Metrics also serve as a powerful way to demonstrate improvement success to people who might otherwise roll their eyes.

Richard Kunst
Aug 15, 20214 min read


Know your Business Aura | Strategic Factors Impacting Change
Yes your organization does have an Aura. Know it to manage a successful evolution.

Richard Kunst
Jul 31, 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


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


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


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


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


Conflict Clouds
A common conflict in business is doing whatever it takes to satisfy the customer (damn the costs) or maximize profitability (damn service)

Richard Kunst
May 16, 20213 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
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