Bob Richards

Bob Richards has over 25 years of experience in operations, organizational development, systems implementation, and quality improvement strategies. He holds a B.B.A. in Business Management and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Executive Development Program. Bob has held executive level positions in the automotive and office furniture industries. While at General Motors and Herman Miller, CommonSense Lean^SM methodologies were developed with his business partner Ron Kuhn.  Now 15 years later, significant operational improvements have been realized with several organizations.
 

Ron Kuhn

Ron Kuhn has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University and an extensive background in Lean Manufacturing development and implementation. While at General Motors he was an instructor at the Synchronous Knowledge Center providing many GM/UAW teams with their first exposure to the Toyota Production System.  By designing and utilizing one-hour, hands-on simulations for standardized work, production flow, balanced operations, etc., he is able to teach lean concepts to employees in a fun and non-threatening manner. This has allowed many organizations to make substantial improvements without the burden of capital expenditures.