Monday, March 5, 2007

Two different approaches to a lean game

Today I'm going to explain the difference between the two lean games on our web-shop.

Both games (FlowCar and FlowBoat) illustrates the power of these lean tools; cell-layout, KANBAN planning, single-piece flow and load balancing.

The Lean Game FlowCar is a game where an automotive assembly plant is simulated.
For "manufacturing" a complete set of LEGO bricks are used to assemble fire trucks.
The use of LEGO is very good to get the sense of a real production, the downside is that it takes more time to disassemble the fire trucks once they are completed, and of course that the customer needs to wait for the package with LEGO bricks and instructions to arrive.

The eLean Game FlowBoat is simulating the process of building ships. The same lean learnings apply, but in this case, plain paper in different colours is used for production.
This makes it possible to downlod the entire game, with instructions, video and the performance monitor in Excel.
With this game you can get started instantly, and you don't have to wait for the package to arrive.

Hope this clarified the difference of the two products.

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