Lean Shop

Objectives

Present to the participants the concepts of the Supply Chain with the effects of the decisions along this chain on the levels of Stocks, Costs and the Amplification Effects from stage to stage.

 

Who does it target ?

People (Managers & Technicians) from Production , Logistics, Purchasing, Commercial, ...

Number of necessary participants (except animator) = 8 to 10 maxi.

Ideally 4 subgroups of 2 people to support the 4 stages of simulated Supply Chain

Preparation & Organization

A room that can properly accommodate the group of people with :

-  tables located in U to facilitate the animation
-  a flip chart to explain the game and the game results
- a video projector + screen + PC (not required but facilitates the presentation of concepts and the course of the game)

Duration of the game

Between 2 and 3h depending on the time left for explanations of concepts and exchanges between participants.

This game simulates the functioning of a Logistical Chain with 4 links before the Final Consumer:

- the Plant =>the Distributor => the Wholesale => the Retailer==> the Final Consumer

 

Knowledge & Skills needed for the Animator

The "Animator"  guide provided includes a minimum of information on the problems that appear during the game but the knowledge of related subjects is a plus to support the speech and show consistency with other Lean approaches (Industrial & Commercial Plan, Master Production Plan, Smooth and Pulled Flow, ...)

Content of the file :

You will receive a file containing the following elements :

- ALL A4 PLASTIFIED SHEETS REPRODUCING THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION FLOW

- ACCESSORIES (TOKENS, CARDS, OPERATING STANDARD)

- FORMS TO BE COMPLETED DURING THE GAME BY ALL 4 SUB-GROUPS

- PENS 4 COLOURS FOR PLOTTING RESULT CURVES AT THE END