lean simulation activity ideas using a ream of copy paper

Lean Simulation Activity Ideas using a ream of

copier paper

Published 2012

by Tom Curtis

Blog: www.onimproving.blogspot.com

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Simulation does not have to be expensive.

What follows is 22 activity ideas that can be executed with copier paper already sitting in companies.

Idea:write a standard

Application possibilities:Teaching Standard Work

Teaching KaizenSMED Activity

Activity of the Product, Machine, and Operator

Idea:metric calculation

Application possibilities:Teaching Standard Work

Muda Recognition Activity

Idea:create visual

Application possibilities:Teaching Visual Controls

Teaching Visual ManagementTeaching Standard Work

Idea:process mapping

Application possibilities:Teaching Process Mapping

SMED ActivityMuda Recognition

Idea:fix sentences

Application possibilities:Kaizen Activities

Teaching Standard Work

Idea:drawing

Application possibilities:Teaching Standard Work

Process DesignManufacturing Simulation

Teaching Late Model DepreciationTeaching Cell Design

Idea:build books

Application possibilities:Teaching SMED

Teaching JITProcess Design

Manufacturing SimulationTeaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Cell Design

Idea: origamiApplication possibilities:

Teaching SMEDTeaching JIT

Process DesignManufacturing Simulation

Teaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Cell Design

Idea:make airplanes

Application possibilities:Teaching SMED

Teaching JITProcess Design

Manufacturing SimulationTeaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Cell Design

Idea:cut snowflakes

Application possibilities:Teaching SMED

Teaching JITProcess Design

Manufacturing SimulationTeaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Cell Design

tower constructionIdea:

Application possibilities:Teaching SMED

Teaching JITProcess Design

Manufacturing SimulationTeaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Cell Design

Idea:paperwork

Application possibilities:Process Design

Office SimulationTeaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Idea:puzzle assembly

Application possibilities:Teaching SMEDProcess Design

Teaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching KaizenTeaching Rapid Problem Solving

Idea:cut paper dolls

Application possibilities:Teaching SMED

Teaching JITProcess Design

Manufacturing SimulationTeaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Cell Design

Idea: make hatsApplication possibilities:

Teaching SMEDTeaching JIT

Process DesignManufacturing Simulation

Teaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Cell Design

Idea:process designApplication possibilities:

Teaching SMEDTeaching JIT

Process DesignManufacturing Simulation

Teaching Standard WorkTeaching Load Balancing

Teaching FlowTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Cell Design

Idea:product designApplication possibilities:

Teaching SMEDTeaching JIT

Process DesignProduct Design

Teaching Kaizen

Idea:paper football

Application possibilities:Process Design

Manufacturing Simulation Teaching Measurement

Teaching Design of ExperimentTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Standard Work

Idea:garbage can toss

Application possibilities:Process Design

Manufacturing Simulation Teaching Measurement

Teaching Design of ExperimentTeaching Kaizen

Teaching Standard Work

Idea:5 why activity

Application possibilities:Teaching 5 why

Teaching Root Cause Corrective ActionTeaching Point of Cause

Idea:fishbone

Application possibilities:Teaching 5 why

Teaching Root Cause Corrective ActionTeaching Point of Cause

Teach C&ETeach 6M’s

Idea:checklist creation

Application possibilities:Teaching Standard Work

Teaching Mistake Proofing