NewTakt & cycle timePull & kanban
Lean Factory Simulation
The lean dictionary brought to life — an e-bike plant at two altitudes, and eighteen terms you watch happen instead of read.
- Two layers
- Plant + line
- Terms shown
- 18
- Needs
- Desktop
Lean Games & Simulations
13 of 13
New
Demand vs capacityBottlenecks
Outpatient Clinic Flow Simulator
A clinic morning you re-run after changing the demand, the staffing or the sequence.
- One morning
- ≈15 min
- Editable
- Value stream map
- Needs
- Desktop
Flow vs batchingWIP
One-Piece Flow Simulator
Two lines race to build 20 parts — one in batches, one piece at a time.
5SVisual management
System Shift
Find what you need in a workspace that fights you, then fix the workspace.
TaktLine balancing
Takt · The Line
Split the work across stations so the line runs to customer demand.
One-piece flowBatch size
The Penny Game
Batch size sets the lead time, and nothing else does.
20 coins · 5–6 people · 15–20 min
VariabilityDependent events
The Dice Game
A perfectly balanced line still finishes below its own average.
Dice + ~40 tokens · 4–6 people · 20–25 min
Batch vs flowStandard work
The Paper Airplane Game
Same crew, same planes — only the batch size changes.
~40 sheets · 5–7 people · 25–30 min
5STime spent searching
The 5S Numbers Game
Three timed rounds that prove organisation is speed.
Printed sheets · any group · 10–15 min
Demand swingsDelay
The Beer Game
Four businesses, four weeks of waiting, and a swing nobody meant to cause.
Printed sheets · 4 per team · 2 hr