Lean Game - Flexible Workforce Improvement

By default, prevent players from processing units on other stations than theirs. Add a new improvement “Flexible Workforce” allowing them to go inside other stations to help process units and improve the flow. This helps prevent bottlenecks.

Overstock penalty

If a site has more that a certain amount of stock (ex: 20 units), then charge an additional cost per unit. This can represent the need to store inventory at another location because the capacity of the warehouse was exceeded.

Lean Game - Limit the options available when implementing improvements

When players implement the following improvements: SMED, Kanban or the Reducing batch size, limit/decide the choices available for selection. This avoids going too quickly to a “perfect” solution. The instructor can discuss each improvement with players and the potential impact a change will have on the flow of the workshop.

Lean Game - Hybrid mode Physical/Digital Games

Organize guided physical games where you need to produce paper planes or Lego, with cycle times, waste information, debriefing charts calculated automatically by the platform.

Lean Game - Lean Logistics

Simulate warehouse operations such as picking, packing, loading and shipping

AI Debriefing Insights

Optionnally let an AI go through a debriefing page and provide individualised insights on the player / team performance.

Being able to filter and sort the charts visible on the Session Results

We usually use first the chart “Orders vs. Final Demand” and it would make sense to place it first.

Let instructors reassign player to team/role

If players have chosen the wrong team or role when joining a session, it would be convenient for the instructor to be able to reassign them.

Lean game / KPI dashboard after each round

I would like to have the possibility to customize KPIs in the dashboard. Example: today we have 4 KPIs on the top (Profit, Qties delivered, stock, leadtime) and others below. I would like to have the possibility to make visible first the KPI the most relevants for my training purpose (eg: OTIF qties, profit, leadtime)

Safety Stock Penalty

We would like to define a “minimum stock level after round 11” or “safety stock” for each role. If the player doesn't reach this stock level, a penalty per missing item would be applied. This could be applied only at the last week. And incorporated into the description at the round’s beginning and mention the point (in our pharma case, for example): “Due to regulatory requirements our company must be able to reliably supply the market with our life-saving product XY. At the end of the round we need to report our stocks to the agencies and in case of violations we are fined. The minimum stocks are: API XX [can be defined], Bulk 15, Packaging 10, Wholesaler 5. Missing the minimum stock level results in a fine of €XX per item [can be defined]. This is also a realistic requirement for the pharmaceutical industry, we continuously have to report/prove to authorities we are capable to supply their markets with specific products.

Lean Game - Add in Round 4

We played with batch sizes and only went down to batch size 2. A 4th round would have allowed us to see the impact of cutting the batch size in half again. Alternatively, allow us to try a round 3B and compare against the original round 3

Lean Game - Testing Different Scenarios

We would like to go back to round 2 and try out 4 other tools, and compare the results to the prior Round 2. Testing out if a focus on quality is better than a focus on flow by the tools we pick. Yes all are needed and the message I want to send is make and test many small iterative improvements

Setup Language for Session/Template

Beer Game - Adjust Final Demand with Drag and Drop

Allow to deduct/increase stock rather than have changing stock to an amount

For example, allow messages such as "3 pieces didn't pass quality control and had to be discarded"

Allow graphics in the pop-messages to the players

Beer Game - Make teams advance in sync through the weeks

In the Beer Game, if some teams order faster than the others, they need to wait at the end for the other teams to finish. This waiting time can increase if the game is played over a large number of weeks (more than 30). To avoid this, we could implement an optional setting to automatically "Pause" the games for the teams that are in advance. This would make sure all the teams finish at the same time.

Customization of KPIs shown in the debrief

Being able to choose the KPIs shown in the player debrief. Example for the Lean Game: Cost per product, Quality (nb of process defects / defects delivered) and Lead time.

Possibility to play background music during the game

This would improve the dynamism and engagement of players

Session settings - being able to hide player names

Goal: prevent participants from knowing who they are playing with, to prevent them from discussing strategies