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Lab #1: TimeWise Simulation
Round 1
MG/IE 3400 – Production System Design
TimeWise Simulation
Production Scheduler
Material Handling
Supervisor
Tool Crib Attendant
Industrial Engineers
Warehouse Clerk
Sales Representative
Trucker
Suppliers
Kitting
Face Assembly
Back Assembly
Clock Assembly
Hand Assembly
Inspection &
Rework
Customer
s
Schedule for Lab
Activity
Duration
Details
Introduction
30 Minutes
Process overview, details
Draw numbers for roles
Session 1
45 Minutes
Game Play
Discussion – observations, problems
identify recorders
Session 2
45 Minutes
Game Play
Discussion – additional observations
Meet with lab group to begin assignment
Session 3
45 Minutes
Game Play
Discussion – additional observations
Meet with lab group to begin assignment
Lab Assignment
Letter to CEO, Sharon Johnson
Letter should describe:
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Performance of current process, variability, data
quality
Process characteristics that limit achievement of
lean fundamentals
Material and Information Flow
Short paragraph describing your own
experiences
Lean Thinking: Fundamentals
Understand Value
What does the end customer want?
Flow
Make it simple
Perfection
Zero waste
Pull
Customer demand signals production
Source: Lean Thinking by Womack & Jones, 1996