The Manufacturing Deck
After a successful Kickstarter project, The Manufacturing Deck is now available.
The Manufacturing Deck is a deck of cards beautifully designed to contain the main concepts for excellence in manufacturing. The deck contains 48 methods, tools, and principles applied in manufacturing industries and a set of game instructions to experience these concepts in practice. Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma, Kaizen, PDCA, Problem Solving, TPM, Value Stream, Machine Effectiveness, are some of the concepts found in the lean playing cards.
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Card Details
- Each card contains one Tool, Method, or Principle related to Manufacturing. The exclusive illustration gives a beautiful look and feel. A short explanation is given in the text and selected cards include one question and answer related to the card.
- The Back of the card is beautifully designed containing a mosaic of different factory buildings.
- A Logo is gently integrated into the design of the back.
- The Logo of the Manufacturing has also been re-designed and can be found in the box and back of the card.
- The backside of the Tuck box has also been redesigned for a modern look and quality feel.
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Cartamundi is presently the largest manufacturer and distributor of playing cards and board games in the world and a leader in this field since the foundation in 1765. Cartamundi produces specialist decks aimed at the world of cardistry and magic. These cards are designed specifically for the level of quality and longevity required for cardists and magicians and are printed using the exclusive TRUE LINEN B9 FINISH.
Card Games
Besides providing short explanations on important concepts, there are games and simulations to be played using the Manufacturing Deck. How about learning Pull-Takt-Flow, A3 problem solving, or Kata by playing cards?
Game 1 - Pull-Take-Flow
In this game, up to 5 Participants can learn the benefits of implementing pull principle, one-piece-flow, workload balancing, and takt into a factory. By playing with the deck of cards, the benefits of each one of these Lean Principles becomes visible and quantified. It is a fun game to play, especially if there are 2 teams playing against each other (2 Decks of cards, paper clips, and rubber bands are needed).
Game 2 - 5S
In this game, one participant will use the deck of cards to better understand the benefits of implementing 5S for organizing the working places (Sorting, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain). On the other hand of measurable results, the benefits of having an organized workplace are quantified and visible.
Game 3 - Problem Solving
In this game, an easy to perform the magic trick is made using the cards. The participants need then to solve the problem of finding out what and how it just happened. This problem solving is lead by using the A3 problem-solving method.
Game 4 - Kata
In this game, a challenge using the cards is given to the participant. The Kata coach has the task to enable the mentee to learn and experiment as he finds his way towards the solution.
Game 5 - SMED
In this short simulation, the participant will experience the benefits of improving the set-up times by using the SMED approach.
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How the idea came across
The idea of creating “The Manufacturing Deck” came during my consulting work. Many visited industrial plants have pocket-cards containing basic information about the local production system. These pocket cards are usually given to new employees so that they get familiar with the important concepts of the factory.
Example of concepts contained in the Deck:
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