Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, explains 3 different types of flow through a simulation involving field goal assembly.

Watch the flow simulation Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, led with a group of visitors to demonstrate batch production.

After demonstrating batch production, Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, helps the group identify the advantages and disadvantages of this type of flow.

After analyzing the pros and cons of batch and push production, Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, explains the next type of flow for this simulation, called Green and Go.

In this second simulation at Kaas Tailored, observe how the team produces pieces only when they have the green card with the “GO” signal.

After experiencing the Green and Go flow, Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, helps the group identify the advantages and disadvantages of this type of flow.

The third type of flow in this series of simulations is balanced flow. Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, explains what balanced flow is and how to carry it out.

Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, leads the execution of the third simulation, balanced flow.

After executing the third simulation based on balanced flow, Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, helps the team analyze differences, identify wastes, and explains which flow has worked best and why.

Even after creating a balanced flow, the process can still be improved. Tucker Kaas, Kaizen Consultant and GM Resident at Kaas Tailored, explains what true pull means.

Tucker Kaas and Josh Hegvik from Kaas Tailored summarize what we experienced in the prior flow simulations, and explain the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods.