Most production businesses are leaving time and money on the floor without realising it. The Aeroplane Game© helps you find it.

This is a practical, hands-on workshop built around a live production simulation. You'll run multiple rounds, measure your own output and profit, then work as a team to fix the bottlenecks slowing you down. By the end you'll have seen, first hand, how small, sensible changes add up to real gains in productivity.

It's engaging, it's fast-paced, and it sends you back to your workplace with ideas you can actually use. No jargon, no lecture. Just a better way of looking at how the work gets done.

Along the way you'll get to grips with the core ideas behind every high-performing operation: cutting waste, standardising the work, keeping things flowing, and building a habit of continuous improvement.

Key Concepts:

• Waste Elimination
• Teamwork
• 5S
• Standard Work
• Continuous Improvement
• Visual Management.

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Past participant feedback:
“I wanted an intro to Lean manufacturing – This was a fantastic example of that.”
“I learned that small changes can and do make a huge impact.”
“The workshop makes you think differently about how things are currently done.”
“Excellent course, a fantastic mix of theory and practical components. Excellent delivery, knowledge, and humour.”



MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT FUND
Business South Inc offers services that are registered with the Regional Business Partner Network. To explore if your business is eligible for support, contact your local Regional Business Growth Advisor at support@otagorbp.co.nz.

Not-for-Profit organisations, clubs and charities that are eligible* will receive a 50% subsidy.
Subsidised workshops are due to the generous support of Otago Community Trust (OCT). *Eligibility criteria: Not-for-Profit organisations, charities, and incorporated societies are to be a registered organisation with a NZBN #, Society # or Charities #. Please provide us with the NFP name when you register.  Please note that as part of our reporting requirements, your organisation name, the course name, and the course cost will be shared with OCT.  Funding support applies to both the OCT funding boundary and courtesy of Business South, the wider Otago and Southland NFP organisations. Terms and conditions apply.
 - Please note: remaining NFP funding is limited, book early to lock in your subsidy!