Need 4 Speed

The Ultimate Game of Process Improvement

Need 4 Speed is a time and motion study in miniature, a frenetic table based intervention that actively encourages participants to review and improve performance. Top Gear for the tabletop!

How It Works

Faced with a mixture of model components, teams must switch into overdrive to assemble a range of ‘snap together’ concept cars in record time. Optimising flow is critical to success as teams are tested to form super efficient assembly lines and take seconds off of successive build times. The pressure is further intensified with the realisation that each car has it's own specific style and bolt on extras. Speed is rewarded but small mistakes can see teams easily slipping down the leader board.

Learning Outcomes

This activity was designed to meet the requirements of some key industry groups for their teams to explore, practise and understand best practise and process improvement in an engaging and practical context. Need 4 Speed clearly shows how processes can be improved if consistent methodology is applied and all team members take ownership of the changes and put them into action.