Demonstrating Push and Pull Manufacturing Strategies: An Experiential Classroom Activity Using Origami Art
Rik Paul
BML Munjal University, India
Shantanu Shankar Bagchi
Institute of Management Technology, Hyderabad, India
Jighyasu Gaur
T A Pai Management Institute, India
Volume 13: 2019, pp. 173-190; ABSTRACT
The classroom activity outlined in the paper demonstrates how a conceptual class in Operations Management can be transformed into an activity driven
experiential learning exercise to demonstrate the concepts of Push and Pull manufacturing strategies. A six step simple assembly line is designed with
the help of student volunteers producing an assembled origami fighter jet that mimics a real life assembly line with different subassembly processes.
During the course of the origami fighter jet production, different strategies of Push and Pull manufacturing techniques are applied to the assembly line.
The rest of the class observe and document key performance indicators on the basis of which a comparison and contrast is drawn during the debriefing session.
This simulated experiential learning exercise is designed to be a part of Operations Management course work and can be performed both for undergraduate and
graduate level courses in Operations and works best in classroom size of 30 students and above.
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