What is 5S and the Red Tag Area?
The 5S and Red Tag Area are among the first tools applied in the LeanActivity Factory Game. That makes them a practical starting point for understanding how participants experience 5S directly in the gameplay.
The aim of the 5S and Red Tag game round is for all participants to understand the basics of 5S. Later in the game, the task is to carry out a 5S workshop together with the players to eliminate waste on the shop floor.
An essential part of 5S is the Red Tag Area. The short excerpt below shows how this area looks in the game and how the exercise is introduced in practice.
In-game excerpt
The Red Tag Area helps teams create order and structure on the shop floor. But the implementation of 5S does not stop there. The method also includes the elementary pillars of standardization and long-term sustainability.
That is what makes this round valuable in training: participants can see the effect immediately, not just discuss the theory.
What does the 5S workshop look like in-game?
The following video shows an excerpt from the LeanActivity Online Game. The physical LeanActivity Factory Game is played in the same way, with up to 16 players working through the exercise together.
This makes it easy to use the same training logic in remote and in-person settings while keeping the learning effect consistent.
5S workshop
If you want to learn more, the LeanActivity Factory Game can be used to run in-house Lean training programs with a strong visual and hands-on learning effect.
The page is designed as a quick introduction to the Red Tag Area and the wider 5S workshop so interested teams can see how the exercise works before going deeper into the full game.