Lean manufacturing at Volvo

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1、2005:222CIVMASTER’STHESISLeanManufacturingatVolvoTruckProductionAustraliaDevelopmentofanimplementationstrategyANDREASBERGFREDRIKOHLSSONMASTEROFSCIENCEPROGRAMMELuleåUniversityofTechnologyDepartmentofBusinessAdministrationandSocialSciencesDivisionofIndustrialLogisticsLundInstituteofTechnologyDepar

2、tmentofIndustrialManagementandLogisticsDivisionofEngineeringLogistics2005:222CIV•ISSN:1402-1617•ISRN:LTU-EX--05/222--SEPrefaceThisMaster’sThesisprojectisconductedincooperationwithVolvoTruckProductionAustraliainWacol,Brisbane.TheMaster’sThesisisthefinalpartoftheMScProgrammeinIndustrialManagementa

3、ndEngineering.WewouldliketothankallthepeoplewhohavehelpedusatVolvo’sproductionplantinWacol,Brisbane.Youhaveallbeenveryhelpfulandinterestedinourproject.Youropennessandkindnessmadeourworkmucheasier.AspecialthanktooursupervisorsJustinMurphyandLeeMorphew,whohaveguidedusduringthisjourney.Thisprojectw

4、ouldnotbepossiblewithoutthesupportandconfidenceofLarsFärnskog.Hebelievedinusfromthebeginningandhiscommitmentmadeusperformatourbest.WealsowanttothankourtutorsDrJanLindératChalmersUniversityofTechnologyandPärBranderatLuleåUniversityofTechnologyfortheirsupervisionandsupport.Ithasbeenagoodexperience

5、forustodothisMaster’sThesisinaproductionplantinaforeigncountry.TheAustraliancultureandtheirwayofthinkinghavetaughtustoappreciateeachdayinsteadofjuststressing.AndreasBergFredrikOhlssonGothenburg,May,2005AbstractTheworld’sglobalizationandconsolidationofmultinationalcompaniesresultinincreasedcompet

6、itionformanufacturingplants.AtruckmanufacturerinAustralia,likeVolvo,feelsthedemandfromglobalshareholdersaswellasthelocalcustomers.Afactorymustalwaysattempttoachieveworldclassmanufacturingtosurviveinthelongrun.ThereforeitisimportantforalocalfactorylikeVolvo’sWacolplanttocontinuouslydeveloptheirwa

7、yofworking.Inordertobecomemoreproductiveandefficient,VolvohasdecidedtoimplementtheJapaneseproductionphilosophyLeanProduction.Withconsiderationtothis,Volvowantedacomprehensiveinvestigationofthecurrentsituationintheproduction.