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2010:015 CIV
MASTER 'S THESIS
Cost calculation and process improvement for the introduction of new included parts at Volvo Powertrain in Köping
Andreas Nordh
Luleå University of Technology MSc Programmes in Engineering Industrial Business Administration Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences Division of Industrial Logistics
2010:015 CIV - ISSN: 1402-1617 - ISRN: LTU-EX--10/015--SE
PREFACE
This thesis is my last assignment and will allow me to receive my Master’s degree in Industrial engineering and management at Luleå University of Technology. The subject of this thesis and the problem range has improved my comprehension of logistics from an administrative point of view and provided further knowledge in working in a Lean environment. I believe that the awareness of administrative process costs and visual process maps are a given for lasting improvement in becoming a Lean organization. I would like to take this opportunity and thank people that have helped me through this process. Firstly, I would like to thank Klas Rehnberg at Volvo Powertrain for giving me the chance in writing my master thesis at such a huge global corporation like Volvo Group. Unfortunately Klas could not guide me towards the end of the thesis and had to hand over the responsibility to Patrik Björklind, at Product preparation, due to a new job at Bombardier. I would like to thank Patrik Björklind in supporting me towards the end. I would also like to thank my mentor at Luleå Univesity of Technology, Peter Wallström, for his support and guidance in this very last project of my university studies.
Luleå, January 2010
Andreas Nordh
I
ABSTRACT
Product development is one of the most important factors in whether the company will be a market leader or a market follower. By continuously improve the product and satisfy customer needs, there is importance in well managed implementation of updates of the product. These updates create an administrative
MASTER 'S THESIS
Cost calculation and process improvement for the introduction of new included parts at Volvo Powertrain in Köping
Andreas Nordh
Luleå University of Technology MSc Programmes in Engineering Industrial Business Administration Department of Business Administration and Social Sciences Division of Industrial Logistics
2010:015 CIV - ISSN: 1402-1617 - ISRN: LTU-EX--10/015--SE
PREFACE
This thesis is my last assignment and will allow me to receive my Master’s degree in Industrial engineering and management at Luleå University of Technology. The subject of this thesis and the problem range has improved my comprehension of logistics from an administrative point of view and provided further knowledge in working in a Lean environment. I believe that the awareness of administrative process costs and visual process maps are a given for lasting improvement in becoming a Lean organization. I would like to take this opportunity and thank people that have helped me through this process. Firstly, I would like to thank Klas Rehnberg at Volvo Powertrain for giving me the chance in writing my master thesis at such a huge global corporation like Volvo Group. Unfortunately Klas could not guide me towards the end of the thesis and had to hand over the responsibility to Patrik Björklind, at Product preparation, due to a new job at Bombardier. I would like to thank Patrik Björklind in supporting me towards the end. I would also like to thank my mentor at Luleå Univesity of Technology, Peter Wallström, for his support and guidance in this very last project of my university studies.
Luleå, January 2010
Andreas Nordh
I
ABSTRACT
Product development is one of the most important factors in whether the company will be a market leader or a market follower. By continuously improve the product and satisfy customer needs, there is importance in well managed implementation of updates of the product. These updates create an administrative
Bibliography: 9.2 INTERNET SOURCES www.volvogroup.com, 2009-09-04 – 2009-12-01 www.nissandiesel.co.jp, 2009-09-04 – 2009-12-01 Johan Ohlsson Manager Logistics Development, Volvo Powertrain Köping, 2009-11-09 9.4 UNPUBLISHED INTERNET SOURCES Volvo Powertrains intranet, Violin, 2009