This bachelor thesis looks at the organization of the production of chainsaws in three different Husqvarna AB plants; one in Sweden, one in Brazil and one in the USA. The field of production organization carries the mark of men like Adam Smith, Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford, and it is with reference to the approaches of these men, and others, that we ask how Husqvarna AB organizes its production of chainsaws. We found that production in the Swedish plant consisted of a worker philosophy influenced by the “group thinking” that was prominent in Sweden in the 1970s, coupled with a production philosophy sharing many traits with Ford’s mass production while incorporating elements of lean production. The production lines in Brazil are identical...
In today’s industry, efficient production is important for manufacturing companies to pursue. By imp...
The goal of this thesis is to create a methodology that helps companies in the sawmill industry to i...
In today’s society companies facing increasingly challenges, competition and customer demands are co...
This bachelor thesis looks at the organization of the production of chainsaws in three different Hus...
The sawmill industry is a relative fragmented industry that is in an economic upswing and with a h...
Husqvarna is a world leading producer of chainsaws with a well-established brand name. Husqvarna now...
The Moelven Valåsen AB sawmill will within a 5-year period increase production from 375,000 3to appr...
This report examines the industrialization of a newly developed household machine on behalf of Techn...
Syftet med detta arbete har varit att ta fram förslag på hur utnyttjandegraden för de maskiner som a...
As a part of the Master of Science in product- and process development at Mälardalens University, th...
This dissertation focuses on the changes in the organization of the production process that occurred...
Inom tillverkningsindustrin präglas ständig utveckling och förbättringsarbete, speciellt när det kom...
The manufacturing industry in Europe is characterized by fierce competition from Asianmanufacturers....
Production losses and production stops are commonly occurring at production lines and is no value-ad...
This report constitutes the result of a master thesis that was composed at Presetting- and Sharpenin...
In today’s industry, efficient production is important for manufacturing companies to pursue. By imp...
The goal of this thesis is to create a methodology that helps companies in the sawmill industry to i...
In today’s society companies facing increasingly challenges, competition and customer demands are co...
This bachelor thesis looks at the organization of the production of chainsaws in three different Hus...
The sawmill industry is a relative fragmented industry that is in an economic upswing and with a h...
Husqvarna is a world leading producer of chainsaws with a well-established brand name. Husqvarna now...
The Moelven Valåsen AB sawmill will within a 5-year period increase production from 375,000 3to appr...
This report examines the industrialization of a newly developed household machine on behalf of Techn...
Syftet med detta arbete har varit att ta fram förslag på hur utnyttjandegraden för de maskiner som a...
As a part of the Master of Science in product- and process development at Mälardalens University, th...
This dissertation focuses on the changes in the organization of the production process that occurred...
Inom tillverkningsindustrin präglas ständig utveckling och förbättringsarbete, speciellt när det kom...
The manufacturing industry in Europe is characterized by fierce competition from Asianmanufacturers....
Production losses and production stops are commonly occurring at production lines and is no value-ad...
This report constitutes the result of a master thesis that was composed at Presetting- and Sharpenin...
In today’s industry, efficient production is important for manufacturing companies to pursue. By imp...
The goal of this thesis is to create a methodology that helps companies in the sawmill industry to i...
In today’s society companies facing increasingly challenges, competition and customer demands are co...