... a product development team. Acknowledging these differences and managing them properly can support efficiency of product development projects. China Product development Communication Sweden Culture and language differences R&D-manufacturing interface Severe competition puts pressure...

... production was moved to another plant in Sweden. In January 2010 it was formally announced that the company would close its facility at the site and production of cookers would move to Poland. The efficiency and condition of the plant at Motala made it an attractive acquisition for another company...

... suppliers in production system design by means of design information is an area that has been rarely addressed in academia and industry. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Sweden Manufacturing industries Manufacturing systems Information dissemination Operations management Production...

... Automobile assembly plant in Trollhättan, Sweden. Experienced assemblers were studied as they performed the same assembly operations in ten different configurations. Each configuration consisted of a different arrangement in terms of how parts were presented. The use of kits to present parts was compared...

.... It is thus of value for both industry and the scientific community. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Sweden Japan Lean production Advanced manufacturing Automation Industrial robots Case studies In the competitive market environment of today, companies are looking for means...

... in Trollhättan, Sweden, effects of using minomi are identified. Furthermore, relations are identified between these effects and the different characteristics of each case. Findings The paper identifies both benefits and drawbacks of using minomi and relates these benefits and drawbacks to different part...

...: what happens when the processes are highlighted, process owners are appointed and more power is allocated to the process dimension of the organization. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the case of a hospital group in Sweden to investigate difficulties in implementing process management...

.... Radio frequencies Mining industry Distribution management Sweden Most companies strive to deliver high‐quality products with a minimum number of defects. However, product recall announcement in newspapers and at internet sites are not uncommon, which proves that defective or deviating...

... The novelty of this paper is aimed for designers to study how they can adapt their future products used in PSS in a more beneficial way than in traditional product design. The paper shows ideas and general guidelines to follow which have been scarcely published. Product design Product life cycle Sweden...

... and volume flexibility. These will be discussed from the perspective of the free space in the CRs, the portability of the CRs, and how easily the CRs can be rearranged. Materials handling Flexible manufacturing systems Assembly lines Manual handling Packaging processes Sweden Thus...

... of the decision is important. Research limitations/implications The multiple case study was conducted in one mechanical company and one engineering company from Sweden. The fact that the study only included two studies could affect the possibility to generalize the result. Originality/value This paper...

.... A great deal of the deeper understanding of the decentralised BSC implementation approach comes from Lundahl and Ewing's (1997) case study at ABB Control in Sweden. This plant was also studied in the project reported in this article. However, local work on CI in relation to the implementation and use...

... extent a matter of individual and organizational behavior, management planning, leadership, material supply as well as the creation of specific competencies among operators (Baloff, 1963). Advanced manufacturing technologies Motor industry Start‐ups Sweden Start‐up of machine‐intensive...

... of the social and cultural contexts where the production systems have been developed. Assembly Automation Japan Motor industry Sweden Work organization The lean production system model has been adopted, to a greater or lesser degree, by almost all Western automobile producers. The adoption...

... condensed form compared to how they were presented to the respondents: Engineering Flexibility Managers Perceptions Sweden Since the early 1980s, working with flexibility in manufacturing has been of great concern. Flexibility can be an important competitive factor. Swamidass and Newell[ 1...

... when the project is finished?” are seldom considered. Instead technical matters are in focus. Shows a lack of strategy formulation and little use of methods to design, introduce and evaluate automation projects. Automation Manufacturing industry Project management Sweden REASONS...