Applicerbarheten av flödesorienterad produktion i en HMLV-miljö. En fallstudie utförd i samarbete med Inission Stockholm
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Examensarbete på grundnivå
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2022
Författare
Svensson, Olof
Sörum, Melvin
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Inission Stockholm is a company that operates within a high mix low volume (HMLV) production
environment, where the majority of the production is centered around the manufacturing of printed
circuit boards assemblies. Within this environment, it is common for customers to demand high
flexibility and short lead times. Lean principles, with a focus on flow production, is a way of
satisfying these demands. Within an HMLV production however, there are certain characteristics that
complicate the implementation of flow production. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to investigate
whether flow production is applicable in an HMLV environment, and in what scale. The scale will be
determined based on different product criteria, which will also be investigated in this thesis, as well as
the expected effects of the flow implementation.
Based on empirical findings within the case company, as well as previous research regarding HMLV
and flow production, the authors concluded that the implementation of flow is only feasible for a
small portion of the total products in an HMLV environment. In order to single out the products most
suitable for flow implementation, different product criteria were used. The main criteria was the total
production time, which was calculated by multiplying the annual production volume with the
throughput time of the product. Different side criteria were also used, which complemented the main
criteria in specific situations. The side criteria were product quality, even demand, and similar
manufacturing processes. The conclusion was that 1,2 percent of the products were financially
profitable for the case company to implement into flow. In addition to the time savings there are
several other benefits to a flow implementation, including shorter lead times as well as improved
quality.
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Flow production, Flow implementation, High mix low volume production, Flow in high mix low volume production, Flow criteria