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Value Stream Mapping at Scania’s Engine Manufacturing Foundry: A Case Study On Identifying Disruptions and Process Waste For Lean Improvement
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Economics.
2025 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Background. This thesis explores how Lean Manufacturing (LM) and Value Stream Mapping (VSM) can be adapted to complex manufacturing environments such as Scania’s foundry. The study was conducted as Case study at Scania’s engine manufacturing foundry, specifically on the Finishing Line, where the Overall Production Efficiency (OPE) is 30%, which is caused by minor disruptions, and inefficiencies in the production.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to adapt Value Stream Mapping to a complex production line and investigate how it can be used to identify inefficiencies and disruptions. And finding the root causes to these by utilizing Root Cause Analysis methods.

Methods: An adjusted VSM model was implemented using Average Weighted Cycle Time (AWCT) to reflect the production mix in Finshing Line. Data was collected through three sources: Observation, Interview and Production Database (System logs). These data sources were then triangulated, and the identified disruptions and inefficiencies were analyzed using Root Cause Analysis methods, 5Why’s and Fishbone Diagram.

Results: The analysis of Current Value Stream Mapping showed that only 22% of the processes and activities in Finishing line are Value-Adding, while 73% are Non-Necessary-Value-Adding and the remaining 5% were Waste/Non-Value-Adding. A total of 21 disruptions were identified, of which 12 were still recurring. Improvement suggestions were developed for 10 of them. If implemented, these could reduce the time losses caused by disruption by 19, 700seconds per day.

Conclusions. This study demonstrates that VSM, when adapted to complex environments and by data triangulation and root cause analysis, is an effective tool for identifying inefficiencies. These findings provide a solid starting point for future improvement efforts focused on boosting overall production efficiency.

 

Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Denna studie undersöker hur Lean Manufacturing (LM) och Value Stream Mapping (VSM) kan anpassas till komplexa tillverkningsmiljöer, såsom Scanias gjuteri. Studien genomfördes som en fallstudie vid Scanias gjuteri för motortillverkning, med särskilt fokus på Finishing Line, där den totala produktionseffektiviteten (OPE) uppgår till endast 30 %, vilket till stor del beror på mindre störningar och ineffektiviteter i produktionen.

Syfte: Syftet med studien var att anpassa Value Stream Mapping till en komplex produktionslinje och undersöka hur metoden kan användas för att identifiera ineffektiviteter och störningar samt att hitta rotorsakerna till dessa genom att använda metoder för rotorsaksanalys.

Metod: En justerad eller anpaassad VSM-modell tillämpades med hjälp av genomsnittlig viktad cykeltid (AWCT) för att spegla produktmixen i Finishing Line. Datainsamlingen baserades på tre källor: observationer, intervjuer samt Scanias produktionsdatabas (systemloggar). Dessa datakällor triangulerades, och de identifierade störningarna och ineffektiviteten analyserades med hjälp av rotorsaksanalyser, främst genom metoderna 5 Varför och Fiskbensdiagram.

Resultat: Analysen av nuvarande värdeflödeskartläggning visade att endast 22 % av aktiviteterna i Finishing Line är värdeskapande, medan 73 % är nödvändiga men icke-värdeskapande, och de återstående 5 % utgör rent slöseri. Totalt identifierades 21 olika typer av störningar, varav 12 fortfarande förekommer. Förbättringsförslag togs fram för 10 av dessa. Om dessa åtgärder implementeras beräknas störningsrelaterade tidförluster kunna minska med cirka 19 700 sekunder per dag.

Slutsatser:  VSM, när det anpassas till komplexa miljöer och kombineras med datatriangulering och rotorsaksanalyser, är ett effektivt verktyg för att identifiera ineffektiviteter. Resultaten utgör en stabil grund för framtida förbättringsarbete med målet att öka den totala produktionseffektiviteten

 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 77
Keywords [en]
Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, Complex Manufacturing Line, Overall Production Efficiency
Keywords [sv]
Värdeflödeskartläggning, Rotorsaksanalys, Komplex produktionslinje, Produktionseffektivitet
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Industrial engineering and management Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-28115OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-28115DiVA, id: diva2:1974368
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Scania
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Degree Project in Master of Science in Engineering 30,0 hp
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IEACI Master of Science in Industrial Management and Engineering
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Available from: 2025-06-23 Created: 2025-06-23 Last updated: 2025-09-30Bibliographically approved

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