Lars Medbo

2023

Hybrid digital manufacturing: Capturing the value of digitalization

Supporting flexibility of kit preparation for mixed_model assembly

2021

Links between kit quality and kit preparation design

2020

Digital Tools and Information Needs Assessment for Efficient Deviation Handling in SMEs

Operators’ work situation - a key to successful lean organizations

Gripper types and components in robotic bin picking

MIND THE GAP: THE INTERFACE BETWEEN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND THE LOGISTICS SYSTEM

Kit preparation for mixed model assembly – efficiency impact of the picking information system

2019

Man-hour efficiency of manual kit preparation in the materials supply to mass-customised assembly

2018

Performance Characteristics of Robotic Mobile Fulfilment Systems in Order Picking Applications

Time efficiency and physical workload in manual picking from large containers

Manual picking from flat and tilted pallet containers

Order picking in dense areas – productivity impact of confirmation methods

Picking from pallet and picking from boxes: a time and ergonomic study

2016

Aspects influencing man-hour efficiency of kit preparation for mixed-model assembly

2016

Manual Picking from Large Containers – Time Efficiency and Physical Workload

Performance effects of using external warehouses in materials supply to assembly

Order batching and time efficiency in kit preparation

A structured procedure for materials planning during production transfer

Assuring materials availability during the production transfer process – Critical characteristics of the materials planning environment

2014

Quality problems in materials kit preparation

Kit preparation using batching – quantitative results from two experiments

The Same Problem, the Same Approach to Solve and the Different Target for Solution – Toyota and Volvo Uddevalla

Assembly Systems and Work in the Swedish Automotive Industry

In-plant materials supply by kitting – location of kit preparation

2013

Implementation of Lean in SME, experiences from a Swedish national program

Trajectories for successful lean transformations: Case studies of four Swedish SMEs

Implementation of Lean in SME, experiences from a Swedish national program

Manufacturing flexibility and Materials Supply Systems

Swedish Production System (SwePS) – ett kompetenslyft för fordonsindustrin inom Lean Produktion

Kitting and time efficiency in manual assembly

Assembly station design: A quantitative comparison of the effects of kitting and continuous supply

Designing a pull oriented material planning system - human, technical and organizational considerations

Materials planning activities during production transfer and start-up

Location of kit preparation – Impact on in - plant materials supply performance

Impact of materials exposure on assembly workstation performance

Materials flow mapping: a tool for describing and assessing performance of material flows in supply chains

Describing and assessing performance in material flows in supply chains: a case study in the Swedish automotive industry.

Ergonomic and technical aspects in the redesign of material supply systems: Big boxes vs. narrow bins

Assembly station design - a quantitative comparison of the effects of kitting and continuous supply

The impact of outsourcing on materials planning

Kitting and time efficiency in manual assembly

The impact of materials feeding design on assembly process performance

Slutrapport för projektet Swedish Production System (SwePS) inom VINNOVAs forskningsprogram MERA

Requirements in the value stream - Between materials supply- and assembly processes

Alternativ montering

A Production System Assessment Approach within Swedish Automotive Industry

The impact of materials exposure on the conditions at the workstation

Factors and motives in outsourcing decisions

Time - A key issue for musculoskeletal health and manufacturing

Outsourcing decisions in eight Swedish manufacturing and engineering companies

Sammanfattning av resultat från löntagarkonsultuppdrag att dokumentera och utvärdera Volvo Lastvagnars monteringsfabrik i Umeå

Production System Design Elements Influencing Productivity and Ergonomics - A Case Study of Parallel and Serial Flow Strategies

The Impact of material feeding on assembly systems performance - a comparative study between Japan and Sweden’

Alternativ montering – Principer och erfarenheter från fordonsindustrin

Japanska förpackningar ger flexibilitet

Materialfasader och förpackningar vid manuell montering i japansk och svensk fordonsindustri

Utvärdering av Volvo Lastvagnars monteringsfabrik för hyttillverkning i Umeå

Some Considerations Relating to the Reintroduction of Assembly Lines in Swedish Automotive Industry

2004

Perspectives on Changes in the Swedish Model for Work Life Development

On the use of Product Data in the Design of the Materials Supply System

Parallelliserade produktionssystem - Historia eller framtid?

Ergonomics and productivity consequences in adopting a line-based production system

Assembly Work Execution and Materials Kit Functionality in Parallel Flow Assembly Systems

Computer visualization and participatory ergonomics as methods in workplace design

2003

Primary and Secondary Effects of Using a Parallel Product Flow Assembly System Designs: The Reversing Trajectory of Assembly System Design

The information gap between design engineering and materials supply system design

Parallel Production System – History or future?

An article in Japanese which we cannot possible understand

2002

A Method for Evaluation of Manual Work Using Synchronised Video Recordings and Physiological Measurements

2002

Assembly Work Structuring Based on Restructuring and Transformation of Product Information

2002

The Change of Principles for Structuring Assembly Work. A suggestion based on the experiences of Volvo Uddevalla plant

Sammanhållen informationsmodell för inbyggda system

A case study of a principally new way of materials kitting — an evaluation of time consumption and physical workload

2001

Product and Process Information for Motor Vehicle Assembly: Some Cognitive Engineering Aspects

The Interface Between Production System Design and Individual Mechanical Exposure

Assembly system design utilising reformed product descriptions

2001

Alternative Product Structures and Product Variant Codification: Experiences from reforming the assembly line – possibilities for physical and administrative modularisation

2001

Some Key Figures, Facts and Experiences Regarding the Learning of Long Cycle time Assembly Work Within the Swedish Automotive Industry

2001

Principer och metoder för information- och arbetsstrukturering”

2001

Some Cognitive Engineering Aspects Applied to Product and Process Information within the Swedish Automotive Industry

Time as a key issue for enhanced cooperation between engineering and ergonomics

2001

Illuminating and Analysing the Performance of the Defunct Volvo Uddevalla plant

Kompetens och lärande i arbetet - ett projekt vid Volvo Bussar AB, Boråsfabriken

2000

Summarising Some Merits and Malfunctions of Parallel Product Flow Assembly Systems – Some experiences from substitution of the assembly line

2000

Process Oriented Ergonomics The Ergonomics of the Future? A case study of integrated ergonomics within an engine assembly plant

2000

The Method of Successive Assembly System Design: Six cases studies within the Swedish automotive industry

2000

Explaining and Reporting on Performance in Parallel Product Flow Assembly Systems – Theoretical and empirical frames of references

2000

Implications of Product Architecture and Product Descriptions on External and Internal Materials Flow Subsystems

Materials Supply and Product Descriptions for Assembly Systems - Design and Operation

1999

A Swedish Industrial Research Program “Co-operative for Optimization of Industrial Production Systems Regarding Productivity and Ergonomics, COPE

1999

Implications for Improving the Flexibility of External Material Flow System Based on Theories and Experiences From Transforming the Assembly Line”.

1999

Evaluation of Manual Work by Synchronising Video-recordings and Physiological Measurements

1999

Implications of Product Architecture and Product Description on External and Internal Materials Subsystems

1999

Den monteringsrelaterade produktbeskrivningen – En förutsättning för effektiv montering

Developments in Assembly System Design: The Volvo Experience

The Volvo Uddevalla Plant and Interpretations of Industrial Design Processes

1997

Work and Work Place Design Using Empirical Shoop Floor Information and Virtual Reality Techniques

1997

Is it Possible to Take Advantage of the Product Structure to Improve Shop Floor Ergonomics? Work characteristics of collective working in long cycle time assembly systems

1997

A Swedish Industrial Research Program “Co-operative for Optimization of Industrial Production Systems Regarding Productivity and Ergonomics COPE". Presentation of the first case study.

1997

Automotive Industry

Efficiency in order picking and kitting systems

1997

Successive Assembly System Design Based on disassembly of Products

1997

Finns det möjligheter att integrera ergonomiska aspekter vid utformningen av produktionssystem genom ett tvär- och mångvetenskapligt samarbete?

1997

Empirical Analysis and Assessment of Automotive Assembly Work: An analyse procedure for work efficiency and ergonomic aspects

1997

Production Models and Social Contexts

1996

Implication on Improving the Flexibility of the External Material Flow System Based on Experiences, Theories and Experiences from Transforming the Assembly Line

Production Model Discourse and Experiences from the Swedish Automotive Industry

The Volvo Uddevalla Plant: Production Principles, Work Organization, Human Resources and Performance Aspects. Some results from decade’s efforts toward reformation of assembly work

Inter-Relation Between Product Variant Codification and Assembly Work for Flexible Manufacturing in Autonomous Group

1995

Production System Design – A brief summarisation of some Swedish efforts

Empirical Evaluation of the Reformed Assembly Work at the Volvo Uddevalla Plant. Psychosocial effects and performance aspects

1995

Kalmar, Uddevalla and Beyond: Volvos factories of the future

1994

Produktionssystem som tar människan till utgångspunkt vid förnyelse av teknik

1994

Finns det en vidareutveckling av Volvos Uddevallafabrik?

Extended Work Cycle Assembly - A crucial learning experience

Intra–group Work Patterns in Final Assembly of Motor Vehicles

1994

Development of Assembly Competence in Parallelized Flow Assembly Systems

A methodology for evaluation of order picking systems as a base for system design and managerial decisions

1993

Evaluation Methods for Assembly Work and Product Design in Radically Different Production Systems: Results from case studies and action research in Swedish industry

1993

Produktionssystem som tar människan till utgångspunkt vid förnyelse av teknik

1993

Reforming the Product Variant Codification to Support a Holistic Perception of Product and Work Processes in Motor Vehicle Assembly

Naturally Grouped Assembly Work and New Product Structures

1993

Design Criteria and Production Principles for Parallelized Flow Assembly Work

1993

Some Important Principles and Findings Concerning Long Cycle Time Assembly Work

1993

Intra–group Work Patterns in Final Assembly of Motor Vehicles

A Methodology for Design and Evaluation of Picking Systems

1993

Method Aspects on Multi–level Interactive Work Process Mapping

1993

An Assembly-Oriented Product Description System as a Precondition for Efficient Manufacturing with Long Cycle Time Work

Reflective Production in the Final Assembly of Motor Vehicles - An Emerging Swedish Challenge

1992

Materialflödesmönster och effektivitet vid serieproduktion – Förutsättningar för utveckling av det svenska monteringsarbetet

1992

Preconditions for Long Cycle Time Assembly and Its Management – Some Findings

1992

Produktionsteknisk dimension i förändring av monteringsarbete. Nordisk Ergonomi i Forskning och Praktik

A Methodology for the Design and Evaluation of Picking Systems

1992

Principles and Promises of Reflective Production

1992

The Possibilities of Lean Production – A comparison between different product flow concepts in the automotive industry

Reflektiv produktion – Industriell verksamhet i förnyelse

1992

Material Flow Patterns, Product Variants and Long Cycle Time Assembly

1992

Design Analysis by Means of Axonometric Hand–drawn Illustrations

1991

Management and Preconditions for Long Cycle Time Assembly: Some Findings

1991

Consequences for Final Assembly, Pre-production and Design of Natural Grouped Assembly Work and Materials Handling – Methods and Experience

Naturligt grupperat arbete vid Volvo Lastvagnar – Slutrapport

1990

Material Flow Analysis, Sociotechnology and Natural Grouped Assembly Work for Automobiles and Trucks

Ombyggnad Torslanda

Indelning av bilar i monteringsvarianter och dess påverkan på material- och monteringsverksamheten i Volvo Uddevallafabriken

Naturligt grupperat arbete vid Volvo Lastvagnar – Delrapport 2

Naturligt grupperat arbete vid Volvo Lastvagnar – Förstudie

Naturligt grupperat arbete vid Volvo Lastvagnar – Delrapport 1

Monteringsanvisningar för naturligt grupperat arbete

Illustrationer av funktionella grupper och monteringsfaser

Effektiv småbåtsproduktion. Delrapport

Effektiv småbåtsproduktion. Delrapport