Adoption of lean philosophy in car dismantling companies in Sweden-a case study
Paper in proceeding, 2018
At present, Lean manufacturing techniques are widely used in industries to improve the productivity by reducing different types of wastes. A case study has been conducted to investigate how Lean techniques can contribute in car dismantling companies in Sweden. This study gained insight of how car dismantling companies can be benefitted by adopting Lean philosophy. Some eccentric characteristics of this business which act as boundary condition for implementing Lean in Production Planning and control system were also identified.
car recycling
car dismantling
lean
improve production
End of life vehicle
Author
Gustav Bergqvist
Student at Chalmers
Mohammad Hasibul Islam
Student at Chalmers
Malin Tarrar
Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Production Systems
Procedia Manufacturing
2351-9789 (eISSN)
Vol. 25 620-627
8th Swedish Production Symposium, SPS 2018
Stockholm, Sweden,
Stockholm, Sweden,
Mistra EXPLORE - Exploring the opportunities for advancing vehicle recycling industrialization
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra) (Explore), 2016-04-01 -- 2019-12-31.
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra) (diarienrDIA2013/036), 2016-04-01 -- 2019-12-31.
Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Other Engineering and Technologies not elsewhere specified
Driving Forces
Sustainable development
Areas of Advance
Production
DOI
10.1016/j.promfg.2018.06.093