NDLI: Towards improvements in the design change notice process- a qualitative analysis at volvo powertrain, skövde plant.

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

Towards improvements in the design change notice process- a qualitative analysis at volvo powertrain, skövde plant.

Content Provider	CiteSeerX
Author	Larsson, John Carlson, Jens-Martin
Abstract	The Design Change Notice (DCN) process at Volvo Powertrain Skövde Plant is an administrative process with the purpose of introducing design changes in the production of diesel engines. The process is dependent on actions from several external stakeholders, to Skövde Plant, and the process must coordinate its activities with respect to subcontractors, purchasing functions, different development teams and production processes in the Volvo group. At present time, both employees working in the process and persons not directly involved in the DCN process at Skövde Plant experience disturbances related to the design change introductions. There is a feeling that problems are out of control and that no local and simple solution exists to the disturbances. This has created a low trust for the process and an urgent request to improve its performance. However, how to approach improvements is debated and the opinions go apart what actions to pursue. The purpose of this Master’s thesis is to give suggestions on how to improve the performance of the design change introductions. The overall aim is to contribute to the
File Format	PDF
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Sk Vde Plant Present Time Master Thesis Low Trust Several External Stakeholder Different Development Team Dcn Process Volvo Group Simple Solution Exists Diesel Engine Overall Aim Sk Vde Plant Experience Disturbance Volvo Powertrain Sk Vde Plant Production Process Administrative Process Design Change Introduction Design Change Notice Urgent Request Design Change
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Thesis

Central Library (ISO-9001:2015 Certified)
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur, West Bengal, India | PIN - 721302

See location in the Map
03222 282435
Mail: support@ndl.gov.in

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in