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Production Organization at Husqvarna AB: A Study of Chainsaw Production at Three Factories
Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School, JIBS, Economics.
Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School, JIBS, Economics.
2005 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This bachelor thesis looks at the organization of the production of chainsaws in three different Husqvarna AB plants; one in Sweden, one in Brazil and one in the USA. The field of production organization carries the mark of men like Adam Smith, Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford, and it is with reference to the approaches of these men, and others, that we ask how Husqvarna AB organizes its production of chainsaws.

We found that production in the Swedish plant consisted of a worker philosophy influenced by the “group thinking” that was prominent in Sweden in the 1970s, coupled with a production philosophy sharing many traits with Ford’s mass production while incorporating elements of lean production. The production lines in Brazil are identical to the newer lines in the Swedish plant. The differences are fewer influences from “group” approaches such as the socio-technical view. The US plant provides a sharp contrast to the other two. It produces saws for the consumer market and not the professional market. Quality and longevity demands are radically different, which enables for another production approach to be used. With simple operations and very short times at each work station, the US plant is not many steps away from Ford’s mass production approach.

Abstract [sv]

Denna kandidatuppsats studerar produktionsorganisationen inom Husqvarna AB:s motorsågstillverkning i tre olika fabriker; en i Sverige, en i Brasilien och en i USA. Området produktionsorganisation är influerat av män som Adam Smith, Frederick Taylor och Henry Ford, och det är i ljuset av bland annat dessas bidrag som vi frågar oss hur Huskvarna organiserar sin produktion.

Vi fann att den svenska fabriken var en kombination mellan ”grupptänkandet” som aktualiserades i Sverige på 1970-talet, särskilt med avseende på arbetarna, och ett produktionssätt som i många delar är massproduktion av Fordiskt snitt som allt mer går emot lean production. De brasilianska produktionsbanorna är identiska med de nyare svenska. Skillnaderna ligger i arbetarnas roller, då den brasilianska fabriken bär färre tecken på att vara inspirerat av grupptänkandet i till exempel det socio-tekniska synsättet. Den amerikanska fabriken står i skarp kontrast till de övriga två. Den producerar för konsumentmarknaden och inte för den professionella marknaden. Lägre kvalitets- och livslängdskrav tillåter ett annat produktionssätt. Den amerikanska fabriken har många likheter med Fordisk massproduktion, med enkla handgrepp och mycket korta tider vid varje station.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2005.
Keywords [en]
Husqvarna AB, work organization, production organization, labor specialization, division of labor
Keywords [sv]
Husqvarna AB, arbetsorganisation, produktionsorganisation, arbetskraftsspecialisering, arbetets uppdelning
National Category
Economics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-1520OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-1520DiVA, id: diva2:24444
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(English)
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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