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The <strong>Scania</strong> Production System is based on<br />

four main principles.<br />

Standardised working method<br />

– the normal situation<br />

To ensure that <strong>Scania</strong>’s products maintain high, uniform<br />

quality, work processes have been standardised and<br />

documented. Tasks are performed in a specific way, at a<br />

specific pace and with an even, balanced flow throughout<br />

the production chain. In the <strong>Scania</strong> Production System<br />

(SPS), this is called the “normal situation”.<br />

Doing it right the first time<br />

Since work processes are controlled visually, with visible<br />

buffers and follow-up on bulletin boards, what is normal<br />

or abnormal becomes very clear. Direct feedback to the<br />

person who caused a deviation allows it to be acted upon<br />

quickly, helping to create a quality-assured work process.<br />

Consumption-controlled production<br />

Customer demand determines how many trucks, buses<br />

or engines will be manufactured. It is also the customer<br />

who determines when production will begin. This principle<br />

permeates the entire <strong>Scania</strong> production chain, from the<br />

customer’s order to the local sales company through production<br />

and assembly to the final product that is ready<br />

for delivery.<br />

Unpainted cabs on their way in for priming at <strong>Scania</strong>’s new paintshop in Oskarshamn, Sweden. Here all work takes place according to the <strong>Scania</strong><br />

Production System.<br />

Continuous improvements<br />

The overall objective of the <strong>Scania</strong> Production System is<br />

to generate continuous improvements, where different<br />

production plants can learn from each other worldwide.<br />

By continuously discovering and eliminating waste, the<br />

resulting liberated resources can be applied to other<br />

productive tasks.<br />

More than 1,000 improvement teams<br />

The most important success factor in the <strong>Scania</strong><br />

Production System is the work of the improvement<br />

teams. Worldwide, <strong>Scania</strong> now has more than 1,000<br />

such teams in which fitters and equipment operators use<br />

their knowledge, professional skills and problem-solving<br />

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talent to make continuous improvements. Challenging<br />

and improving the existing processes is part of the daily<br />

work of these teams. The goal is to find the easiest<br />

flow and the easiest method for each situation in their<br />

daily work. This has greatly increased motivation and<br />

dedication on the job.

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