A ?kodA year in review - Skoda Auto

Opening of new ‘Lean Centre’ in Mladá BoleslavŠKODA AUTO also sent a clear signal with the opening of its new ‘Lean Centre’ in Mladá Boleslav. Withfour floors, more than 5,600 m 2 of space, the new ‘Lean Centre’ is the largest training centre of ŠKODAAUTO in the Czech Republic. The focus here is on employee training in the context of the Company’sglobal growth strategy. Employees need to learn how to make processes simpler, more efficient andmore environmentally-compatible. Theoretical and practical courses in assembly, body construction andprocess optimisation for production and administration are offered for suppliers as well as ŠKODA employees.According to Michael Oeljeklaus, Board of Management member for Production and Logistics,the new Lean Centre will help secure the long-term growth and competitiveness of the Company.Transmission manufacturein VrchlabíThe Vrchlabí plant, which formerlybuilt the ŠKODA Octaviaand, until the end of last year,the ŠKODA Roomster, will nowmanufacture the modern, highlyinnovativeDQ200 seven-speeddual clutch transmission. Thenew training centre for transmissionassembly, logistics and qualitylabs will help make Vrchlabíone of the most modern transmissionproduction facilities inthe entire Volkswagen Group.The plant was chosen to buildthe new transmission in 2011, andno fewer than 1,000 units per dayhave been produced here sinceSeptember 2012. Capacity is setto increase by 50 per cent frommid-2013. ŠKODA Roomster productionresumed at the Kvasinyplant in January 2013.18 2012 – A Škoda year in review