Swedish Lean - Development of production systems inspired of Lean within Swedish automotive industry
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Swerea IVF AB - Swerea IVF Göteborg |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 20 000 |
| Project duration | December 2011 - February 2012 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The project Swedish Production System (SwePS) was an initiative to strengthen the position of Swedish companies by education, and implementation of the Lean Production philosophy based on the strengths, possibilities and the prerequisites of Swedish companies. The project was carried out in close collaboration between a number of different production units within the following companies; AB Volvo, Saab Automobile, Volvo Cars, companies from Scandinavian automotive suppliers group and researchers from Chalmers and Swerea IVF.