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Understanding and quantifying manufacturing flexibility can support better investment decisions, more efficient resource utilization, and long-term production adaptability.\nThesis project at Scania is an excellent way of making contacts for your future working life. Many of our current employees started their career with a thesis project.\nBackground\nManufacturing flexibility is essential for adapting production systems to changing volumes, product variations, and future requirements. However, measuring and comparing flexibility between different manufacturing solutions remains challenging.\nObjective\nThe objective of this thesis is to investigate and develop methods for quantifying manufacturing flexibility within an existing assessment framework under development at Scania.\nThe focus is on establishing meaningful assessment criteria, measurable indicators and appropriate evaluation scales that enable consistent and transparent comparisons of manufacturing alternatives.\nJob description\nThe thesis will build upon an ongoing development project at Scania, where a structured framework for evaluating manufacturing alternatives has already been established.\nYou will investigate existing research and methodologies for assessing manufacturing flexibility, with particular focus on how qualitative and quantitative indicators can be translated into meaningful and comparable assessments.\nThe work will include defining assessment criteria, investigating suitable rating scales, and exploring how different levels of flexibility can be interpreted in relation to specific manufacturing needs.\nThe proposed methodology will be evaluated through selected industrial cases, with emphasis on consistency, practical applicability and limitations.\nThe expected outcomes are:\nProposed assessment criteria and evaluation scales for selected flexibility indicators.\nGuidelines for interpreting low, medium and high flexibility in different manufacturing contexts.\nEvaluation of assessment consistency and applicability through industrial case studies.\nRecommendations for integrating the findings into Scania's ongoing development of a manufacturing decision-support model.\nEducation/program/focus\nMaster students in industrial engineering, production engineering\nNumber of students: 1\nStart date for the thesis work: 2027-01-18\nEstimated time required: 20 weeks\nSupervisor\nVictor Ståhl\n\n+46707945734\nApplication:\nYour application must include a CV\nA background check might be conducted for this position. 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