<p>AB Sandvik Cormorant’s production unit in Gimo has identified a need to examinethe handling of products between operations with the purpose of generatingproposals of improvement for the product handling.The aim of this project is to study the existing manufacturing process and givesuggestions for improvement. The proposals should reduce the manual handling ofproducts, decrease the risk of damaging the products during the manufacturing andform a basis for increased traceability. Based on a mapping of the manufacturingprocess and the problem description, a specification of requirements has beencomposed.The mapping of the manufacturing process suggests that a change of the currentsystem is required. The company is recommended to decide how the producthandling between operations should be performed as guidelines for the productionteam. They are also recommended to change the existing management to theproposal presented in this report.The result of the project is a proposal in which the existing palettes are used asproduct carriers through the entire production flow, with the exception of twooperations. The proposal is coherent with the company's idea of a standardizedworkshop-layout and will make the handling of products between operations andproduct-carriers more efficient.The result of this project also indicates that the system should include a new trolley. Ifthis proposal is introduced, the company is recommended to design a new trolley,suitable for transporting pallets.</p>

AB Sandvik Cormorant’s production unit in Gimo has identified a need to examinethe handling of products between operations with the purpose of generatingproposals of improvement for the product handling.The aim of this project is to study the existing manufacturing process and givesuggestions for improvement. The proposals should reduce the manual handling ofproducts, decrease the risk of damaging the products during the manufacturing andform a basis for increased traceability. Based on a mapping of the manufacturingprocess and the problem description, a specification of requirements has beencomposed.The mapping of the manufacturing process suggests that a change of the currentsystem is required. The company is recommended to decide how the producthandling between operations should be performed as guidelines for the productionteam. They are also recommended to change the existing management to theproposal presented in this report.The result of the project is a proposal in which the existing palettes are used asproduct carriers through the entire production flow, with the exception of twooperations. The proposal is coherent with the company's idea of a standardizedworkshop-layout and will make the handling of products between operations andproduct-carriers more efficient.The result of this project also indicates that the system should include a new trolley. Ifthis proposal is introduced, the company is recommended to design a new trolley,suitable for transporting pallets.