This bachelor thesis has been performed at Atlas Copco’s assembly department in Tierp, during a period of ten weeks. Lean production is an important part of their daily operation. Several other big Lean projects have been completed, where among other things, takt time has been introduced at several of the assembly lines. The Tensor-testing area is the part of the factory where all Tensor-tools will be tested. The Tensor-testing area was excluded from the Lean projects, as big improvements were in motion parallel with the projects. The aim with the bachelor thesis was to do a feasibility study with the following problem definition: Can the Tensor-testing area be included in the takt time of the assembly lines? If yes, how could it look like? If no, which changes can be implemented to make it possible? To answer the problem definition, different activities have been made. A two daylong practice has been completed. A time study was made and the collected data, in combination with available test data from Atlas Copco’s database, was compiled into bar graphs. Normal distribution diagrams were created to simplify discovery of possible deviations. Simulations have been completed based on orders and delimitations. Suggestions for improvement were made, which were related to where you could see a lack of capacity. New simulations were performed based on these. From the conclusion, the Tensor-testing cannot be takted with the conditions that were; further work is necessary. The work is more a general study and not a detailed one. The reason was because of delimitations that have been necessary due to lack of time. The simulations which have been done, has created a model for further work. As there are many different types of products, other types of production sequences could be of interest, and be tested by using this model. Recommendations for further work have been made in the form of suggestions for improvements. The suggestions have theoretical support, which show that there is potential to include the testing in the takted assembly lines takt time.

På Scanias chassimontering används mjukvaran AVIX för att skapa elementblad, positionsstandarder och balansera monteringslinorna. Tidssättningen sker för närvarande med stoppurmetoden, men en övergång till Scania Time Block (STB) är pågående. STB är en metod som redan har standardiserade tider för olika moment och används i stället för manuell tidtagning. Målet är att förstå hur Scania arbetar med AVIX och ES, analysera kompetenserna i AVIX och STB, samt tidssätta fler positioner med STB och förbättra processer och rutiner. STB bygger på MTM-SAM metoden och använder standardiserade koder för olika moment på ES. En utredning genomfördes på trycktanksförmonteringen för att undersöka tidsdifferensen mellan de olika metoderna och tidspress hos montörerna. Genom att använda STB kunde man få en objektiv och standardiserad tidsuppskattning för att producera en specifik variant. En intressant observation var att det fanns en tydlig avvikelse mellan de manuellt klockade tiderna och STB-tiderna. De manuella tiderna verkar inte ta hänsyn till specifika steg som operatörerna måste utföra. Baserat på analysen rekommenderas Scania att införa STB på alla produktionsanläggningar, särskilt för chassi, för att säkerställa att montörerna får en rättvis takttid som tar hänsyn till den faktiska tiden för varje moment. Detta skulle bidra till förbättrade processer och rutiner i produktionen. / Scania's chassis assembly utilizes the software AVIX to create bill of materials, position standards, and balance assembly lines. Currently, time measurement is done manually using stopwatch, but a transition to Scania Time Block (STB) is underway. STB is a method that already has standardized times for different tasks and replaces manual timing. The goal is to understand Scania's utilization of AVIX and ES, analyze the competencies in AVIX and STB, time more positions using STB, and improve processes and routines. STB is based on the MTM-SAM method and employs standardized codes for various tasks on the assembly line. An investigation was conducted on the pre-assembly of pressurized tanks to examine the time differences between the methods and the time pressure experienced by the assemblers. By utilizing STB, an objective and standardized time estimation for producing a specific variant could be obtained. An interesting observation was a clear deviation between the manually timed durations and the STB times. The manual timings seemed to overlook specific steps that operators must perform. Based on the analysis, it is recommended that Scania implement STB across all production facilities, particularly for chassis, to ensure fair cycle times that consider the actual time required for each task. This would contribute to improved processes and routines in the production line.