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Production facilities
Volvo Trucks
Renault Trucks
Nissan Diesel
Mack Trucks
Construction Equipment
Buses
Volvo Penta
Volvo Aero
Volvo Powertrain
Reaching world-class
Discussions relating to VPS were initiated in
2004 and were included in the strategic
object ives for 2007–2009 to drive and follow-
up progress.
Many have pointed to Volvo Trucks in Curit-
iba, Brazil, as one of the Group’s role models.
At the start of this century, the plant in Curitiba
began developing a system for more effective
production has contrbuted to a favorable
product ivity increase. There is also a great
“It is not about taking
over someone else’s way
of working. It is all about us using all the know-
ledge and experience from other com panies
and within the Group to create something even
better. What’s most important is that the Volvo
Group's system is based on the Group’s princi-
ples and values,” says Katarina Lindström.
deal to be learned from on of the Group’s new-
est members, Nissan Diesel. They have con-
siderable experience regarding efficient pro-
duction systems with high quality.
VPS Academy
Work on the VPS is being led by the VPS
Academy, which has the task of ensuring that
the system is introduced. With the Group’s
combined experience as the starting point, the
objective is to have a common basic system for
A global group 2008
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