volvo car corporation

The study aims to develop a method that provides Concept Engineering Unit at Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) with reflection on how cost, technical characteristic, and customer requirements effects the end-product. The purpose of this thesis is to develop a method that supports value balancing of customer requirements and costs in the concept phase of the product development process at VCC. The study has been performed as a case study at VCC in Gothenburg. It was done at the Concept Engineering ...

Getrag All Wheel Drive AB (GAWD) in Köping, Sweden today develops, manufactures and sells All Wheel Drive (AWD) systems to the private car industry. However it has not always been like this. Before 2004, the very same plant was a subsidiary company of Volvo Car Corporation, sourcing its need of manual transmissions and AWD systems. Since now having all car manufacturers as potential customers GAWD at the same time is affected by the free market competition from other AWD systems ...

Involving the Voice of the Customer early in the product development process creates opportunities for high product quality and customer satisfaction. In the product development work at Volvo Car Corporation (VCC) customer focus is important and considered throughout the development process. VCC belongs to the Ford Motor Company family of brands, and has just recently adjusted their product development system to show more similarities with the rest of the family. The new system is called the Global Product Development System ...