Thesis work-Simulation of digital twin

Volvo Construction Equipment, a business area within the Volvo Group, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of construction equipment such as wheel loaders, excavators, articulated haulers, road development equipment and compact equipment. Center for development and manufacturing of Volvo Articulated and Autonomous Haulers is located in Braås, Sweden. We are committed to building a better tomorrow and are proud of our innovative spirit resulting in world leading products, autonomous haulers and the first vehicle built with fossil- free steel and much more, always with a great team spirit and collaboration.
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Description

The assignment is to investigate different software and internal requirements for simulation of manual work, both for transport, material presentation and assembly balancing.
To optimize usage of labor, aisles and have an optimized layout we need simulation possibilities to take correct decisions early in different changes. The Simulation need to support different aspects due to complex factory need (traffic, balance in production, material presentation etc.)
To test and validate different production changes we need a tool to simulate both flows, layout and labor, a next step in our digital twin!
The assignment is to identify the different internal needs and comparing suitable software systems.

Suitable Background: Industrial engineer, Data science
Thesis Level: Bachelor/Master
Language: Swedish or English
Starting Date: During 2024
Number of Students: 2

For further information, please contact:

Carl Sigfridsson, Head of Manufacturing Engineering Logistics
+46 470 387806, carl.sigfridsson@volvo.com

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