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In mid-June the rate was 28 cars per hour. Now it is 39, or 312 cars a day. Almost half are 9-5s.
But it is not just to decide to run the line faster. Roughly 820 suppliers supply the factory with 10 500 different components, and that requires lot’s of preparation to make everything work.
The biggest problem is knowing when to start planning as it takes eight to ten weeks after to get it up and running.
If planning for increased production is a tough story, it is nothing compared to the job prior to the start of the construction for the new 9-5.[/quote]
[quote]On Monday, the factory woke up to life again after a three week short holiday. And it felt like a fresh start after a turbulent time to say the least.
- That’s how it feels, absolutely. It was a tough start with the 9-5, but now everything is much easier. And the atmosphere is good around the whole factory, sayes Gunnar Brunius.
In the body shop the car bodies of the 9-5, the 9-3 and the convertible comes to life, and all models are on the same production line. For each station they become more and more complete.