Thesis - Design a forecasting tool for customer adaptation workload
Göteborg, SE, 405 08
Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.
We are currently looking for students willing to do their thesis as part of our engineering team. The students should be prepared to work on a real-life case in a challenging and fast-paced environment, using their experience and knowledge in various aspects of engineering to improve the performance of the Tuve plant.
Project Description
The Volvo Trucks Plant in Tuve, Gothenburg, produces heavy trucks for the global market. The customer adaptation team works together with the sales organization to design and produce complete solutions to customer needs. Variations in the number of orders as well as the amount of work for each order make planning capacity planning difficult.
Task:
In collaboration with the CA organization in Tuve, create a tool to predict the needed capacity in each function based on the sales prognosis. The students are expected to:
- Identify stakeholders
- Gather requirements
- Identify and analyze the necessary data
- Design a fully functional prognosis tool
- Create handover material to allow for further use and development by Volvo
- Investigate the possibility of using AI/Machine learning to improve accuracy over time
We require the work to be performed by a team of two students. Please state the name of your partner in your application.
Applicants without partner will not be considered.
Main location for the project group will be the assembly plant in Tuve, Gothenburg. The students are expected to spend most of the time on-site, collaborating with the concerned teams. Therefore, we require at least one student to speak Swedish.
Last day to apply: 2025-10-19
Contact:
Mikael Granbom,
Process Technology Manager, Volvo Trucks Tuve
mikael.granbom@volvo.com
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