Scania Annual Report 2011

14 SCANIA’S STRATEGY
Scania’s modular system
Trucks
Long crew cab
Crew cab
Low-entry
Scania’s modular product system has been built up over
several decades. It enables Scania to provide individual
specifications for each customer with a limited number
of components in its product range. The modular system
means that different customer wishes can quickly be met
without expanding the number of parts included in its
vehicles proportionately.
Standardisation of interfaces
Modularisation is based on standardisation of the interfaces
– connection points – between component series to
ensure that they fit together in different combinations.
These interfaces are designed in such a way that they
do not change over time. This makes it possible to install
new components with improved product performance
without any need to change the surrounding components.
P-serieS
Scania’s P-series featuring a
low-mounted cab is mainly used
for distribution and construction
haulage. The P-series is also the
base for Scania’s low-entry and
crew cabs.
g-serieS
Scania’s G-series is a versatile model
featuring a spacious cab for long-haulage
and construction haulage and with more
powerful engines than the P-series.
R-serieS
When equipped with a V8
engine, the R-series provides
the highest performance and
has become a legend in the
road transport business.
Topline
Highline
Sleeper cabs Day cabs Short cabs
Normal
Low
Same need, identical solution
Customer needs may be the same as regards specific
components despite different applications, in which case
Scania uses the principle “same need, identical solution”.
A large percentage of the components in a bus are
shared with a truck. The shortest truck cab variant may be
needed in order to maximise cargo capacity both in light
distribution service and in a heavy tipper truck operating
in a mine. A powerful, high-torque engine may satisfy
the need for maximum tractive power in a demanding
operation or for maintaining a uniform speed during long
highway journeys.
Components based on performance needs
Together with the customer, the Scania sales person
specifies components with the right performance steps.
Examples of performance steps are different cab sizes,
engine output steps, frame strengths and number of axles.
The factors that influence the customer’s profitability
vary, depending on the customer’s operations and
transport task. A truck transporting timber in the Nordic
region drives up to 200,000 km per year under difficult
conditions, especially in winter. The engine also powers a
crane while the vehicle is standing still during loading and
unloading, which puts a heavy strain on the engine. Different
capabilities are required in a vehicle operating in a hot
climate at Brazilian sugar cane plantations, with a gross
combination weight of 120 tonnes.
The truck and bus variants built are continuously evaluated,
enabling Scania to have the smallest possible number
of parts and the largest possible selection of variants
in its product portfolio.
Buses and Coaches
Scania Citywide LF
All Scania Citywide models are
based on the same range of body
modules. The low-floor LF version
is available with two axles or
articulated.
Scania Citywide LE
The low-entry LE version has
a low floor in the front section
and can be specified in several
lengths with two or three axles
or articulated.
Scania OmniExpress
An exceptionally flexible modular
design offered with two or three
axles and lengths in 10 cm steps
from 11 to 15 metres, as well as
in three optional heights.
Scania Touring
The modularised Scania Touring
high-decker coach is available
with two or three axles.
Scania Engines
Scania’s industrial and marine engines are
based entirely on the corresponding vehicle
engines. All business areas benefit from common
development work, which also includes auxiliary
equipment such as engine management, cooling
systems, fuel injection and exhaust treatment.
9-litre,
5 cylinders
13-litre,
6 cylinders
16-litre
V8
Operations Scania 2011