Boeing 767 Case Study Questions 1. How would you describe Boeing’s approach to project management? What are its strengths and weaknesses? Boeing adopts a very thorough‚ well planned out process to manage the project. The stages are defined clearly and tasks involved in each stage are carried out sequentially. The first stage of their approach is the project definition phase during which Boeing identified holes in the market not met by existing planes‚ assessed future airline needs‚ considered alternative
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The BOEING 777 CASE SUMMARY In October 1990 Boeing officially announced the launch of the latest addition to the Boeing family: The Boeing 777. The Boeing 777 is a long range‚ wide-body‚ twin jet engine jet. In this case study we are trying to evaluate the 777 project. This project seems a bit risky since R&D and design expense are very high for this project and the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq has increased the oil prices. 1. We know that there are two ways to increase return on equity RoE
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Title of case: Boeing 787 Dreamliner Critical Facts: Boeing is the world’s largest manufacturer of military and commercial aircraft‚ which was founded in 1916 by William Boeing and Navy Engineer Conrad Westervelt in the name of Pacific Aero Products Company in Seattle‚ which after active participation in World war-I was renamed to Boeing Airplane Company (Frederick‚ 2014). Boeing produced several hundreds of B-17 Flying fortress during World War II which became the U.S Bomber. In 1950’s Boeing faced
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at 4.5% * JP Morgan has issued an estimate for Expected Market Return at 8.5% * Euribor is 2% * Before tax cost of debt = 5% * Tax rate = 30% Please calculate the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) for this firm. 2. You are now asked to calculate the WACC for a toothpaste manufacturer with the following data: * Average share price for last 6 months = €34/ share * Current year’s dividend = €3/ share * Applicable growth rate = 3% * Tax rate =
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In early 2003‚ Boeing released plans to build a new “super efficient” jet called the 7E7. The jet subsequently gained the nickname the “Dreamliner.” In the six months following the announcement news depressed the market for aircraft‚ which was already shrinking. This news included the United States going to war with Iraq‚ global terrorist attacks‚ and SARS putting travelers in fear. This all contributed to the worst airline profits in a generation. From Boeing’s perspective this meant for a
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CAPITAL BUDGETING Cost of Capital Evaluating Cash Flows Payback‚ discounted payback NPV IRR‚ MIRR The Cost of Capital • Cost of Capital Components – Debt – Common Equity • WACC Should we focus on historical (embedded) costs or new (marginal) costs? The cost of capital is used primarily to make decisions which involve raising and investing new capital. So‚ we should focus on marginal costs. What types of long-term capital do organizations use? nLong-term debt nEquity Weighted
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Memorandum To: The Boeing Company‚ Board of Directors From: Consultant Date: October 3‚ 2005 Re: Options and Recommendations in Response to Airbus We have recently discussed Airbus ’s effective effort in capturing market share in the past few years. We have also agreed that I will conduct an analysis of the underlying circumstances concerning the situation‚ address the challenges facing Boeing‚ provide options available to Boeing‚ and recommend actions to be taken. I will provide an
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Why did Boeing adopt the radical change approach for designing and developing the 787 Dreamliner? What were the risks? In your opinion‚ was it a good move? Defend your choice. Boeing adopted the radical change approach for designing and developing the 787 Dreamliner because they were in competition with Airbus and needed a new approach in which they could use innovation to stand out upon their competitiors. Boeing was looking to reduce manufacturing costs and development times. Boeing took an
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as the discount rate in net present value (NPV) project appraisal techniques.1 The weighted-average cost of capital (WACC) represents the overall cost of capital for a company‚ including the costs of equity and cost of debt‚ weighted according to the proportion of each source of finance within the business. In easy words WACC measures a company’s cost to borrow money. The WACC equation is the cost of each capital component multiplied by its proportional weight and then summing: Where: Re
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Airbus vs. Boeing the case study Jimmy Jones University of Phoenix The case “Boeing vs. Airbus: Two Decades of Trade disputes” deals with the dispute that has existed between the US aircraft giant and the European Aircraft manufacturing giant. Boeing has 57‚000 workers in Seattle and an additional 100‚000 employees
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