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    4/23/2012 Company Description The Boeing Company has been a leader in the aviation industry for decades. It has not only had a critical part in the Civil Aviation industry‚ but more importantly has been a cornerstone in protecting American interests throughout the world for the last century. From the B-17 Bombing raids over Germany during World War 2‚ to the modern joint effort with Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor program‚ Boeing has been a leader throughout its history and the future

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    Lean Manufacturing/JIT Production “Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well - that’s work.  Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work.  The headaches‚ the things that slow you down‚ that’s what continuous improvement is all about.”  ~Bruce Hamilton Continuous improvement is what makes companies profitable. Not only must they constantly innovate their product and services to satisfy the needs of their consumers‚ but also their

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    Building Dissertation 443 Topic Proposal Assignment BUILDING DISSERTATION 443 TOPIC PROPOSAL Title: LEAN SIX SIGMA: Analysis of its use within the Supply Chain of Oil and Gas Construction projects in Western Australia Name: Student Number: Unit Name: Email Address: Date Submitted: Daniel Foley 15487960 Building Dissertation 443 d_foley_@hotmail.com 27th March 2014 Word Count: 933 URL (if applicable): Curtin University of Technology By submitting this assignment‚ I declare

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    Ohno Dont Lean on Me

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    Ohno Don’t Lean on Me! A partial Biography on Taiichi Ohno and the Lean System Topics of Discussion: -Transportation and Unecessary Inventory -Underutilization of Employees -Defects -Excess Motion -Overprocessing

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    Market Share In the last decade‚ market share of Airbus and Boeing have largely been overlapping. Last year‚ Airbus had 833 orders‚ significantly less than Boeing’s 1203. However‚ this year so far Airbus has fared considerably better‚ receiving 410 orders whereas Boeing so far has 203. Market Price and stock: The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS.PA) is the dominant aerospace company in Europe today. Its largest subsidiary‚ Airbus S.A.S.‚ is an aircraft manufacturing company based

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    Lean Six Sigma in Hrm

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    1 Lean Six Sigma in the Service Industry Alessandro Laureani University of Strathclyde United Kingdom 1. Introduction The business improvement methodology known as Lean Six Sigma is rooted in the manufacturing industry‚ where it developed over the past few decades‚ reaching widespread adoption worldwide. However‚ according to the World Economic Outlook Database‚ published in April 2011‚ by the International Monetary Fund (IMF‚ 2011)‚ the distribution of PPP (Purchase Power Parity) GDP‚

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    Improving the NPD Process by Applying Lean Principles: A Case Study Bimal P. Nepal‚ Texas A & M University Om Prakash Yadav‚ North Dakota State University Rajesh Solanki‚ RTI International Metals Abstract: This article extends the new product development (NPD) literature by presenting a case study of a lean product development (LPD) transformation framework implemented at a U.S. based manufacturing firm. In a departure from typical LPD methods‚ in this article the design structure matrix

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    Boeing Perrier Case Study

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    Case Study Analysis: Boeing and Perrier Boeing Question #1 Galbraith’s Star model‚ as described by Palmer et al (2009)‚ identifies five key components of organizational change that must be in alignment for success. The Star model notes that strategy‚ structure‚ processes and lateral capability‚ reward systems‚ and people practices are the five necessary elements to ensure an organization can adapt and thrive during implementation of change. In the case of Boeing‚ they could have benefited

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    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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    Applying Lean Logistics to SCM The system of interconnected businesses used to push a product from supplier to consumer is defined as a supply chain. Supply chain management (SCM)[1] focuses on managing the supply chain in an effort to improve the quality and time it requires to manufacture a product. The marriage of lean production and supply chain management creates lean supply chain management‚ which provides a much leaner and more economical supply chain for the product to flow

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