Building the Boeing 787 1. What are the benefits to Boeing of outsourcing so much work on the 787 to foreign suppliers? What are the potential risks? Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Benefits: * Outsourcing the state-of-the-art electronics on the flight deck and in the passenger compartments allowed Boeing to reduce the risks associated with this technological gamble; * Boeing was able to negotiate $8 billion in development costs from the partners in return for a share of
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MBA 654 Case 10.1 Boeing & Airbus Robin Grouette 1. The overall strategy for Boeing seems to be focused more on customization and efficiency rather than size. With the focus of the 787 Dreamliner being that of long range with smaller passenger capacity‚ Boeing is anticipating that more direct routes to international cities will be developed rather than the typical hub and spoke routes which currently dominate the airline industry. Airbus’ overall strategy is focused more on the hub
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Boeing versus Airbus 1. Do you believe Airbus could have become a viable competitor without subsidies? Given the competitive dynamics in the commercial aircraft industry‚ it is not likely that Airbus could have become a viable competitor without subsidies. These dynamics include investment costs in the billions for research and development of a new airliner‚ long break-even times‚ significant experience curve on the manufacturing side‚ and the highly volatile demand for aircraft. Due
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This article discusses the importance of Boeing to seek parts and components for their planes‚ including military planes‚ in countries outside of the U.S.; in other words‚ globalizing their company. However‚ to every story there are two sides‚ in this case – the pros and cons of globalization. One of the biggest advantages of globalization today is that when companies go multinational‚ they retain or gain competitiveness within their field. Throughout the world‚ there are many great ideas when
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completion of the Boeing 767 program: 1. Schedule and Plans: Meeting schedules and detailed planning were two high priority tasks at Boeing. A part of Boeing’s culture was absolute dedication to commitments – from individual within the company and from suppliers. The company expected people to honor their commitments and adhere to their plans. Plans were not considered as the just mere exercises‚ but as forecasted events. A variety of tools‚ several of them unique to Boeing‚ were used to develop
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Management Structure: Considering how the Boeing Company has a strong presence worldwide and has employees and partnerships located in 70 countries‚ it has implemented a management structure to achieve maximum efficiency of the multi-billion dollar business. This structure is called a matrix structure‚ where this essentially allocates a Senior Vice President to each of the many department heads who oversee all movements the company makes as well as managing every employee within that division
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(TCO) rises with multiple planes in a fleet (pilot/mechanic training‚ increased spares‚ maintenance‚ etc.). Thus new entrants are unlikely to be able to garner many buyers. A steep learning curve also makes it difficult to enter this industry. Boeings actions to outsource more parts design may lower a barrier to entry because it enables suppliers to vertically integrate. Also‚ the govt. policy change will lower the barrier to entry because the duopoly will no longer have a subsidy to operate.
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industry‚ accounting for roughly 60% of all funding (The US Defense‚ 2004). With the number of US air travelers projected to increase annually over the next 20 years‚ Boeing has a good chance of avoiding job-losses related to government budget cuts and may be the most reliable provider of long-term employment out of the three companies. Boeing has also outsourced their product worldwide‚ receiving approximately 50% of funding from domestic sources and the other 50% from international (The US Defense‚ 2004)
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Boeing Case Study: Questions 1. The market structure for the Dreamliner could be said to somewhat fall under the Oligopoly structure which is a market dominated by a small number of firms that together control the majority of the market share. Or a under the monopoly structure because it is the only firm that produced the Dreamliner of its kind that was unique in its own way. And there is no replica of it. The demand of the Dreamliner from its customers proved to be off the roof and attracted
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Strategy Boeing Corporate-level Strategies Analysis and Recommendation Modified parts are underlined Two main business units of Boeing are “Boeing commercial airplanes and Boeing defence‚ space & security‚ in which the products and modified services are based on providing commercial and military aircrafts‚ satellites‚ weapons‚ electronic and defence systems‚ launch systems‚ advanced information and communication systems‚ and performance-based logistics and training”(Boeing‚ 2013). “Boeing is also
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