Case: Wengart Aircraft President Ralph Larsen of Wengart Aircraft has become increasingly concerned about profits. Though he is not fearful of a company takeover‚ he does feel an obligation to maximize shareholders’ return on their investment. He and about a dozen top executives receive sizable stock bonuses‚ so it is to their advantage to obtain a high share price. Wengart manufactures private and military aircraft. It is number two in its industry‚ which consists of seven companies. Its profits
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| Case Analysis | | | | The one of the macro problems Wengart Aircraft is having is that they are the second largest company in the industry but are only ranked sixth in profitability (Brown‚ 2011). Wengart gets a large amount of contracts but they are spending a lot of money reworking most of the aircrafts after they come off of the production line. Another problem is the quality of their aircrafts is in question with the Secretary of Defense and other private customers. The Secretary
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Wengart Aircraft Question 1: Driving and restraining forces toward acceptance of the TQM program at the top management level 1. No Programme and Project & Change Management Office Larsen is trying to execute a big change by simply sending a memo to the heads‚ there is no proper planning and no well thought-out execution or implementation strategy which would have taken issue of psychological impact on the employees into consideration. 2. Not a learning organisation
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WENGART AIRCRAFT Abstract This case analysis focuses on Organizational Development (OD) techniques that Wengart Aircraft Company can utilize to implement a Total Quality management (TQM) program to integrate all aspects of the corporation to enhance production operations‚ improve overall quality of workmanship and products‚ increase output‚ maximize profits and simultaneously improve management and employee relations. Wengart Aircraft attempted to implement a TQM program based upon earlier
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Introduction The President Ralph Larsen has realized that Wengart has some major problems with the quality however he is focusing on the profitability instead of the longevity of the company. He needs to have the team focus on improving the quality problem or the company’s profits will continue to decrease. Larsen in the effort to improve the quality has decided to seek out help from an OD practitioner who suggests to Ralph to implement Top Quality Management (TQM). Larsen feels that this should
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Aircraft Mechanics are also known as: Airframe or Power Plant Mechanics and Avionics or Aviation Technicians. As a valued and critical member of an airline’s chain of operations‚ the primary responsibility of this professional is aircraft preventive maintenance that ensures peak operation‚ performance‚ and safety. This is achieved through aircraft servicing‚ repairing‚ overhauling‚ and testing. A Mechanic performs all required maintenance and inspections of aircraft engines‚ landing gear‚ pressurized
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Executive Summary Goodrich Company was suspected of publishing falsified qualification report of its new-designed aircraft brake for the A7D. Kermit Vandiveer‚ a data analyst and technical writer in Goodrich‚ was ordered by the executives to issue a false qualification report. Initially‚ Vandiveer refused and got support from his supervisor. However‚ under the pressure he had to offered artificial graphic presentation in the report. After the failing flight test‚ Vandiveer disclosed the misconduct
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Phase I - Aircraft Solutions Table of Contents Contents Executive Summary The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the computer security for Aircraft Solutions. When discussing computer security‚ the three main areas aspects of any computer-related system are confidentiality‚ integrity‚ and availability. Confidentiality determines the security or privacy of the system. Integrity refers to only the authorized users making
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Rick Adam and John Knudsen founded Adam Aircraft Industries (AAI) in the year 1988. AAI is an aircraft manufacturer company and it produces aircraft for civil and government markets. Adam Aircraft is situated in the South of Denver‚ Colorado at Centennial Airport (KAPA). AAI provides a variety of general aviation aircraft‚ which includes the centerline thrust twin-engine Adam A500 and A700 twin-engine personal jet. Need Rick realized that most of the aircraft at that time were based on old designs
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7315 Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Inspectors Aircraft mechanics maintain‚ repair and overhaul aircraft structures‚ mechanical and hydraulic systems. Aircraft inspectors inspect aircraft and aircraft systems following manufacture‚ modification‚ maintenance‚ repair or overhaul. Common Job Titles Aircraft Maintenance Technician (AMT) Aircraft Structures Technicians (AST) Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (AME) Avionics Maintenance Technicians (AvMT) Aviation Maintenance Inspector Aircraft Mechanic‚ Engine
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