Current Events Paper: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Joslyn Roth
Current Events Paper-The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
William Boeing became fascinated with planes after flying in a hydroplane over Lake Washington in 1914. Boeing and his close friend, Conrad Westervelt, decided they could build a better plane after a few more sessions. A small building housed the first design of the Boeing plane and on June 15, 1916 the B&W Model 1 was born. Now, Boeing is the largest aircraft company in the world.
Boeing has a history of being the best aircraft company in terms of leadership and innovation, which is used to create leading aircraft designs. They also use advanced technology and engineering skills to design and develop its products. As a result, Boeing serves nations worldwide with commercial and military …show more content…
By outsourcing, Boeing drove profits and knowledge to suppliers while increasing costs for themselves. So, not only was the work outsourced, but the profits associated with the work were outsourced, too. Outsourcing also requires substantial additional up-front planning. The additional planning helps to avoid the situation where parts do not fit together at final assembly. According to Denning, Boeing outsourced the engineering and construction of the plane long before the product was defined and the relative costs established. This resulted in them being billions of dollars over budget, pushed back delivery schedule, and the first plane was delivered over three years …show more content…
Dr. L. J. Hart-Smith wrote a paper about how it is necessary for the prime contractor to provide on-site quality, supplier management, and sometimes technical support to minimize potential problems. If this is not done, the performance of the prime manufacturer can never exceed the capabilities of the least proficient of the suppliers (Denning, 2013). On-site support was one of the things Boeing did not plan to provide for its suppliers. They delegated this responsibility to sub-contractors and when they didn’t perform the coordination well, Boeing had to send hundreds of engineers to solve various technical problems. This led to delays in the development of the 787 and they had to redesign the assembly process of the aircraft, which resulted in huge additional expenses that should have been planned
Current Events Paper-The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
William Boeing became fascinated with planes after flying in a hydroplane over Lake Washington in 1914. Boeing and his close friend, Conrad Westervelt, decided they could build a better plane after a few more sessions. A small building housed the first design of the Boeing plane and on June 15, 1916 the B&W Model 1 was born. Now, Boeing is the largest aircraft company in the world.
Boeing has a history of being the best aircraft company in terms of leadership and innovation, which is used to create leading aircraft designs. They also use advanced technology and engineering skills to design and develop its products. As a result, Boeing serves nations worldwide with commercial and military …show more content…
By outsourcing, Boeing drove profits and knowledge to suppliers while increasing costs for themselves. So, not only was the work outsourced, but the profits associated with the work were outsourced, too. Outsourcing also requires substantial additional up-front planning. The additional planning helps to avoid the situation where parts do not fit together at final assembly. According to Denning, Boeing outsourced the engineering and construction of the plane long before the product was defined and the relative costs established. This resulted in them being billions of dollars over budget, pushed back delivery schedule, and the first plane was delivered over three years …show more content…
Dr. L. J. Hart-Smith wrote a paper about how it is necessary for the prime contractor to provide on-site quality, supplier management, and sometimes technical support to minimize potential problems. If this is not done, the performance of the prime manufacturer can never exceed the capabilities of the least proficient of the suppliers (Denning, 2013). On-site support was one of the things Boeing did not plan to provide for its suppliers. They delegated this responsibility to sub-contractors and when they didn’t perform the coordination well, Boeing had to send hundreds of engineers to solve various technical problems. This led to delays in the development of the 787 and they had to redesign the assembly process of the aircraft, which resulted in huge additional expenses that should have been planned