Boeing 787:the Dreamliner

In the 21st century, any company whose ultimate goal is to achieve leadership within its industry, it is necessary that they think beyond their domestic market and consider global markets instead. By doing this, they need to be able to change or implement their strategy in order to stay as competitive as they were before, form alliances and partners along the way and outperform the competition. For Boeing, trying to become the global leader in its industry again meant that they needed to launch an exceptional, better aircraft than their competition, Airbus. They were also relying on foreign partners more than ever before to get every part ready in time for assembly. With the launch of their 25th model named the 787 Dreamliner, scheduled for delivery in 2008, Boeing promised to provide airlines with a fuel efficient aircraft and passengers with a modern, convenient airplane that will take them distances in comfort at competitive prices. A potential benefit of this new aircraft was to decrease fuel consumption by 20% making it more environmental friendly with its quieter takeoffs and landings.
In order to achieve this grand goal, however, Boeing allied with the world’s best and most capable companies to help them design the plane’s components. By doing this, Boeing perceived its extended supply chain and resources provided by its manufacturing partners as their competitive advantage that will allow them to reduce total costs. As far as pleasing the passengers’ tastes, Boeing was committed in providing them with the option of flying to their destinations non-stop. This will then save them from having to change from big, overcrowded planes to smaller, uncomfortable ones when connecting their flights. They also thought of incorporating a mood lighting system as well as changing the pressure to allow more humidity with the ultimate goal of stimulating the passengers’ senses and decrease fatigue from the long flight. This all sounded great and very promising from