Managing New Product Development and Supply Chain Risks: The Boeing 787 Case
Managing New Product Development and Supply Chain Risks:The Boeing 787 Case
TABLE OF CONTENT
1.0 Introudiction 1
2.0 The 787 dreamliner’s unconventional supply chain methods 1
2.1 More outsourcing 3
2.2 To reduce the direct supply base 3
2.3 To reduce the financial risks 4
2.4 To increase production capacity 4
3.0 The Dreamliner 's supply chain risks 5
3.1 Supply risk 5
3.2 The process of risk 6
3.3 Risk management 6
3.4 Labor risk 6
4.0 Boeing 's risk assessment 7
4.1 To ease the supply risk 7
4.2 Reduce process risk 8
4.3 To alleviate the risk management 8
4.4 Ease the labor risk 9
5.0 Risk mitigation strategies the Boeing Company 9
5.1 Assembling a team of specialized knowledge 10
5.2 The internal support 10
5.3 Customer expectation to active management consciousness 11
6.0 Conclusion 11
References 12
1.0 Introudiction
In order to stimulate revenue growth and market reaction, Boeing decided to launch 787787 is not only a revolutionary aircraft, but it also uses the traditional supply chain, in order to reduce the cost and development time. However, despite significant efforts and funds management, the company is currently facing the first aircraft delivery postponed its plan and a series of to the customer. This paper analyzes the reasons, the non traditional supply chain of the Boeing 787, the Boeing challenge, for supply chain management, and emphasizes the important lessons learned from other manufacturers, should be considered in the development of new products and design their own supply chain issues. (Cai Feng, 2009).
In this case, we should review the reason 787 of non traditional supply chain. The next section describes our potential risk analysis and supply chain. Then we describe therisk mitigation strategies for Boeing, in order to accelerate its development and production process. Some important lessons we concluded with other manufacturersinto account in the design of their supply chain when the new product development.
2.0 The
TABLE OF CONTENT
1.0 Introudiction 1
2.0 The 787 dreamliner’s unconventional supply chain methods 1
2.1 More outsourcing 3
2.2 To reduce the direct supply base 3
2.3 To reduce the financial risks 4
2.4 To increase production capacity 4
3.0 The Dreamliner 's supply chain risks 5
3.1 Supply risk 5
3.2 The process of risk 6
3.3 Risk management 6
3.4 Labor risk 6
4.0 Boeing 's risk assessment 7
4.1 To ease the supply risk 7
4.2 Reduce process risk 8
4.3 To alleviate the risk management 8
4.4 Ease the labor risk 9
5.0 Risk mitigation strategies the Boeing Company 9
5.1 Assembling a team of specialized knowledge 10
5.2 The internal support 10
5.3 Customer expectation to active management consciousness 11
6.0 Conclusion 11
References 12
1.0 Introudiction
In order to stimulate revenue growth and market reaction, Boeing decided to launch 787787 is not only a revolutionary aircraft, but it also uses the traditional supply chain, in order to reduce the cost and development time. However, despite significant efforts and funds management, the company is currently facing the first aircraft delivery postponed its plan and a series of to the customer. This paper analyzes the reasons, the non traditional supply chain of the Boeing 787, the Boeing challenge, for supply chain management, and emphasizes the important lessons learned from other manufacturers, should be considered in the development of new products and design their own supply chain issues. (Cai Feng, 2009).
In this case, we should review the reason 787 of non traditional supply chain. The next section describes our potential risk analysis and supply chain. Then we describe therisk mitigation strategies for Boeing, in order to accelerate its development and production process. Some important lessons we concluded with other manufacturersinto account in the design of their supply chain when the new product development.
2.0 The
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