Boeing Case Study
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Boeing Case Study
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Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................31. Assessing the reasons for changes and exploring the wastage caused before and after thechange caused in the production system......................................................................................32. (a) Lean thinking can give competitive advantage..................................................................5(b). Benefits and limitation to lean thinking................................................................................53. In light of current Economic trends evaluating the impact of Lean synchronisation onBoeing’s strategies.......................................................................................................................6CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7REFERENCES................................................................................................................................92
INTRODUCTIONThe changes are bring to make more efficiency in the workplace and for the product(Porter, 2011). The Boeing company is the American company which manufactures, designs andsells rotocraft, airplane, satellites, rockets and jets. The company also provides product supportservices and leasing services. Boeing is the top most global aircraft manufacturer and holdingsecond position in defense controller. The present scenario focused over the Boeing 737 which isthe jets manufactured and designed by The Boeing Company (Boeing, 2016). The design isshort- to medium-range twinjet which have the narrow-body airliner. The business jet have thecapacity to of entertaining 85 to 215 passengers at a time and developed as a family of 10passenger model.The below presented report is based on the assessing the reason for the changes caused inthe production system. Due the change the affecting areas and the wastage occurred before andafter are discussed so far. Furthermore the report also includes the impact of lean synchronisationover the strategies of the company.TASK 1 1. Assessing the reasons for changes and exploring the wastage caused before and after thechange caused in the production systemCarolyn Corvi, the Vice President – General Manager of The Boeing Company,production department, have recorded some of the reason because of which changes occurred inthe production system of the company. The major reason were as follows:The very first reason recorded is the earthquakes which are not good for the businessactivities of the Boeing company. The earthquake helped the company in physical andmajor cultural changes for the company at its headquarter in Renton, Washington. Thechange caused the company in a dramatic change (Thompson and et.al., 2013). Thenatural tragedy is so potential that it just made the changes in the Boeing's workingmodels and the face of the company's operations. The result of the change is shown overthe productivity of the company which increased by 50%. The space reduction of 40% isrecorded and the shift in the culture is seen. The new culture seen at the work place is theon-site teamwork and the persistent communication. 3
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