Operations and Supply Chain of DynCorp International

This report provides an overview of the operations, import/export, and supply chain details of DynCorp International, a popular aviation service provider. It also highlights the use of internet for employee training and development, promotion strategies in international markets, and the company's global procurement and production practices.

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Abstract
The primary aim of the given report is to throw light on the overall operations of the DynCorp
International limited. The firm is a popular aviation service provider but a majority of its
operations are based on Artificial intelligence, consultancy and other infrastructural solutions as
well. The firm has a found a major customer in the United Stated Federation Government. The
report will be highlighting the overall operations, import and export along with supply chain
details of the firm.

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1. Are any employees of your company represented by labor unions or covered by
collective bargaining agreements? Are any of these employees working outside of the
United States?
The different employees as employed in the DynCorp are not represented by the different
labor unions and are not covered by any collective bargaining agreements. This can be stated
because, the company is a global service provider company which offers considerable solutions
to the different companies around the globe (Agrawal, 2015). The company has an access to
global infrastructure and with respect to this, it can be largely understood that it often indulges in
tasks and activities which are present for the purpose of governmental agencies and
organizations and hence, with respect to this, the firm has to ensure that it maintains utmost
privacy in the organization and that it is able to ensure that, the firm is able to carry out these
deals in secret. For this reason, the company hires its own employees and they do not belong to
any other agencies. Many of the employees in the organization work outside the United States as
per the operations which the firm carries out and hence, they are required to function even
outside the United States.
2. Does your company employ expatriates in any overseas operations it might have? If so,
what resources does the company provide to train expatriates before they go to the foreign
location? Does the company also provide training or support for expatriates during the
repatriation phase?
The company has certain operations outside of the United States and with respect to this,
the firm does employee certain expatriates as well which operate in the overseas operations (Stat-
usa.gov ,2019). In order to ensure that the employer is able to find adequate success, the

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organization, hires people from various sources like Human resource agencies and other
renowned institutions so as to ensure that, the talent in the organization can be retained
adequately and that the firm is able to attain long term success with respect to the same
(Xmarks.com ,2019). In order to provide adequate training to the different employees, they are
given a cultural orientation as well as training regarding the job to be carried out. It is important
for the different companies to carry out the training with respect to the repatriation phase and it is
with respect to this that, the employees are provided with all necessary training for their job in
the operations situated outside the United States.
3. To what extent, or in what ways, does your company use the Internet for
employee training and development?
The Internet has become an important piece of resource which is often utilized by the different
organizations as present in the business environment to provide adequate training and to ensure
that the firm is successfully able to gain a competitive advantage in the long run. Hence, the
DynCorp organization often makes use of
internet as a medium to provide adequate training to the employees as present. The internet is
used to conduct a video conferencing through which DynCorp is able to provide training to the
different employees from the world class professionals as present. In addition to this, the internet
is also used as a medium to gain data and new methods of teaching for the employees
(State.gov ,2019). Through the internet, the employees can be provided with adequate training
materials which will go a long way in helping them to perform their overall tasks well. In
addition to this, internet as a medium will also be used to ensure that the firm is able to attain
success for the firm in the long run (Xmarks.com ,2019).

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4. What products are sold in the company’s international markets? Do they vary by
country or by region?
The different products which the organization sells in the international markets can be
stated to be security products and the company states that it serves:
 Those Who Defend Freedom and Global Security
 Those Who Restore Peace and Stability (Dyn-intl.com ,2019).
 Those Who Secure and Grow Communities
 Those Who Make the World a Better Place
Hence, with respect to this, the organization tends to ensure that it is successfully able to serve
the different countries and related agencies through the medium of their large infrastructural base
and that the organization is able to ensure success in future.
5. What types of promotion does your favorite company emphasize in its
international markets? Do they differ from those used in its domestic market?
The promotional activities and mediums as used by the organization in the international
markets can be stated to be the medium of business journals, security journals and other closed
groups and articles which are read by the targeted audience only. In this manner, the firm will be
able to ensure that it is successfully able to reach out to the designated target audience. As the
company provides services like sustainment, development and readiness, then for this reason, it
is targeting the operational companies who need this service. As the service is not a consumer

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service, the organization does not make use of the main stream airlines systems to proceed with
the same (State.gov ,2019).
6. What kinds of distribution channels are being employed in your company’s international
markets?
The distribution channel which is being used by the company can be stated to be the dual
distribution strategy. In the particular strategy, the organization will be making use of the direct
selling strategy as well as selling through the intermediaries(Nölke et al., 2015). By using the
particular distribution channel, the company is successfully able to ensure that, it is being able to
meet with the requirements of the different countries and different organizations in the same
manner. Moreover, it is also being able to meet up with the needs of the different clients which
ensures that the distribution channel of the firm is benefiting the firm and its operations.
7. Is the company practicing global procurement? If the company is procuring globally,
what goods and services is it procuring and from which countries?
Indeed, the DynCorp has been practicing global procurement. This is because the
organization has a wide source infrastructure and knowledge through which it is able to
successfully meet with the different requirements of the clients. In addition to this, the firm tends
to outsource its goods from a wide range of sources with the help of which it is able to provide
adequate services to the entire client base (Dyn-intl.com ,2019). The different members of the
firm undergo hostile conditions and for this reason, the team makes use of real world experience

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and intelligence as well as innovative planning so as to meet with the overall distinction mission
of the target audience.
8. Is the company practicing global production? If the company is producing globally, what
goods and services are produced globally and in which countries?
The company is a service and transportation company. The company has a wide range of
solutions for all its client group and with respect to this, it can be stated that the organization
aims to offer a large number of goods to the different consumers from Aviation, Logistics,
Training, Logistics, transportation and Global consultancies (Iamsiraroj, 2016). It needs to be
noted that most of the services of the company come directly from the United States itself and
from the crowd as present in the country. The different employees who provide consultancy
solutions to the different audience groups belong to the country itself and with respect to this, it
aims to maintain the service and production location limited to itself (Imf.org ,2019). However,
the firm does operate some of its operations in the other parts of the world like Europe, Asia and
Australia.
9. Has the company outsourced goods and services? Has the company insourced goods and
services?
The company primarily aims to ensure that it is successfully able to produce its own
goods and provide services on its own so as to see to it that, the firm is able to reduce its costs
and the power of production remains in the hands of the firm. In addition to this, although during
higher demands received from the different clients, it often outsources its services. It offers
artificial intelligence to its different clients and hence, for this purpose, the organization tends to

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outsource its intelligence and consultancy services to the different companies present in the
countries like Asia and Europe (Dyn-intl.com ,2019). However, the company does not get
involved in the insourcing of the goods as well as the different services because, it aims to ensure
that its service and product quality remains maintained throughout the value chain and hence, it
does not provide this insourcing of services and the products.
10. Is the company a member of one or more supply chains? If yes, can you identify the
major members of the supply chain(s)?
The organization has a good supply chain team which goes a long way in ensuring that
the firm is able to achieve its overall corporate objectives and protect the overall core businesses
of the different capabilities with respect to both the old and the new customers as
present(Globaledge.msu.edu ,2019). Their supply chain team has often been recognized with the
Supply chain center of Excellence and sourcing tools. The company is the member of the United
states Federal government`s supply chain. 98% of the company`s goods get delivered to the US
government. This is the reason why the DynCorp is considerably popular amongst the masses for
maintaining an excellent service chain. To ensure success, the firm aims to engage in the
operations with new supply chain improvements and standardizing systems in order to ensure
that new roles and responsibilities are assigned and the secrecy and efficiency of the company
can be maintained.
11. In what countries does your company export goods? Import goods? How would
changes in the values of these countries’ currencies relative to the U.S. dollars affect

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transactions and translation risks? Economic risk?
It has to be noted that a majority of the firm`s services are sold to the United States
Federation itself. However, the company is also known to cater to the operations of other
countries like business giants as present in Europe and Asia (Dyn-intl.com ,2019). However, it
needs to be noted that the firm avoids importing goods because it believes that, the firm would
not be able to maintain the efficiency of operations if it engages into import and insourcing
operations. Hence, as the company`s operations are mostly limited to the United states, the
company is not affected with economic and transaction risks as faced by other companies present
in international trade and commerce.

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