Boeing 787 Dreamliner Project Case Study
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Assignment 1: Individual Report-Case StudyStudent Name:Student ID:Subject Name:Subject ID:Date Due:Professor Name:1 | P a g e
1.0 Introduction to the Company and ProjectThe case study concerns the Company Boeing 787 Dreamliner which has various fleets. The Company was developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes and is considered to be fuel efficient as it manufactured from composite materials[ CITATION Bur133 \l 1033 ]. The aircrafts were said toconsumer almost 20% less fuel compared to its counterparts and includes several of its counterparts in the business. the newly designed and engineered aircrafts had been successful in obtaining various customers from diversified categories. The Project that the Company had been successful in obtaining was related to manufacturing of such aircrafts from 57 customers. Becoming one of the fastest selling airlines in the history of aircrafts, the Company entered into several problems from engineering of its aircrafts[ CITATION Ika09 \l 1033 ]. The project it undertook was to serve such large number of customer Boeing aircrafts. 2.0 Project ProblemsOn the on-set of the project, it had encountered several challenges and complaints that were launched across the board by its customers and legal boards. Though the project was very ambitious and had been able to successfully procure large number of orders yet it had been delayed miserably from the first instance[ CITATION Alv121 \l 1033 ]. Then the first batch of products made ready suffered from heavy weight. There were various other factors that led to overall poor performance of projects, due to delay in procurement and multitude of other factors,This eventually led to shooting up of costs and further costs due to incorporating technical innovations in the projects. There were a series of problems associated with clients from all over that led to overall dissatisfaction amongst them, ultimately leading to failure of the project[ CITATION Zwi08 \l 1033 ]. From the very first endeavor the Company had failed to accomplish its objectives regarding multiple aspects regarding the project. While the project had been initiated, with appropriate aspects that could have easily led to establishment of a successfulaircraft Company, but it failed miserably to do so. the project did not encompass a critical path and planning techniques that could have allowed success for the project. From the starting point the project had numerous drawbacks that affected its effective and efficient timely completion. 2 | P a g e
The ambitious project could easily had been attained by means of project planning endeavors where critical points in regards to the project could easily had been attained to. With numerous technical issues and implementation as well as execution issues, the project failed to be accomplished in a desirable manner. 3.0 Critical EvaluationOn the on-set of the project it encountered a varied range of problems arising from mechanical errors to engineering faults. The first critical issues arising from the project was its changes madein the mechanism of the machineries and other engines. Such led to tremendous faulty engines which caused variety of noises[ CITATION Mor112 \l 1033 ]. In the first instance, where the airline made use of composite materials in order to make it fuel efficient, there were problems in regards to four-panel windshield, noise-reducing chevrons along with smoother nose contour. This problem was created due to engineering and structural changes being made to the airline. This challenge was not attempted to by the airline but it extended itself for procurement of new orders. Post procurement of large-scale order with the customers especially ILFC (International Lease Finance Cooperation) there were several factories set up[ CITATION Bre10 \l 1033 ]. Large-scale collaboration with suppliers around the globe has enabled to cater to multiple clients.However, still there were many delays in procurement of raw materials that let to overall delay incatering to its orders. Such delays led to un-adhering to standards leading to overweighing of the aircrafts. There were also several technical issues associated with delivering of the aircrafts in appropriate standards. Failure of technical issues and overweighing of aircrafts has led to penaltyissues for the Company. Tremendous lag has resulted in overriding of budget and also challenges[ CITATION Cer11 \l 1033 ]. Challenges were several in automated systems as well, including complaints regarding several injuries. From analysis of the entire project in a critical manner it can be understood that project management endeavors in the Company remain unaccomplished. There was no project planning even with so many orders, the Company failed to design project critical path and techniques for attaining its objectives. Lack of project planningled to failure in overall project budget and costs leading to its ineffectiveness. Further as raw 3 | P a g e
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