Supply Chain Analysis of Boeing: Issues, Models, and Recommendations

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Boeing's supply chain management. It begins with an introduction to supply chain management and its importance, followed by an examination of the core issues within Boeing's supply chain, particularly concerning the Dreamliner program. The report then evaluates the identified issues using various supply chain models, including the Fast supply chain model, and theories such as the Theory of Constraints, Total Quality Management, and the Supply Chain Roadmap. Based on this analysis, the report recommends specific measures to improve Boeing's supply chain activities, focusing on demand-driven planning, sustainability, technological innovation, and enhanced collaboration. Finally, the report outlines a project plan to implement these improvements, detailing key goals, tactics, and strategies, including the use of blockchain technology for enhanced transparency and efficiency. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of effective supply chain management for ensuring timely delivery and cost efficiency within the organization.

SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................3
Supply chain issues at an organisation........................................................................................3
Evaluation on chosen business scenario with application of supply chain model......................3
Recommend to improve company supply chain activities..........................................................5
Develop project plan to improve supply chain...........................................................................6
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Supply chain management termed out as coordinating and integrating these flows both
within and among enterprise (Cousins, Lawson and Fugate, 2019). It is activities that works as to
maximise the customer value and also assist to attend the sustainable competitive advancement.
By managing the supply chain, the firms are able to cut excess cost and also assist to deliver the
products to consumer in faster mode.
The present report is based on supply chain analysis of Boeing. It is an American
multinational corporation that works as to design, manufactures, sells air-plans and
telecommunication equipment etc.
Furthermore, study will based on supply chain issue and evaluation will be conducted
with help of supply chain theory. Lastly recommendation will be given to bring improvement in
supply chain management activities.
MAIN BODY
Supply chain issues at an organisation.
In the Boeing, the one of the core issues that has been identified was relate with the
supply of highly innovative technology and design feature of dreamlines. It is entity that is facing
huge challenge in building of the dreamliner. Therefore, supply chain architecture of the
company was not systematic. Hence, decision taken by the company was not so effective. Hence,
parts of the Dreamlines was manufactured with different places in the world as Italy, Japan etc.
This new technical advancement got delayed in launch and this has affected the financial
performance of the company ( Saberi, Kouhizadeh and Shen, 2019).
Evaluation on chosen business scenario with application of supply chain model.
Supply chain model is management tool that mainly used to address, improve,
communicate supply chain management decision within firm with suppliers and customers of
enterprise. This is the model that put the major focus on the efficiency and responsiveness. To
bring out the effective working within the enterprise the entity must look over to streamlining the
supply chain activities ( Li, Li and Sethi, 2019). Supply chain management termed out as
process that works as to handling and optimizing all the many complicated aspect of a supply
chain that is inclusive of the goods and services. With the help of ensuring timely hand off from
manufacturer to shipper to supplier to shipper to buyer is a massive task and this must be
undertaken in the streamlined mode. Supply chain management defined as significant process of

the modern commerce that exists in a networked global economy. In order to manage the supply
chain performance of the enterprise the entity needs to look over the following model that can
leads to improve the working of enterprise.
The Fast supply chain model- In order to manage the supply chain working and to bring
smooth functions this is crucial to manufacture the trendy products with short life cycle.
Henceforth, consumer are mostly concerned with the how the fast manufactures updates the
commodities to keep up the fashion trends (Tseng, Islam and Afrin, 2019 ). This is crucial to
bring out the efficiency in working of the enterprise to produce the fast result. In addition to this,
the entity must adopts the fast supply chain model so that they put focus on shortening the tine
from idea to market and maximise the level of forecast accuracy. This can help to have reduction
in market mediation cost.
Supply chain management theories- In order to bring out the advancement in working
activities the organisation can make the use of supply chain management theories such as are-:
 Theory of constraints- This is termed out as the organisation change technique that
mainly put focus on the profit improvement. Hence, the organisation must use the Theory
of constraints as this is the powerful supply chain concepts. It is concept that termed out
as the tuning an entire supply chain to run at the same pace as the slowest step in the
process (Sauer and Seuring, 2019). This is the theoretical framework that leads to focus
on improvements and this also has greatest effect on the supply chain activities of the
enterprise. theory of Constraints is quite same as Lean Manufacturing, in that both are
concerned with maintaining an efficient flow in production and both focus on continuous
improvement. Like Lean thinking, TOC can be applied to the both large and small and for
profit and non-profit organizations (Wieland, Bals and Handfield, 2020). Also, this can
be stated that the theory of constraints can be helpful as this provides the structure for
continuous improvements.
 Total quality management- This is tool that defined as to put the focus over
streamlining the entire supply chain process in the enterprise to bring out the better
advancement. It is inclusive of the process such as to train the employees, ensure
customer satisfaction through reverse logistics (Kazemi, Modak and Govindan, 2019). By
focussing over the quality, Boeing can able to produce the attractive products and
commodities. This is the tool that can assist to gain competitive advancement in the

market. This technical advancement looks over effectiveness and efficiencies in
operational activities, quality, greater supply chain process so that can lead to better
production.
 Supply chain roadmap- It is termed out as the road map that leads to improve the entire
system within the enterprise. This is termed out as innovative theory that directs to
conducts research and analysis (Wamba and Queiroz, 2020). With the help of it, the entity
can analyse the overall activities of the enterprise. In addition to this, Boeing must
develop this approach to track the overall supply chain management activities of the
enterprise. In addition to this, supply chain roadmap highly put focus over the things such
as alignment, managing risk, value added and metrics etc.
Recommend to improve company supply chain activities.
On the basis of above report the effective measures can be taken in order to bring
improvement in Boeing supply chain management activities. Hence, the future of the SCM is
bright and also one of the evolving process ( Silva, Gomes and Sarkis, 2019.). Over the few
decades, the organisation is continually takings steps towards to large and disruptive forms of
invention and creation both in terms of technology that expedites the speed at which customers
receive their products and services. Therefore, these are termed out in following context as
are-:
 Boeing must adopt the demand driven planning and business operating model that mainly
based on real time demand insights and shaping of demand. In addition to this, agile
demand driven supply chain needs end to end visibility across the enterprise from buyers
and market to supply.
 Company leader should works as to embed sustainability as core strategic component and
this also improves the supply chain plan of action. In terms to improve supply chain
management operations, the entity needs to adopt triple bottom line to bring out
sustainability in supply chain operations of business activities.
 Innovation is one of the crucial component in order to stay ahead of the competition in
market. Hence, organisation should use technical advancement that assist to bring out
smooth and streamlined supply chain management process. By the use of cloud
collaboration tools within the enterprise the firm can adopt effective supply chains

activities by working towards to effective product designers innovate solutions that
customers are demanding.
 Senior managers of the Boeing must take the initiatives to align the effective supply chain
activities by conducting better sales, operational planning, distribution and manufacturing
process so that entity can make the better strategy that leads to conduct the better
operational activities within enterprise.
 The company should enhance and improve the distribution network and they must hire
the team that can able to build technical parts their own. With help of improving the
distribution network the entity can able to gain competitive advancement in market.
Therefore, the effective distribution strategy is integral to an effective framework for
supplier management
Develop project plan to improve supply chain.
Supply chain management plan activities leads to undertake the planning with help of
deciding the goals, strategy and tactics ( Silva, Gomes and Sarkis, 2019.). Henceforth, supply
chain management plan outlined as-:
Define key supply chain goals- In order to build out the effective supply chain management
activities, the entity must take steps to frame out goals such as are-:
 To take steps towards to maintain on time delivery performance.
 To manage the organisational working capital.
 To improve the supplier on time delivery.
 Top bring out improvement in the ERP planning parameters to accomplish the time
deliver performance.
 To enhance the organisational distribution channels so that supply chain activities of the
organisation can get improved.
Define key tactics- Tactics in general manner termed out as the short plan of action that needs to
be framed out in order to bring out effective working activities. In addition to this, supply chain
tactics are outlined as-:
 Boeing must works as to develop individual presentation plan for each supply chain team
member. This will help them to work towards to set up streamlined business process.
 The entity must provide effective training facilities so that each member can ensure with
suppliers in timely manner and develop effective tracking system on raw materials.

 To make the plan in terms to Develop & Implement Supplier Development Strategy –
Improve supplier performance through scorecards, reviews, and action plans.
Outline supply chain strategy- The effective plan of action must be framed out to carried out
business activities in effective and efficient manner. Henceforth, Boeing should use block-chain
technology as strategy to bring out advancement in working enterprise. However, the entity must
look over the process such as shipping, freight, logistics and trucking etc. This is defined as an
advancement and also game changer for Supply Chain Management Transparency From
conducting payment and audits to tracking stock and assets, block-chain technology that enables
the greater supply chain efficiency than ever before (Silva, Gomes and Sarkis, 2019.). In addition
to this, block-chain facilitates secure online transactions and is a decentralized and distributed
digital ledger that works as to records transactions across many computers in such a way that the
registered transactions cannot be altered retrospectively. On the other hand, Block-chain creates
solutions that works as to impact all facets of the supply chain with help of putting particular
focus on logistics. Therefore, Block-chain is a tool that optimize business transactions and
trading relationships with robustly secure, global business networks. This will be helpful for the
Boeing to undertake business activities in effective and efficient manner.
CONCLUSION
Hereby, it can be concluded that Effective supply chain management termed out as the
process that aids to ensures that raw materials systematically arrive at manufacturing production
facilities on time. It is termed out as the cross functional approach that works as to managing the
movement of raw material into the enterprise. Also, integration, purchasing, operation and
distribution are crucial element to supply chain management.
Furthermore, study has based on supply chain issue and evaluation has been conducted
with help of supply chain theory. Lastly recommendation has been framed out to bring
improvement in supply chain management activities.

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