Boeing Supply Chain

Paper Summary:

The paper uses the article "The Boeing Journey to Excellence: Lean Production Transformation in the Internal and External Supply Chains at Boeing" by Don Blake and John Eash to examine how Boeing is optimizing its supply chain. The paper discusses Boeing's need for a sustaining plan for the development of supply chain collaboration, the development of lean deployment standards for the initial coordination of suppliers, and more effective management of direct and indirect sourcing across the entire supply chain. The paper also explains that Boeing sees the level of collaboration in their supply chain leading to an increased competitive advantage over the next century.

Outline:
Executive Summary
First Priority Is Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Collaboration
Redefining Supplier Relationships with Value Stream Mapping
Future State of Lean Relationships

From the Paper:

"The article The Boeing Journey to Excellence: Lean Production Transformation in the Internal and External Supply Chains at Boeing (Blake, Eash, 2003) defines the progression of the aerospace manufacturer and services provider, culminating in the strategies the company is using today to attain optimal performance of its supply chains. From a series of acquisitions over the first several decades of its existence, Boeing has faced the challenge of integrating supply chains and ensuring there is a high level of collaboration and shared knowledge. The use of collaborative supply chain techniques is shown in the partnership of Boeing and Alcoa (Micheau, 2005), in addition to the creation of collaborative work teams with various Department of Defense organizations as well."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dale Agajanian, James Nicoletti, Goosen Broersma, Bruce Bailes, et al. (2006). Boeing Transportation Tracking Team Wins Team Excellence Silver Award. The Journal for Quality and Participation, 29(3), 33-37. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1154206721).
• Don A Blake, John F Eash. (2003). THE BOEING JOURNEY TO EXCELLENCE: LEAN PRODUCTION TRANSFORMATION IN THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SUPPLY CHAINS AT BOEING. Quality Congress. ASQ's ... Annual Quality Congress Proceedings, 57, 649-660. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 677170141).
• Victoria A Micheau (2005). HOW BOEING AND ALCOA IMPLEMENTED A SUCCESSFUL VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY PROGRAM. The Journal of Business Forecasting, 24(1), 17-19. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 827293971).
• Carlos Niezen, Wulf Weller. (2006). Procurement as Strategy. Harvard Business Review, 84(9), 22,24. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Global database. (Document ID: 1116854751)Outsourcing subsections
• Doug Smock (2008, April). Boeing's Dreamliner Drives. Design News, 63(5), 57. Retrieved April 29, 2008, from ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry database. (Document ID: 1458071701).

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