Abstract
This paper outlines the origins of the Boeing Aerospace Company which which first started in a boathouse in 1915 and today is the world's leading aerospace company. It describes William Boeing's early life, his first plane designs and flight experiences and his airmail career. It examines its contributions to the military in World War I and its near bankruptcy afterward.

From the Paper
"Boeing also opened the first airmail service between Vancouver and Seattle in a B-1 Flying Boat. In 1934, federal antitrust laws forbade airmail carriers from associating themselves with aircraft manufacturers. The government also canceled its airmail contracts with private planes and gave them to the United States Army. But when the army lost 12 airmail pilots in two months, the government had no choice except to give the contracts back to the companies. Boeing was the only one who did not get his contract back because he was declared "ineligible and unfit to carry airmail.""

Tags:aeronautics, aerospace, aircraft, airplane

Abstract
The paper shows how the Hammond Aerospace case is illustrative of the need for not just greater ethical training and awareness but also of legal and regulatory enforcement of the rules and laws currently governing ethical domains. The paper believes that while Hammond's ethical issues are deep, pervasive and endemic, they have also passed beyond the sphere of mere ethical lapses into potential criminality because of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Finder 3-4). The paper goes on to discuss how the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), originally passed in 1978, explicitly forbids the payment of bribes to foreign officials (Briscoe). The paper explains that the FCPA was amended in 1988 to include several other provisions such as the payment of bribes to intermediaries that might then pass them on to foreign officials.

From the Paper
"The Hammond Aerospace case is illustrative of the need for not just greater ethical training and awareness but also of legal and regulatory enforcement of the rules and laws currently governing ethical domains. While Hammond's ethical issues are deep, pervasive and endemic, they have also passed beyond the sphere of mere ethical lapses into potential criminality because of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (Finder 3-4). The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), originally passed in 1978, explicitly forbids the payment of bribes to foreign officials (Briscoe)."

Tags:hammond, aerospace, fcpa

Abstract
This paper provides an insight into aerospace engineering, the flight of vehicles in space, beyond the earth's atmosphere which includes the study and development of rocket engines, artificial satellites and spacecraft. It examines the plethora of purposes that it serves with earthbound vehicles and household supplies and discusses the various tasks that an aerospace engineer team performs. It looks at the future of aerospace engineering including education, new products and challenges to the aerospace engineering program in the United States.

Outline
Introduction
Definition of Aerospace Engineering
Plethora of Purposes
Earthbound Vehicles
Household Products
Tasks that an Aerospace Engineer Performs
The Engineer
The Scientist
The Technician
The Future of Aerospace Engineering
Education
New Products
Challenges to Aerospace Engineering
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The engineer can serve of to twelve different purposes. For this discussion we will only focus on four of these purposes including; analytical, computational fluid dynamics, design, and systems software. Analytical engineering involves the combination of math and rudimentary engineering practices. The computational fluid dynamics engineering implements the use of high speed computers to solve complex nonlinear equations which govern fluid motion. ("Education") Design engineering determines the arrangement, function and structure of a component or the entire design of a vehicle. ("Education") Finally, systems software engineering involves performing the proper analysis of the system."

Tags:artificial, satellites, rocket, engines, space

Abstract
This paper provides insights into how aerospace manufacturers are tackling the task of transforming lean production lessons learned into lean enterprise strategies and instituting lasting change at the process level. The paper discusses the steps that aerospace manufacturing companies are taking to overcome the challenges of making lean enterprise strategies become part of their permanent sourcing, manufacturing and fulfillment strategies. The paper also illustrates how measures of supply chain, manufacturing and fulfillment can be effective in measuring the progress of aerospace companies in becoming leaner. The paper contains tables and charts.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Table of Figures
List of Tables
Defining Lean Best Practices in the Aerospace Industry
Evolution of the Lean Enterprise in Aerospace
Taking a Process-Centric View of Lean Transformation
Roadmap to Lean Best Practices Starts with Business Process Management (BPM) and Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)
Barriers Aerospace Manufacturers Face in Becoming Lean
Measuring Progress towards Being Lean in the Aerospace Industry
Recommendations for Attaining Lean Transformation
Appendices

From the Paper
"Aerospace manufacturers are continually under pressure to reduce costs and increase product quality, while at the same time better aligning their production processes with demand in the form of product and service requirements from customers. This is the essence of their lean manufacturing vision. The pressure to continually increase the return on invested capital (ROIC) while better serving their more demanding customers, and increasingly responding to their unique and often customized product and service requests requires a complete re-alignment of the manufacturing, service, and support processes that encompass a manufacturing operation. To accomplish the strategic objectives of being more customer-centric in both aerospace manufacturing and services processes, being able to respond to the customers' highly specialized needs for products while at the same time making aerospace operations more efficient is at the heart of the lean manufacturing philosophy pervading global manufacturers today. Simply put, lean manufacturing focuses on the elimination of all forms of waste, continuous improvement, and simplification of business processes. Through constant stream of Kaizen (continuous improvement) events, manufacturers systematically attack waste, streamline processes, and improve operational flexibility. Core to the Lean philosophy is the notion that operations and processes have become too complex to be self-correcting in their alignment to the rapidly changing demands of customers (Philip Beaumont 2002). Lean manufacturing supports the simplification of production processes to ensure a higher level of visibility through better metrics of performance and the use of dashboards and key performance indicators and hence control of their operations and processes. Lean's original roots were in the Toyota Production System and focused on improving automotive manufacturing. Lean is firmly rooted in the automotive supply base and similar industrial markets where operating margins are tight and management of working capital is critical to survival. However, as the success of lean has become more widely known, it is being adopted by many industries and is spreading into many other areas of the value chain. For those manufacturers successfully adopting lean, the motives are clear -- provide superior value to the customer while at the same time improve profitability."

Tags:sales, services, operations, production

Abstract
This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes the topic of aerospace engineering. Specifically it introduces aerospace engineering as a profession and describes the contributions of other principal engineering disciplines. Additionally, the paper shows how aerospace engineering can lead to a career designing weapons systems, large and/or small aircraft, or spacecraft. Each specialty requires certain knowledge and education, and choosing a specialty entails understanding the designs necessary and assessing whether they are compatible with personal interests and ideals. That paper concludes that aerospace engineering is a career of the future, having the potential to become a career that innovates and designs new, pioneering ideas in air and space travel.

Outline
Summary
Introduction
A Day in the Life of an Aerospace Engineer
Work Well With Other Engineers and Interact With Them
How a Degree Will Prepare Me
Prognosis and Earnings
Ongoing Skills

From the Paper
"Engineers will use a variety of complex machines and devices to create their engineering schematics and drawings, from computers and CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) programs, to electronics, optics, and even lasers and robotics in some cases. Engineers have to be flexible, because often, they will be deeply involved in one project, only to be put on another project at a moment's notice. They have to work together as a team, but they have to be able to work alone and in isolation, too."

Tags:weapons systems, Computer Aided Drafting, engineers, earning power

Abstract
The paper discusses how while the Canadian aerospace company Bombardier proudly proclaims that it is a competitive, successful, and productive airplane manufacturer managed in accordance with sound operations management principles, a recent article in The Toronto Star indicates that problems with Bombardier built Q-400 turboprops are likely to undermine public, industry, and government confidence in the company (Toronto Star). The paper relates that the Star's reporting on the current controversy relating to Bombardier pertains to landing gear systems, but this company has been controversial for years because of questionable management decisions and poor business practices.

From the Paper
"The Canadian aerospace company Bombardier proudly proclaims that it is a competitive, successful, and productive airplane manufacturer managed in accordance with sound operations management principles, but a recent article in The Toronto Star indicates that problems with Bombardier built Q-400 turboprops are likely to undermine public, industry, and government confidence in the company. (Toronto Star) The Star's reporting on the current controversy relating to Bombardier pertains to landing gear..."

Tags:operations, management, issues

Abstract
Using the Porter five forces model, this paper analyzes Lockheed Martin's position in the global military aerospace products manufacturing industry. The paper examines the threat of new entry, the competitive rivalry, the supplier power, the buyer power and the threat of substitution. The paper includes figures and a segmentation analysis and financial ratio analysis of Lockheed Martin as appendices.

Outline:
Introduction
Analyzing Lockheed Martin Using the Porter Five Forces Model
Assessing Supplier Power
Threat of Substitution
Threat of New Entry
Buyer Power
Assessing Competitive Rivalry

From the Paper
"The four divisions of the company compete in the global military aerospace products manufacturing industry by designing, manufacturing and servicing military aircraft, high-tech flight systems for missiles, and also completing extensive defense-related projects. As a result of this product and services focus the company takes a portfolio-based approach to managing products and projects (Gurgur, Morley, 2008). The three core markets of defense and intelligence, homeland security, and systems and information technology form the foundation of the company's revenue streams (Gurgur, Morley, 2008). With just over 3,000 programs active as of 2009 with the most well-known being the F-22 (King, Driessnack, 2007), Lockheed Martin has a culture that is heavily influenced by project-based values including Quality Management techniques including Six Sigma for continuous quality improvement (Prybutok, Ramasesh, 2005) and business process re-engineering (BPR) (Schiff, 2004). As project-based business models are heavily dependent on supplier collaboration and close work with their supply chains, Lockheed Martin continues to be one of the leaders in the aerospace industry at supply chain management and optimization (Myers, Cheung, 2008). Suppliers are often required to create customized components, assemblies, and modules for use in prototypes Lockheed Martin uses to test new products. This process workflow of streamlining product configuration and customization requirements across its divisions with a common market focus is also a competitive advantage of Lockheed Martin relative to more formally structured European competitors including European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) (Johansen, Comstock, Winroth, 2005). All of these factors combined give Lockheed Martin a unique position in the global military aerospace products manufacturing industry."

Tags:entry, competition, suppliers, buyers, substitution

Abstract
The demographics of the national defense industry are discussed, including the size of the defense forces and their mission. The major factors facing the aerospace industry today, such as the lack of funds for research and development of new technologies and the loss of U.S. superiority in space, are outlined.

From the Paper
"In the area of national defense, there are two major demographic forces at work. A primary worry is the number of people serving in the armed services, and their missions. An armed service prepared mainly for peacekeeping missions is one very different from one prepared for combat, and today, most of our military force is primarily regarded as a peacekeeping force. Many also believe the military should somehow represent the demographics of our society, which is not always possible or necessary.
Adding to that stress is the notion of some that the U.S. military must replicate society, responding to a variety of domestic demographic and social issues. To presume that the military must replicate society is, we believe, another dangerous notion. While the military must represent society, it cannot replicate society without eroding the very basis of the military's purpose and cohesion (Sarkesian and Connor 435)."

Tags:peacekeeping, combat, military, space, army, funding, space, satellites, power

Abstract
This report provides the information necessary to troubleshoot industry obstacles and develop consistent marketing strategies. It looks at how technology in the defense/aerospace electronic markets is advancing at unbelievable rates. As these technologies begin to unite, the need for information from a variety of sources will become even greater.

From the Paper
"Most aerospace companies transversely the supply chains are active in both civil and military markets. Although customer requirements for military and civil aircraft are very different, a general technological base feeds both activities. The way in which the interface between military and commercial activities is managed varies from company to company. Specialized military aerospace divisions are the standard for the systems assemblers. Often aerospace corporations control military-oriented divisions operating in other sectors like electronics, shipbuilding, weapons and munitions, thus consolidating military activities across a range of sectors and areas of expertise. In contrast, the defense industries have had to face a reduction in the volume of the domestic and international markets from their climax levels in the mid-1980s. Worldwide military expenditure has fallen conspicuously. According to estimates from the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), military expenditure is now below 2 percent of the global gross national product as compared to over 5 percent at the end of the1980s. Although R&D expenditures have also been pretentious by these trends, there are big differences across countries. While defense R&D has collapsed in Russia, among OECD countries it has fallen by less than 20% since the early 1990s and remains very momentous in many European countries. In France, for instance, public expenditure in defense R&D has fallen by a third since 1990, but its present level is the same as in the mid-1980s (Serfati 1998)."

Tags:russia, united, states, defence, production, domestic, economics, contractor, army, security

Abstract
This paper is a business analysis of Lockheed Martin, a world leader of system integrators in aerospace, defense and technology services. It describes the company's mission, details its management staff, introduces its product line and details the company's corporate strategy.

From the Paper
"Lockheed's vision is to become the world's leading system integrator in aerospace, defense and technology services. Through this it aims to accomplish its corporate strategy which is performance excellence on the core defense/aerospace businesses; divest non-core businesses and assets; extract value from adjacent businesses through participation by strategic partners and access of public markets."

Tags:Lockheed, Martin, aerospace, defense, technology, United, States, corporate, bussiness