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Learn how Boeing implements Lean IT practices to improve efficiency, quality, and customer value in the aerospace and defense sector. Explore their technology improvements and ultimate results in reducing costs and enhancing market leadership.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY THEBOEING COMPANY Presented by: Bernadette Lonzanida Luisa Fernanda Luppi Diego Piedra Joyceline Saltibus
BOEING COMPANY • World leader in Aerospace and Defense Industry • Develops and Produces • Jet transports • Military aircraft • Space and Missile System
MAIN COMPETITOR: AIR BUS INDUSTRIE • A European Consortium • Excellent Record of Innovation • Shares about 50% of the Market
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFORMATION SYSTEMS • BOEING’S STRATEGY • To maintain top position in the industry • To maintain edge in R&D • To deliver more value to customers • To continually improve financial position
IT & IS AT BOEING • Focus on • LEAN ENTERPRISE • DCAC/MRM
LEAN ENTERPRISE • Maximized efficiency • Improve quality and safety • Reduce cycle time, waste, and inventory
DCAC/MRM • Process improvement • Cost reduction • Reduce Cycle time and defects • More value to customers
LEAN PRODUCTION ELEMENTS: • Just-in-time • Error-free production • Total quality management (TQM)
KEY LEAN APPROACH Management DECISION Organization STANDARD SUPPORT SYSTEMS/(SOPs) Technology IMPROVEMENTS (ERP)
PRINCIPLES • Takt-paced production • One-piece flow • Pull production
TAKT-PACED PRODUCTION • Standardized work procedures • Rate of assembly • Rate given by the customer
ONE-PIECE FLOW • Opposite BATCH production • Improves quality • Lowers costs
PULL PRODUCTION • Opposite of PUSH production • Products made only by request
IMPLEMENTING LEAN PRACTICES • Employee involvement • Value Stream (set of activities) • The Tools • Accelerated Improvement Workshop • Autonomous Maintenance Workshops • Production Preparation Process Workshops
DCAC/MRM OVERVIEW • 1994 improvement of DCAC/MRM • Process Improvement • Cost Reduction • Reduced Cycle Time and Defects • More value to Customers
DEFINE AND CONTROL AIRPLANE CONFIGURATION(DCAC) • Simplify and improve internal processes • Define a customer’s request configuration • Type of seats • Galleries • Lavatories • Carpet • engines • Turn a basic airplane to a customized one
1st Approach: SINGLE SOURCE OF PRODUCT DATA(Bill of Material)
SOURCES OF TECHNOLOGY • Hewlett-Packard Company provides the application server • Baan IV Baan International enables Enterprise Resource Planning • Linkage Solutions form CIMLINC for work instructions • Metaphase from Structural Dynamics Research Corporation is a product data management tool • Sales BUILDER form Trilogy provides configuration software • Orbix for IONA Technologies links the applications • Sequent provides the centralized database servers • Oracle Corporation supplies the database application
ULTIMATE RESULTS • Reduce Inventory Levels by $1 billion since January 1999 • Reduce manufacturing time by 60% • Inventory turn rates have increased from 4.0 to 6.4 • Defects have been reduced by 48% • Global market leadership