Lean Manufacturing Initiatives at Boeing

Case Code: OPER014 Case Length: 12 Pages Period: 1993 - 2002 Pub Date: 2002 Teaching Note: Available

Price: Rs.300 Organization: Boeing Industry: Airplane Manufacturing Countries: USA Themes: Production management, manufacturing

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Manufacturing Practices at Boeing

In a traditional commercial aircraft manufacturing plant, the floor layout was similar to a parking lot. The planes were docked in stalls – six on the left side of the factory, six on the right side. Each plane was surrounded by ramps and workers would go in and out to find parts, install them. Boeing had followed the above approach from the beginning and its manufacturing practices did not change much over the years. According to analysts, by the early 1990s, the company's operations had become completely outdated...

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