Boeing case study

Introduction

The Boeing Company is one of the largest multinational aerospace and Defense Corporation in America. It was founded in the year 1916 in Washington. Over the years, Boeing has expanded and also merged with various companies such as Mc Donnell in the later years. In the year 2001, the corporate head quarters were moved to Chicago. Boeing which is one of the largest aerospace company, consists of various business units, which include Boeing defense, commercial airplanes and shared services business unit.

Boeing has more than 170,000 people all across in the United States and in other various countries. This shows that Boeing is one of the most diverse and innovative workplaces in the world. Boeing also leverages the talents and skills of hundreds of people working as suppliers for Boeing worldwide.

Discussion

Corporate profile

Boeing is one of the largest and famous aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of various kinds of commercial and military aircrafts combined. On the other hand, Boeing also manufactures various root crafts, electronic and defense systems, missiles, satellites and advanced information and communication system. Boeing is also one of the prime contractors for the international space station and is also a major provider to NASA. The company is also providing various kinds of military and commercial airline support to many of its customers. In the recent years, Boeing has also become one of the largest U.S exporters in sales.

Boeing has a long tradition of aerospace leadership and innovation. The company Boeing is continuously working hard to expand their product line and services to meet the changing needs and demands of their customer. The core competency of Boeing lies in the broad range of capabilities in the employees and creating new and more efficient planes for its customers.

Boeing business units

The various business units of Boeing are discussed below:

Boeing commercial airplanes

Boeing has been the premier manufacturer of the commercial jet liners since its inception. Today Boeing manufactures commercial jet lines such as 737, 747, 767 and 777.beoing is also focusing on the new products development and they are currently building the Boeing 787 and the 747-8.today, the company has around 12,000 commercial jet lines, which constitutes around 75% of the world fleet (Cizmeci, 2005)

Boeing defense space and security

The Boeing defense, space and security is responsible for providing services for large scale system in order to improve and enhance air-land-sea and space based platforms for the commercial customers, which might also include military and the government.

Boeing Capital Corporation

Boeing Capital Corporation is one of the leading institutions that provide financial solutions to its customers. The Boeing capital corporation works closely with the commercial airplanes and defense, space and security to finance and facilitate the sale and delivery of Boeing commercial military products.

Engineering operations and technology

One of the other main business units of Boeing is the engineering operations and technology. It helps in the growth and development by providing its customers with technical and financial assistance top them. The main aim of the unit is to provide companies with high quality services in ...