Example Of Airbus Outsourcing Manufacturing Operations: An Outline Of The Paper Report

Introduction

The introduction clarifies the concepts of
Globalization in general
Globalization in the aircraft manufacturing industry
Dependence of Boeing and Airbus on outsourcing for producing their aircrafts
Outsourcing benefits and advantages in the aircraft manufacturing industry
The introduction also elaborates on
How the task of building an aircraft is made less complex with outsourcing
The aircraft components supplied by and outsourced from external sources
The enormity of aircraft supply chain and suppliers
The end goals of such a supply chain in aircraft manufacturing
Employing standardized interfaces and interchangeable elements
The introduction briefly introduces
The supply chain approach by the Airbus
Airbus suppliers in the world
The pyramid of tiers of hierarchical suppliers
Airbus supply chain integration strategies
Airbus Outsourcing
The paper covers the following topics in terms of Airbus outsourcing
Boeing’s use of global outsourcing as a marketing tool
Marketing focus countries including US, Japan and China
Intangible benefits of global outsourcing, winning political friends and mileage
Airbus US suppliers and contracts
Airbus spending in the US
Airbus outsourcing strategies in other countries such as Japan and China
Airbus contracts with Japanese suppliers
Airbus spending in Japan
Japanese market for commercial jets and the share of Boeing vs. Airbus
Airbus outsourcing awards to companies in China
Chinese market for commercial jets and the share of Boeing vs. Airbus
Airbus adoption of the just-in-time delivery
Airbus supply chain integration
Subsystems in the final assembly of the aircraft
Typical pyramid of tiers employed in the aircraft manufacturing industry
Airbus tight control of its suppliers and methods employed
Objectives of keeping tight control
Outsource data and numbers for Airbus and Boeing
Comparative picture of outsourced components of A320, A330, A380 and A350
Distribution of outsourced components in Europe and across the world
Airbus operations in India and Brazil
Airbus supply chain integration strategies and the areas
Airbus quality assurance and surveillance
Conclusion
The conclusion entails summarizing
Airbus outsourcing of its parts and components from various parts of the world
The ultimate goals for this strategy
Airbus supply chain integration strategies and objectives