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Abstract

Describes the evolution of the Boeing 767 from the conception of the project to the start of manufacturing. Shows how the company manages an enormously complex and risky project and introduces students to a variety of estimating and management tools. The decision issue involves the shift from three-person to two-person cockpits and whether rework should be done in-line (without removing planes from the flow of production) or off-line (after initial assembly has been completed).
Location:
Washington
Industry:
Aerospace and defense sector
Size:
USD9 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1970-1981
Teaching note
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Reference no. 5-689-027
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: David A Garvin (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1988
Version: 5 October 1988
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
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Case
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Reference no. 9-606-S20
Spanish language
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: David A Garvin (Harvard Business School); Lee C Field (Harvard Business School); Janet L Simpson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1988
Version: 1 April 1991
Length: 21 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Product development; Decision making; Project management; Operations strategy; Manufacturing processes; Risk management; Production
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Supplement
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Reference no. 9-688-041
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: David A Garvin (Harvard Business School); Lee C Field (Harvard Business School); Janet L Simpson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1988
Version: 8 March 1991
Length: 1 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Change management; Product development; Project management; Operations strategy; Manufacturing processes; Product launches; Production
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Abstract

Describes the evolution of the Boeing 767 from the conception of the project to the start of manufacturing. Shows how the company manages an enormously complex and risky project and introduces students to a variety of estimating and management tools. The decision issue involves the shift from three-person to two-person cockpits and whether rework should be done in-line (without removing planes from the flow of production) or off-line (after initial assembly has been completed).

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Location:
Washington
Industry:
Aerospace and defense sector
Size:
USD9 billion revenues
Other setting(s):
1970-1981

Related

Teaching note
-
Reference no. 5-689-027
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: David A Garvin (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1988
Version: 5 October 1988
Length: 18 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details
Case
-
Reference no. 9-606-S20
Spanish language
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: David A Garvin (Harvard Business School); Lee C Field (Harvard Business School); Janet L Simpson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1988
Version: 1 April 1991
Length: 21 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Product development; Decision making; Project management; Operations strategy; Manufacturing processes; Risk management; Production
View full details
Compact case
Supplement
-
Reference no. 9-688-041
Subject category: Production and Operations Management
Authors: David A Garvin (Harvard Business School); Lee C Field (Harvard Business School); Janet L Simpson (Harvard Business School)
Published by: Harvard Business Publishing
Originally published in: 1988
Version: 8 March 1991
Length: 1 pages
Data source: Field research
Topics: Change management; Product development; Project management; Operations strategy; Manufacturing processes; Product launches; Production
View full details