11 May 2004
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Technical Information • Partnering Challenges • The Boeing Company • Jon Buresh • 11 May 2004 11 May 2004 1
Boeing’s Technical Information Strategy • Move up the 1. Technology • value chain by partnerships • providing integrated • information solutions 2.Grow globally 2. Strategic partnerships 3. Grow globally 3. Strategic partnership 11 May 2004 2
Boeing’s Technical Information Strategy • Move up the 1. Technology • value chain by partnerships • providing integrated • information solutions 2. Grow globally 2. Strategic partnerships 3. Grow globally 3. Strategic partnership 11 May 2004 3
Boeing’s Technical Information Strategy • Move up the 1. Technology • value chain by partnerships • providing integrated • information solutions 2. Grow globally 2. Strategic partnerships • Reduce costs 3. Cost reduction partnerships 11 May 2004 4
1. Technical Partnerships • Integrate best of class technologies to provide Customers with better technical information solutions • Continental Data Graphics • Divested Boeing Quill 21TM IETM Suite in 2002 • Tedopres – Netherlands • Automated language translation • Boeing Phantom Works • Advanced information technologies • MXI – Canadian • Maintenance Management Software 11 May 2004 5
2. Growth Partnerships • Utilize international partners to enter new markets and to meet offset obligations • RUAG - Switzerland • Co-authoring partner for Swiss F/A-18 IETM • Kawasaki Heavy Industries - Japan • Language translation quality verification for Japanese Longbow Apache IETM • Defense Logistics Organization – United Kingdom • Technical publications for CH-47 and other Boeing platforms • EBB – Spain • Co-authoring partner for Spanish F/A-18 IETM 11 May 2004 6
3. Cost Reduction Partnerships • Utilize Long Term Agreement (LTA) technical publication partners to reduce costs and to supplement staff during work surges • Competitively awarded to 4 partners in 2001 • BAE Systems • Dayton T. Brown • Tech Pubs, Inc. • Triad, Inc. • Intend to recompete at expiration of current agreement in 2005 - 2006 11 May 2004 7
Technical Information Partnerships Partnerships allow prime contractors to provide better products, at lower costs while expanding their business. 11 May 2004 8