2007 has got off to a great start – the weather in the North East US is unseasonably warm and people are not complaining although there is underlying concern about "global" warming. It’s interesting that we have started looking at weather with a "global" perspective. Switching gears, I just finished a research paper on globalContinue reading “Alliances,mergers and supply chains”
Category Archives: Engineering
Aircraft Maintenance,Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
The Indian domestic airline scene is seeing frenetic growth. Privatization of airlines and a surging middle class keep multiple airlines busy. Consider that an airlines was offering seats to Patna (Eastern India) from Delhi at half the second class air-conditioned rail fare. Unimaginable even blasphemous just twelve months ago! Boldly, airlines are offering booking servicesContinue reading “Aircraft Maintenance,Repair and Overhaul (MRO)”
Business Week- Transformational Outsourcing
I was busy working on some research proposals related to outsourcing when I picked up the January 30, 2006 issue of Business Week. As subscribers would know, Business Week like other subscribed paper magazines come with a thick paper cover which generally exhorts the subscriber to "Renew Now!." It is probably because of the coverContinue reading “Business Week- Transformational Outsourcing”
NPD outsourcing in Engineering
It was timely to read the AMR Research article by Lance Travis and David O'Brien who mention that Engineering Services for NPD is likely to go up to 41% in the next 1-2 years compared to 29% this year. New Product Development (NPD) involves some steps as the PDMA will tell you. My New ProductContinue reading “NPD outsourcing in Engineering”
Maintenance Outsourcing in Aerospace Industry
Come to think of it most folks take the car to the garage and let the mechanic handle it. In fact, as the auto parts aftermarket folk will tell you – the key influencer in the replacement market brand choice is the garage mechanic. The same seems to apply to the airlines business. Qantas theContinue reading “Maintenance Outsourcing in Aerospace Industry”