Disadvantages Of Boeing's E-Enabled Advantage

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Register to read the introduction… For airlines to make a profit and grow the company they have to have one of the previous mentioned factors or both. Although sales are something Boeing or any aircraft manufacturer cannot influence directly, they can certainly help by increasing their margin or by reducing costs (investopedia.com, 2012). Also, by streamlining the planning process and providing real-time crew management decisions helps in direct reduction in airlines operating costs which is a main factor when holding an advantage over the competition. It is believed to be the most effective in improving the efficiency of maintenance operations (investopedia.com, 2012). e-Enabled Advantage offers several key factors that will provide Boeing the advantage to withstand the competition today and for years to come. Not only does e-Enabled Advantage help to reduce overall operating costs of the company, it also helps to reduce the delays and cancellations for individual flights. E-Enabled also provide airline companies with improved passenger service and enhanced security …show more content…
What e-Enabled really provides is the overall improved efficiency from top to bottom of the airline industry. E-Enabled Advantage provides the company a tool that not only improves the overall efficiency of the firm but also provides an improvement to the overall customer service that you offer is key to growing a business today. If Boeing can continue to produce outstanding products and stand ahead of the competitors they will continue to be the dominate figure in the market.BOEING’S e-ENABLED ADVANTAGE 4Would Boeing’s transition into services prove to be the silver bullet – the solution to the airlines’ financial woes and to Boeing’s aggressive competition with …show more content…
and Soule, Deborah L. (2009). Corporate Information Strategy and Management. McGraw-Hill Irwin. pgs. 175-206 Boeing.com. (2012). Retrieved December 10, 2012, from boeing.com: http://www.boeing.com/bds Investopedia.com. (2012). Retrieved December 10, 2012, from investopedia.com: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/competitive_advantage

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