Product/Services plan: Purpose of Product/Services: Bombardier transportation is the one of the leading technology in rail as well aero industry; it produces highly sophisticated products with good durability. They came up with an innovative technology called as “BOMBARDIER ECO4” in order to save energy and environment as well to upgrade train performance, this technology concentrates mainly on few important factors like energy, efficiency, economy and ecology (Bombardier, 1997-2013). Bombardier transportation, a global leader in rail technology, offers the broadest portfolio in the rail industry and delivers innovative products and services that set new standards in sustainable mobility. BOMBARDIER ECO4 technologies- built on the four cornerstones of energy, efficiency, economy and ecology- conserve energy protect the environment and help to improve total train performance for operators and passengers. The product and services of Bombardier transportation are merged with the following aspects. 1) Rail vehicles 2) Bogies 3) Rail control solutions 4) Propulsion and controls 5) Transportation systems 1) Rail vehicles: The vehicles of this company provide continues mobility throughout the life cycle. It consists of operational performance with the highest levels of cost-efficiency, reliability, environment and safety. The design of vehicles are fulfilled with a wide range of operator requirements such as • Operational efficiency • Corroborative technology • Robust • Sustainable products • Innovative designs • Cross border interoperability By considering such types of requirements Bombardier had developed about 100,000 over the entire globe with high speed technology and also these metro train services are maintained over 40 cit... ... middle of paper ... ...ufacturing, engineering and also service facilities around 25 countries. The main production facilities are located in Canada, North America and Mexico. The main facilities that are provided by Bombardier are, • Online services • Support and customer services • Parts services • Service and maintenance network • Aircraft Training Suppliers: Bombardier maintains a good track record of excellence with innovations and also maintaining world-class performance, which will helpful to build relationships and maintain the trust between the companies. It is divided in to two types. They are I. Current suppliers: Bombardier suppliers add real value to aircraft solutions and also for customer services. This will consider engineering and quality. II. Potential suppliers: This means seeking the new opportunities and they also made more than 30,000 suppliers in 20 countries.
As per research Bombardier has already been investing heavily to modify its products accordingly to meet the standard of global economy. To increase their procedures, they have joint various strategic alliances with businesses and formed several joint ventures. Bombardier has formed multiple alliances with different companies throughout the world, to ensure steady growth and sales. It has many engineering and manufacturing sites in many countries. Bombardier succeeded to expand its operations in: Europe, Asia-Pacific, North America and South America. In order to successfully strive in growing markets,
The rail systems put into place in Chicago have always been a major factor in freight transportation. The city provides a centralized hub for the railways throughout the country. After a long run the system is bound to find flaws as old technologies are passed by new ones. The existing railroad structures have in time taken a toll over the years of service. “The railroad system of Chicago has been around for a long time now. After many years it has gone past time time of despair. With the new project it is hoping to bring the popularity back to where it once was” (Chicago Transit Renovation to Improve Service). This update needed will guide Chicagos railroad system into the future. The city also has to take a look on how it is going to keep up with the constant increase of railcars on their tracks. With the new technologies of the future Chicago can only make their infrastructure better. The aim is to stay on time with the railcars to diminish the amount of overcrowding presented in the old rail systems in Chicago.
Suppliers must maintain good relations with the companies in the industry. This is low because there are multiyear service contracts and the delivery industry uses items such as vehicles, employee benefits, general goods and airline contracts associated with overhead of running business, but all contracts are rewarded through an RFP process. There are enough players in the market and had high fixed cost and thus have substantial buying power.
My first key highlight of the ‘trusty and reliable’ service would have to be that the metro timetable is extremely un-reliable and outdated due to the metros un-weary maintenance service and their ‘caring’ service schedules i.e. in the middle of Christmas when sales are taken place. Their timetables placed at the ‘lavish’ metro stations are outdated and outlandish as the timetables don’t even represent the actual daily schedule of the metros and that the timetables don ‘t correspond with anything related
The term 'suppliers' comprises all sources for inputs that are needed in order to provide goods or services.
As pointed by Parsons A.L (2002), there was increasing dependent on the relationship and customers is demanding to receive high standard of products and services for them to sustain the business in the intense manufacturing environment. Besides, Xu et al. (2008) has highlighted that supplier is developing a long-term relationship with their crucial suppliers to increase the competitiveness and to establish an effective and efficient supply chain. Trend (2005) also mentioned that work closely in partnership with suppliers is the only way to survive in today’s competitive business environment.
The stakes are very high in strategic sourcing; it is one of the most benign sources of shareholder value that has been traditionally been overlooked by a more typical view of a purchasing function. The vast majority of companies, particularly manufacturing companies in the United States have an enormous opportunity to incorporate strategic sourcing into the corporate business practices, sadly this is currently untapped. Those procurement office officials that put in place strategic alliances and/or partnerships that yield best practices and improve supply chain processes can reasonably expect a 3 – 5 percent net savings on commodities and services purchased while concurrently doubling the company’s bottom line.
We need to have a range of supplier who can supply us with a range of different products with the most up to date technology this would attract more consumers.
Is the application of advanced and emerging technologies (computer, sensor, control, communication and electronic devices) in transportation to save lives, time, money, energy, effort and the environment.
(2014) deduced that procurement performance can be assessed by focusing ondelivery,flexibility, quality, cost and technology. Optimal performance attainment is dependent onhow current suppliers`relationships aremanaged so asto ensure constant availability of needed quality supplies at the organization. This will ensure that sourced materials are indeed procured at the right costand atthe right time. Procurement performancestrives toenable improvements in the procurement process at the organizationso as to improve on qualitydelivery of firm products and servicesatleast possible time and
" The Business History Review 76.1 (2002): 75-110. Web. Kutz, Myer. Environmentally Conscious Transportation.
In today's changing business environment, information technology plays an incredibly important role in almost every aspect of the day to day life of almost every industry. The transportation industry is, of course, no different. From the transport of goods from manufacture, to warehousing, to retail, to end-user, the industry relies on information technology to get things done. The transportation of people is the exact same; incredibly important to get done yet impossible without the impact of information technology.
A company’s relationship with key suppliers is a vital part of any company’s success. A good supplier relation means better price, meeting company standards and a better service level. That 's why when Honda started working with Modine, Honda made sure that its relationship with Modine was
Performance is a large factor that is considered in the supply base because it is not practical to maintain an inventory that can compensate for variations in production rates of suppliers (Jenkins, 2002). Also, with proprietary components internal capability is essential (Brady, 2018). The decision to outsource component parts is largely based on the supplier’s ability to meet delivery times, quality standards, and quantities necessary to maintain the constant production needs. Unlike the 737, Boeing outsourced as many parts as possible with the 787. The costs associated with inconsistent quality and delivery of component parts backfired costing Boeing billions of dollars and years of delays (Denning, 2013). “Production delays plagued the 787 and the 747-8 programs. Boeing learned painful and costly lessons from its production problems in 1997. Those lessons have been applied to current 737 production plans, company spokesman Adam Tischler said.” (Catchpole, 2017). Critical components for the 737 are increasingly made by Boeing and its subsidiaries, while less complex components and internal assembly of the passenger cabins are more likely to be
Confronting the challenges of the future will often require the adoption of new business models. The majority of urban transport business models are at the growth or maturity stage. These models embrace technologies developed for both individual modes of transport and collective modes such as bus, tram and train.