Boeing Case

In our day and age, one of the most important assets to our culture is transportation. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, air transportation makes up almost 4% of freight transportation and 6.4% of passenger transportation. While this may not sound like a whole lot, this is based on over forty-billion dollars and three-and-a-half-trillion miles annually. According to Statistia, the aircraft manufacturer with the highest worldwide revenue was the Fortune 500 twenty-fourth ranked Boeing Corporation. There are many important factors to consider when looking at a company: location of home office, chief executives, company purpose, global operational locations, and company ethics. These facts are considered by an industry's clientele

The company moved from their previous location, in Seattle, in 2001 because of many reasons. Chicago is a more centralized location, in relation to the entire continent. They have better access to the eastern coasts of their home continent than in their previous location. Also, according to The New York Times, the Fortune 500 company was granted an excess of $60-million in incentives and tax-breaks. "The move from Seattle is part of a Boeing effort to transform itself into a more diversified company and separate its corporate offices from any one division" (Barboza, 2001). With the main U.S. manufacturing and testing facility located in Seattle, the company would now be able to reduce favoritism to that branch. The company evaluated many factors: transportation, education, and quality of life, says reporter David Barboza. Although it may be a short-term hindrance, this move should give the company a better opportunity for future

Superior design, efficiency, and value are what the company states as their overall commitment and focus for the airline industry. The company has over 10,000 commercial and freight aircraft current flying for almost every aviation company worldwide. The company is also one of the greatest aircraft providers for many different militaries across the globe. Boeing provides complete in-house, asset-backed, financing, lending, and leasing. This prospect allows the company to better cater to their customers by keeping everything in-house without