Analysis of Transportation Industry Bombardier

Business Strategy Elements

Organizational Strategy Elements

Information Strategy Elements

Key Player in Transportation Industry

Rail transportation market, subway cars, aerospace industry, civil and military aircraft,

Data Management  (problem)

Inherited the data, processes and systems of each company it acquired.

Process delays, sequential activities, low inventory, supplier integration, price inconsistency

Systems did not effectively communicate with each other. Difficult to share data between manufacturing facilities.

Lack of integration between legacy systems.

Legacy Information systems

Bombardier Manufacturing System  (BMS)

MACPAC platform, which was becoming difficult to operate,

ERP

Strategic vision of an integrated organization

Support manufacturing, procurement, finance and engineering data.

Bombardier Manufacturing Information System  (BMIS)

Improve management, increase visibility and reduce the value of inventory.

System Enhancement

Improvement of processing activities

Data Management- cleansing and preparation

Internal technological changes and developments, external technological changes and adequate response to environmental changes.

Extraction, mapping, staging, consolidation of data

Maintain competitive edge in a technological and changing environment.

Key leader

Vice President of operations and project sponsor

Made sure to play an active role in the implementation and management training.

One company vision Strategic vision of an integrated organization

They wanted inclusivity across all of their company acquisitions.

They wanted inclusivity across all of their company acquisitions.  Merge to one single system.

Team work

Established councils and teams to work on the project for design, training, implementation