It is no exaggeration to say that the construction of a fleet of highly advanced passenger jets is among the largest business and technical challenges to be found today.  Virtually every conceivable rigorous requirement for modern manufacturing is present, from short horizon scheduling and just-in-time inventory to stringent federal record-keeping and reporting requirements.  Of particular importance in this effort is the seamless integration of the modeling, planning, and scheduling functions with the manufacturing execution functions. 

The Boeing Company contracted Vought Aircraft Industries to produce two sections of its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft.  IPACT was brought into the picture to provide the enterprise integration discussed above.  We worked with Wonderware’s ArchestrA architecture, the Wonderware Production Events Module (PEM), Wonderware Enterprise Integration (WWEI), SAP, UGS Teamcenter, and Microsoft BizTalk in constructing the solution. 

Boeing Dreamliner Project Details