Investigates the planning, negotiation and setting up of a joint venture company (JVC) in Indonesia between a British multinational corporation, an Indonesian state‐owned company and an Indonesian private company. It explores the influence of cultural diversity on this process, the role of...

Describes an installation at Aerospace Composite Technologies in Luton to apply ice protection heating elements to the leading edge portion of the main rotor blade fitted to the Westland EH101 military helicopter. The elements comprising a layer of porous conductive metal are plasma sprayed...

The past five years have seen a significant improvement in the reliability and the acceptance of two‐dimensional abrasive waterjet (AWJ) cutting systems. Across all of the major industrial countries in Europe, one can now find any number of job shops or custom cutting centres offering AWJ cut...

Over the past 20 years the competition for capital equipment sales and support has intensified world wide. Europe in particular has scored some notable sales successes for aircraft, locomotives and ships. The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of project management in European...

Describes the extensive use of simulation while planning the programming of a very large robot riveter. The riveter is used to assemble the skin panels and fuselage frames of the Boeing C‐17 Globemaster III aircraft.

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a continuous improvement methodology developed in an aerospace company that is successfully being used by other companies in various industries. Design/methodology/approach – A case study was undertaken at a medium‐sized aerospace company...

Reports on a quality improvement project undertaken by an aerospace company in an attempt to apply statistical process control techniques to its heat treatment process in hopes of achieving continuous process improvement. The project was successful in spotting the problem areas based on...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the supply and productivity improvements derived from implementing manufacturing resource planning (MRP II) practices. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a case study in a Greek aerospace company, using Hellenic Aerospace...

Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the effects of communicative interaction on integration and coordination of a commercial aerospace supply chain. Design/methodology/approach – A perspective of supply chains as complex activity networks is used for data analysis based on in‐depth...

Purpose – This article aims to provide an insight into the work carried out by a consortium of organizations that have an interest in space activities and to provide a focus on the knowledge architecture that is needed to ensure a viable short‐ and long‐term plan for implementing a...