Research Paper on:
Boeing According to Porter's Five Forces

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Online aptly describes the Boeing Company as the "800-pound gorilla of US aerospace" (Boeing Co.). It is the worlds largest aerospace company, though only the second-leading manufacturer of large  commercial jets behind European Airbus. Business in the US has been recovering slowly from the recession of 2001-2002. Travel has increased again, but at a time in which  all businesses are highly cost-conscious and airline after airline enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and aggressively cuts costs. Government spending and growth among non-US commercial airlines currently supports the  Boeing Company. The Five Forces Power of Buyers Boeings divisions are divided on this point. Commercial airlines within the US are struggling,  and virtually all seek to contain costs to the greatest extent possible. Rather than preclude the purchase of new aircraft, however, this goal can and has led some airlines  to replace louder, less fuel-efficient aircraft with newer models. Boeings Dreamliner promises to be the most fuel efficient aircraft produced to date; orders for it in 2005 took Boeing  to record levels in commercial aircraft sales. The company had a record year with 1,002 net orders for airliners during 2005 (Airbus Says 2005 Orders Close to Boeings, 2006).  Defense sales remain strong, but as always, the government wields a great deal of control over the defense division. Power of Suppliers  Boeings suppliers have much less power than do their buyers. Much of Boeings work is on contract basis with the US government, and as such the suppliers it uses  must meet strict employment, diversity and quality standards set forth by the government. Boeing is able to further impose standards of its own if it pleases; either suppliers meet