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Oops! Below you will see that I mention the supply change . I meant supply chain! Sorry DW _____ From: Economics, business, and related subjects [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Duncan Williamson Sent: 09 June 2004 09:27 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Research project to see the year out! Dear All, How about those of you with an interest in flying, aerospace, aeronautics and the like getting yourselves involved in a project like this? Go to <http://www.sbac.co.uk/pdfs/ecommercereport.pdf> http://www.sbac.co.uk/pdfs/ecommercereport.pdf which contains a research document from the Department of Trade and Industry entitled A study of the impact of ebusiness on the uk aerospace sector . it's dated 11 October 2000 . and follow up on this comment, to be found on page 4of that document: One of the key findings from this study, which should be viewed as a snapshot of the situation as at the end of August 2000, is that there has been little impact of web enabled e-business on the internal operations of UK aerospace companies. Indeed, the organisations that have participated in the study agree that there has been no significant impact on the UK aerospace industry to date. The majority of companies have traditional IT systems, e-mail and a website. However, only a few companies have begun to address the IT, process and people issues associated with adopting web enabled e-business. The UK aerospace industry is aware of the potential impacts of e-business for enabling potential cost savings and market transformation. However, the industry is struggling with how best to embrace e-business. Though there is much discussion, neither customers nor suppliers in the UK are applying real pressure to adopt e-business. However, there are pressures from US primes acting as both e-enabled suppliers and customers to UK companies. . Not surprisingly the key drivers for the adoption of e-business are the opportunities to gain and retain new business and to reduce costs. There is to-date no reliable evidence of benefits realisation and little evidence of quantification of potential benefits. However, there are significant perceived barriers to e-business adoption in the aerospace manufacturing sector. Whilst these are principally implementation cost related, they also include concerns over standards and security. There is also a general lack of both an understanding of the scope of e-business and a common vision of the likely impact of e-business on the industry in the future. So four years later, has the situation changed? Has the aerospace industry changed its position vis a vis ebusiness? I'm sure we'd all be interested in any findings that you come up with if you feel able to work on such a project. If nothing else, the DTI report gives * loads of examples relating to the aerospace supply change * its research methodologies * companies and contacts in the industry * characteristics of the industry * ebusiness within the industry and the pressures to adopt or not adopt it * the value and life cycle chains * some nice looking graphics Best wishes Duncan Williamson