737 North Line Wingbox Transportation

The Boeing Company plans to add a new 737 MAX Final Assembly production line within the existing Everett Boeing factory. This new production line is currently named the 737 North Line. The 737 wingbox will continue to be built at the Renton assembly site, and this student team will work to focus on the logistics of the transportation plan for the completed wingbox assembly from Renton to 737 North Line in Everett Washington. The 737 North Line plan requires the completed wingbox to be transported from Renton to Everett via road transportation. These large airplane wing assemblies will need to transported between the two Boeing sites to meet 737 North Line's takt time production requirements. This student team will work to assess and validate the current assumptions for this logistics plan before the 737 North Line starts production in late 2024. The outcomes this student team will work to achieve include: - Create process flow documentation from wing completion in Renton to load in the Everett factory. - Use simulation software to model the transportation plan over different periods of time and traffic conditions. - Provide recommendations on the amount of time it will take to transport the wing from Renton to Everett and what time of day this transportation should occur. Provide similar timing recommendations for recycling the empty trailer back to Renton. - Using simulation results and capacity/capability planning tools, conduct a rate tool analysis and recommend the ideal number of trailers to support this transportation plan for production start-up and various other production rate scenarios. - Create a facility layout design for the ideal wing un-loading area in the Everett factory. - Create a crew utilization plan for overhead crane moves and transportation support as well as crew size recommendation.

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