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Matrix structure: 

It’s a kind of structure that forms parallel lines of


authority, that takes into account both product and functional
departmentalization.
Virtual Organization: To compete, the small business organization
outsources major parts of its process to other organizations. In structural
terms, such structures are strictly centralized with very minimal
departmentalization or zero departmentalization.
Leaner Organization (Downsizing): The organization may bring more
agility in their process by downsizing or selling the units that are of no value
addition to the organization. To concentrate more into their core process the
organization     
Issues: Boeing Dreamliner is a big organization with 100 offshore business
unit, and several supply chain vendors to deal with that makes it a complex
structure and non-clarity reporting, a higher span of control. The offshore
employee’s difficulty in understanding the multilingual format and provision
for options in the making airline parts for the vendors shows the lack of
standardization of work i.e. mechanistic model. This is already evident from
the delay that was frequent in their work and the mechanistic fault that was
occurring frequently in the airline parts shows the lack of standardization of
work.
Organizational Structure & Managerial structure used:  The structures
that are used in the Boeing Dreamliner are a complex structure with a mix of
organic, mechanistic and boundary-less structure. The complexity of the
supply chain further complicates this structure.
The currently wider span of control is used in the Boeing Dreamliner that
makes it almost impossible to fix the accountability of the team and the
management. It is for such reason that McNerney believes that the smaller
span of control will fix the responsibility and accountability of the
management concerning performance.

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