Jim Harris
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専門分野
Jim Harris is a co-leader of the firm's Global Aerospace, Defense & Government Services practice.
Jim's A&D work has covered commercial and defense OEMs, Tier I/II suppliers, MRO providers and major airlines, as well as several government services players.
He has led engagements across strategy, M&A, organization and performance improvement. He brings deep functional expertise across the value stream, including product development, engineering, planning, procurement/supply chain and manufacturing.
Jim joined Bain in 1997. Earlier in his career, he worked in marketing for Dell.
Jim received an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where he graduated as a Tuck Scholar. He also earned a BA from Rice University in biochemistry, chemistry and economics.
Cost reduction is a challenging topic for many companies, but especially for those in aerospace and defense. Jim Harris describes the benefits of using zero-based redesign and zero-based budgeting to focus on the real requirements to running a business as efficiently as possible.
Recent Insights
- “Goals are set, but can the aviation industry reach net-zero emissions by 2050? New Bain & Company research sheds light on key challenges,” Press release, 2022年12月12日
- “Will Plans to Decarbonize the Aviation Industry Fly?,” 論説, 2022年12月12日
- “Inconvenient Truths Behind Sustainable Aviation Fuel,” Aviation Week, 2022年7月1日, 記事
- “The Engineering Talent Crunch: A Solution Is Closer than You Think ,” 論説, 2022年3月22日
- “Decarbonizing Commercial Aviation,” 動画, 2022年3月10日
In the News
- “Demand-Based Measures May Quickly Curb Aviation’s CO2 Emissions,” Aviation Week, 2022年3月30日, 航空、運輸
- “Melrose’s bid for GKN raises questions about Britain’s defense industry,” The Economist, 2018年1月25日, 航空、運輸
- “Uber's lofty plan: Flying taxis in L.A. ,” Los Angeles Times, 2017年11月8日, 航空、運輸
- “We won't be flying in electric planes for at least 15 years, says industry expert,” CNBC, 2017年10月13日, 航空宇宙、防衛、政府関連
- “Boeing buys company that's developing flying taxis for Uber,” Chicago Tribune, 2017年10月5日, 航空、運輸