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Blue_Tires

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6. Well, the lack of supplier oversight was was borderline criminal

Reply to bhikkhu (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 1, 2013, 12:28 PM

Feb 2013

The real issue is the 787 is so technologically advanced -- There's literally nothing else like it, so outsourcing to a bunch of suppliers who only knew the 'conventional' paradigm was doomed to failure...

Boeing should have kept as much of the 787 in-house as possible...

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The Boeing Debacle: Seven Lessons Every CEO Must Learn (Offshoring Issues) [View all] Yavin4 Feb 2013 OP

A great excerpt from the article Yavin4 Feb 2013 #1

My experience in IT is it's mostly dialouge and lack of oversight, have to have a technical pm uponit7771 Feb 2013 #2

Japan makes parts, ANA buys 55 787s? godai Feb 2013 #3

I've read other articles that indicated that the choice of contractors amandabeech Feb 2013 #7

To their small credit, Boeing did wise up a year or so ago bhikkhu Feb 2013 #4

Well, the lack of supplier oversight was was borderline criminal Blue_Tires Feb 2013 #6

A certain amount of distribution of manufacturing is necessary to get plane orders JPZenger Feb 2013 #5

Even if the aircraft is years late and still has problems? amandabeech Feb 2013 #8

In my experience, business owners/leaders/whatevers act as though ... LisaLynne Feb 2013 #9

Wait, you mean the cheapest labor isn't necessarily the best idea??? jeff47 Feb 2013 #10