Boeing 787
Outsourcing of the Boeing 787 | |
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|How much of a service can be outsourced before the benefits stop outweighing the costs? For the first time in the history of the company, Boeing is|
|outsourcing more than 70% of the production of its new aircraft the 787 Dreamliner. This is not just the production or assembly of the plane, but |
|also the specifics of engineering the individual parts. With so many parts being designed and assembled in other countries there have been |
|communication issues, lengthy delays and increased costs. This paper will explore the benefits and costs of outsourcing such a big public project. |
|It will discuss how Boeing or similar companies can better mange outsourced projects or more efficient alternatives to outsourcing them all |
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|Copyright 2007-2009, David Mahmoodi. All Rights Reserved. For copyright permissions, contact the author directly or Professor Amar Gupta |
|(gupta@arizona.edu) at
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|How much of a service can be outsourced before the benefits stop outweighing the costs? For the first time in the history of the company, Boeing is|
|outsourcing more than 70% of the production of its new aircraft the 787 Dreamliner. This is not just the production or assembly of the plane, but |
|also the specifics of engineering the individual parts. With so many parts being designed and assembled in other countries there have been |
|communication issues, lengthy delays and increased costs. This paper will explore the benefits and costs of outsourcing such a big public project. |
|It will discuss how Boeing or similar companies can better mange outsourced projects or more efficient alternatives to outsourcing them all |
|together. |
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|Copyright 2007-2009, David Mahmoodi. All Rights Reserved. For copyright permissions, contact the author directly or Professor Amar Gupta |
|(gupta@arizona.edu) at
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