Q. Illustrate what are the benefits to Boeing of outsourcing so much work on the 787 to foreign suppliers? Illustrate what are the potential risks? Do the benefits outweigh the risk?
In 2007 and 2008 Boeing ran into several well-publicized issues with regard to its management of globally dispersed supply chain. Illustrate what are the causes of these problems? Illustrate what can an industry like Boeing do to make sure such problems do not occur in the future?
Some critics have claimed that by outsourcing so much work, Boeing has been exporting American jobs overseas. Is this criticism fair? Explain how should the industry respond to such criticisms?