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Boeing and the Dark Age of American Manufacturing
Somewhere along the line, the plane maker lost interest in making its own planes. Can it rediscover its engineering soul? (www.theatlantic.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I invite you to read the following article on Bloomberg: Frank Shrontz, Boeing CEO During Era of Innovation, Dies at 92
“A plane is a complex system in which the malfunction of one piece can produce catastrophic failure of the whole.”
In an industry where quality should be number one quality has been outsourced to the lowest bidder.
In an industry where quality should be number one quality has been outsourced to the lowest bidder.
Couldn't agree more, sadly if there is a trade off between profit (pleasing the stock holders) and quality control being the absolute prerequisite of the company's guiding principles then, until recently anyway, it is the former which seems to have prevailed at Boeing.
Its now relying on NASA and US Taxpayers to develop the replacement for the 737....
That says it all.
That says it all.
The culture underpinning the DC10 was allowed to eclipse and destroy the foundational culture underpinning the B747.
Boeing doesn't realise they let McDonnell Douglas buy them using their own funds. This is where Boeing went from engineering centric to bean counter centric. The Max fiasco was the result of not following good engineering practices. Not having warning lights, backups and emergency procedures for the MACS was just bad engineering practice. When this system malfunctioned in planes piloted by basically button pushers there was tragedy. Notice no first world carriers crashed. The ultimate responsibility of course is Boeing's.