What went wrong at Boeing

Strategy and Leadership

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 36-41

  Denning, Stephen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aeroplanes; Innovation risk; Labour relations risks; Offshoring risks; Outsourcing risk; Project management skills risk; Risk management; Tiered outsourcing; Toyota outsourcing model; Web based communications risks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878335963     PISSN: 10878572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10878571311323208     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Tang, C.S. and Zimmerman, J.D.: "Managing new product development and supply chain risks: the Boeing 787 case," Supply Chain Forum, 2009, www.bus545-boeing.wikispaces.com/file/view/Boeing+787+Case.pdf.
2. GS Yuasa's lithium-ion batteries were chosen last year to power the International Space Station and are the first to be used on commercial aircraft. The company has supplied lithium-ion batteries for use in a range of products fromrockets and satellites to railway cars for nearly 20 years: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/9bd854e8-639d-11e2-84d8-00144feab49a.html#axzz2Ie3u5w4R.
3. McNerny, J., "Boeing CEO McNerney letter to employees on 787", Box Business, January 18, 2013, http://m.foxbusiness.com/quickPage.html?page=32811&content=86990507&pageNum=-1.
4. Hart-Smith, L.J., "Out-sourced profits - the cornerstone of successful subcontracting" Boeing Third Annual Technical Excellence (TATE) Symposium, St Louis, Missouri, February 14-15, 2001, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2011/02/04/2014130646.pdf.
5. Tang, C.S. and Zimmerman, J.D.: "Managing new product development and supply chain risks: the Boeing 787 case," Supply Chain Forum, 2009.
6. Tang & Zimmerman, op.cit. www.bus545-boeing.wikispaces.com/file/view/Boeing+787+ Case.pdf
7. Tang & Zimmerman, op. cit. www.bus545-boeing.wikispaces.com/file/view/Boeing+787+Case.pdf
8. Berke, J. "Outsourcing - to America", Forbes, May 29, 2008, www.forbes.com/2008/05/25/foreignlabor-auto-oped-cx_jhb_outsourcing08_0529america.html
9. Tang & Zimmerman, op. cit.
10. With government support, A123 Systems attempted to establish lithium-ion battery manufacture in the US, but technical problems led to its bankruptcy: "Maker of batteries files for bankruptcy," New York Times, October 16, 2012, www.nytimes.com/2012/10/17/business/battery-maker-a123-systems-files-for-bankruptcy.html
11. Hiltzik, M. "Dreamliner teaches Boeing costly lesson on outsourcing" LA Times, February 15, 2011, http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/15/business/la-fi-hiltzik-20110215
12. Tang & Zimmerman, op. cit.
13. Denning, S. "How agile can transform manufacturing: the case of Wikispeed," Strategy & Leadership, 2012. Vol. 40, No. 6, 22-28.
14. Tang & Zimmerman, op. cit.
15. Tang & Zimmerman, op. cit.
16. Wilhelm, S. "Phil Condit, who took Boeing to Chicago, reflects on how a different home changed the company" Puget Sound Business Journal, June 17, 2011, www.bizjournals.com/seattle/printedition/2011/06/17/phil-condit-who-took-boeing-to.html
17. See Denning, S., "Boeing's offshoring woes: seven lessons every CEO must learn," Strategy & Leadership, Vol.41, No.3, May/June 2013.