Posted: June 8th, 2016

What are benefits to Boeing of outsourcing so much work on the 787 to foreign suppliers?

1. What are benefits to Boeing of outsourcing so much work on the 787 to foreign suppliers? What are the potential risks? Do the benefits outweigh the risk?

2. In 2007 and 2008 Boeing ran into several well publicized issues with regard to its management of a globally dispersed supply chain. What are the causes of these problems? What can a company like Boeing do to make sure such problems do not occur in the future?

3. Some critics have claimed that by outsourcing so much work, Boeing has been exporting American jobs overseas. In this criticism fair? How should the company respond to such criticisms?