Why Did The Boeing Collaboration Project Fail

November 15, 2009

What This Article Covers The media response to Boeing’s outsourcing. Was supply chain software partially to blame?  The long-term impacts of the Dreamliner outsourcing program. Outsourcing for Boeing is not as simple as for other firms. Boeing owns decades of technology research that was largely paid for by taxpayers through the DOD. The Media Response [...]

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Mistaken Outsourcing and Collaboration by Boeing

November 15, 2009

What This Article Covers Understanding the larger implications of what Boeing did with the Dreamliner outsourcing program. How Boeing botched the collaboration, eliminating even the short-term benefits of the outsourcing program. Understanding the Larger Implications The more we analyze the Boeing Dreamliner project, the more shocked we are by its implications. Boeing went forward and [...]

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APICS is Selling an Illusion

November 15, 2009

What This Article Covers APICS’ distaste for reality. A short history of APICS. How does APICS help? The influence of APICS on executive decision makers. APICS would like you to think of the perfect world before contemplating supply chain management. APICS’ Distaste for Reality There are people who have a distaste for reality. In fact [...]

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What Are the Real Benefits of VMI

November 15, 2009

What This Article Covers Why is VMI all the a popular concept?  The conflicts of interest in inherent in VMI relationships. Where has VMI been successful?  Why was VMI is All the Rage? What is interesting is VMI is roundly accepted in most conferences and in most supply chain publications as a very valuable technique [...]

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