Boeing's "problem-solving" culture had brought it to the brink of catastrophe before the McDonnell Douglas people arrived, by failing to deal with a dysfunctional production system
Hmmmm- do you have an documented or credible example of the dysfunctional production system on the 777, or 767 or 737 before mulally left ?
Having worked in that area on 777, and on the mostly non public B2 manufacturing areas, i dont recall such an issue. But about a year after the MDC buyout in 1996, Boeing had to shut down its production line in everett in 1997 due to the fouled up incorporation of a new cure all computer system and the infusion of way too many MDC types.
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