Move back....
You're right, 'Piston. Furthermore; the idea of moving head office to Chicago wasn't a brilliant decision either. The home of Boeing is in Seattle and up until the move, things worked well. Top management could see, listen and work with the resources. But, they decided to disassociate themselves.
Its too bad that Alan Mulally left the company for Ford. They need him back. ( He is still a spry guy)
The 787 project is a lesson on what goes wrong in outsourcing. What Boeing needs to do is take back the contracts and do what they do best and that is build airplanes.
To build in the Seattle area would assure supply chain and quality control issues, something that has plagued Boeing since the start of the 787 project. That said, there were major problems with the 777 project when Boeing decided to outsource the rudder assembly to Australia. This should have been a yellow card for them to change the way that they do business.
Bigger decisions need to be made.
Last edited by 777AV8R; 13th October 2013 at 03:34.