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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

Alaska Airlines Door Blows Out in Flight For 20 years, Boeing has engaged in collaborative product development with a significant number of suppliers. Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. Recent investigations have revealed serious production control problems within Boeing’s supply chain operations.

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Boeing 737 MAX 9 Door Plug Incident- Latest Update

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our latest January 26 update on commercial aircraft producer Boeing ongoing efforts to address the implications of the 737 MAX 9 door plug in-air blowout incident. Airlines are being directed to address any non-conforming issues they discover before returning aircraft to flight status.

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Boeing Reaches Agreement to Acquire Spirit AeroSystems

Supply Chain Matters

The near catastrophic blowout of the rear panel door of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in January has been the prime catalyst of the ongoing Boeing quality crisis and the focus on the U.S. The stakes for this industry and for its respective supply networks continue growing. All rights reserved.

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Boeing’s Production Quality Crisis Significantly Escalates

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides a further update on the ongoing production quality, corporate reputation and other challenges that collectively surround commercial aircraft producer Boeing. We do so in the lens of supply chain management and manufacturing. All rights reserved.

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China Restricts Exports on Two Chip Metals, Raising Supply Chain Concerns

Exiger Perspectives

The New Trade Controls Will Likely Prompt Companies to Identify Alternative Sourcing Methods China’s move to restrict exports of two metals used in chipmaking and other goods poses a new threat to global supply chains, and makers of consumer electronics, solar cells, and semiconductors could see disruptions soon.

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Update on Boeing 737 MAX Fuselage Door Plug Incident

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the latest incident involving a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. That has implications for Alaska, United and Copa airlines, the noted operators of this MAX variant. This one is and it is very important that we understand that. ” All rights reserved.

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Boeing’s Financial Performance- External Pressures Increase

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of Boeing ’s latest report of 2023 financial performance along with added and growing implications from the latest 737 MAX 9 aircraft door plug blowout incident. Such urgency is not lost for this industry, its customer base and for its global-wide supply chain networks.

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