For 787 Engineers (B & subs) Schedule issues.
For 787 Engineers (B & subs) Schedule issues.
(OP)
This thread is meant as a forum to discuss the issues contributing to the late schedule for the 787. Do you work for a subcontractor or for Boeing? What is your product? What are some of the items causing late delivery. What can Boeing do differently?





RE: For 787 Engineers (B & subs) Schedule issues.
IMHO Boeing (and the other OEMs) should revert to doing the plane themselves. that way they control their own destiny, but have to spend their own money to do it.
RE: For 787 Engineers (B & subs) Schedule issues.
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Greg Locock
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RE: For 787 Engineers (B & subs) Schedule issues.
...and how do we define "making the design work"? Well, the engineers will tell you that. Except, the engineers who were to tell you that assumed you know how Boeing does things, all those little details that are in the cracks of the assembly hangars and scribbled in the margins of the design manuals...oh, and most of those Boeing engineers have been re-assigned and won't be available to take your calls as they're busy elsewhere, putting out somebody else's fires.
Biz as usual. That the Big B is not further behind on the 787 is testimony to a very diligent effort at keeping open lines of communication with their suppliers, using new collaboration tools, electronic file sharing, etc.
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Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
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- try to sell in Euros
- introduce language problems and conflicting nationalistic feelings in the management team
- maximise government influence in order to have politicians fat fingers all over the business, each pursuing their own national interests
- have a wiring problem on your their new flagship model that should probably not be too hard to solve on its own but that is just the last drop...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus
RE: For 787 Engineers (B & subs) Schedule issues.
RE: For 787 Engineers (B & subs) Schedule issues.
KENAT, probably the least qualified checker you'll ever meet...