Monday, August 30, 2010
"The first problem is Management…"
An analysis posted at the Gerson Lehrman Group website, titled Additional Delays Cripple Boeing's Strategic Options and Financial Strength states
The essay goes into detail about each of the problems. Of course, the workforce has been screaming the same things for the past five years to deaf ears, so I doubt the movers and shakers will pay any attention to this analysis, either.
-- Bill, who wonders who they do listen to besides their evil invisible friend, Harry…
The impact of further delays at Boeing on operations, finances, and product update strategies will be significant, as further delays to the 787 and 747-8 programs will result in additional charges, increased operating costs, and likely impact product development strategies and timing for the 737/777 replacement/enhancement programs….
How did Boeing get into so much trouble?
The problem at Boeing is threefold -- and not easily solved. The first is the result of poor management decisions , the second is retaining talent, and the third is corporate culture...
The essay goes into detail about each of the problems. Of course, the workforce has been screaming the same things for the past five years to deaf ears, so I doubt the movers and shakers will pay any attention to this analysis, either.
-- Bill, who wonders who they do listen to besides their evil invisible friend, Harry…
Thursday, August 12, 2010
On this week's episode of Law and Order...
We won another Boeing appeal in our lawsuit last week, about whether or not we could keep a set of e-mail about the divestiture we received from Spirit. Sounds like the documents could be pretty damning and of great help to our case, but the best part of the judge’s ruling is the last line of his opinion, where he admonishes Boeing for their continued stalling with
“It is past time to move this matter to a conclusion on its merits and not dwell on a rabbit trail”
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-- Bill, who can't wait to read the details in Arlus' summary judgment brief...
