For those knowledgeable, a question:
Were these problems birthed on Mulally’s watch
or did they occur after he left for Ford?
I think it all started when MD bought Boeing with Boeings money.
Sheese, it seems our aeronautical industries are going down the chutes to sewerland. With the stupid problems with the F-22 and the ongoing idiocy with the JSF we now have a design and manufacturing force equal to a “chinese fire drill”.
The once unequaled industry has fallen to inept engineering and the worldwide outsourcing theme.
It all stems from the obstacles the labor union placed in the path:
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_46/b4155034784354.htm
yes many of the decisions that led directly to these problems were made on his watch. So he shouldn’t get a total pass on it.
They went “lean” and “green”. Bad idea.