Outsourcing shiat to third world countries known for half assing shiat at the expense of American stupidity isn't a good idea still? Who'da thunk it?

styckx: Outsourcing shiat to third world countries known for half assing shiat at the expense of American stupidity isn't a good idea still? Who'da thunk it?

Hey it's cheap and most of the time it works.

GungFu: From all the science I've seen, you can survive a plane malfunction by using a dingy to float onto the ground.

People should STFU and buy a dingy.

Didn't the Mythbusters say that was terrifying but plausible.

Boeing is certainly bad enough, but let us not forget that a good portion of the country almost elected another person with a long history of outsourcing and he would have been president. So really is this "787 revelation" comes as little surprise when viewed in light of corporate leadership that spends more time negotiating their golden parachutes than making sound business decisions or worrying about their employees, or the safety of their customers, or the safety of the customers of their customers and so on and so forth.

On a related note.....what do corporations and soylent green have in common?

beefoe: Everyone outsources everything.  Most companies (Apple and perhaps every other computer company) don't ever even touch any phase of their production.  It's efficient, cost effective and lets companies take advantage of best-in-class technology and fabrication.  It's just how things are done now, not some evil conspiracy.

I agree with the thought of outsourcing as a viable business and manufacturing method. It makes sense and while it hurts domestically, it is the way the world works. For my part, I deal every single day with the barrage of low cost providers in my field from outside of my country. It drives me crazy but it also drives me to improve my skillset to stay ahead of the pack. It is the only way to stay viable in my field.

The problem though with outsourcing is that all too often, the decision to outsource is not to take advantage of "best-in-class technology and fabrication". Instead, it is due to people channeling the work flow where the bottom line is paramount and not the product. Yes, companies need to make their money and all that and profit is good and necessary for corporate survival. But when a completely inferior product is created (and in this case, maybe a truly fatal flaw), then the methods of production and the reasons for choosing those techniques must be questioned. I am no aerospace engineer by any stretch or a production guru, but after so many mis-steps in the 787's short life, it is difficult not to be at least a little skeptical.

Something is rotten in Denmark....or Seattle as it were.

Cataholic: Boeing's in-house union engineers pointing the fingers at everyone else?  Color me shocked.  They may be correct, but I'll wait for someone with a slightly smaller axe to grind before I pass judgment on how this happened.

Yeah, goldarn them Union Thugs.  Who the hell do they think they are, wanting to be paid a decent fraction of what the work is worth?  CEOs?

Boeing tried to get quality work for schitt pay, and you wingnuts are shocked -- SHOCKED! -- that it didn't work out for them.

BiffSpiffy: But Radio Shack parts mean that they just have to pop into any Mall and get replacements, right?

But you have giving them your goddamned ZIP code every time.