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Lessons from Boeing's 787 Slips

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Dear Mr Amann, In your opinion what are the lessons learned from the problems faced by Boeing 787 causing delivery postponing?

Andre Iguti(2), SJC, NA
AThere are many factors in any situation like this, but some of the lessons learned have been:

  • When outsourcing design, you need to manage the suppliers, set expectations, and track performance. Do not just assume they will deliver as expected. Strong program management is essential.

  • A very tight compression of development, assembly, test, and delivery cycles is prone to slip. You must have realistic margins, resources, and plans to address slips.

  • Introduction of new methods, materials, and technologies will always be more complex than originally assumed. Add time and resources to deal with it.

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Kenneth B. Amann

Director of Research, CIMdata Inc

A graduate of Georgia Tech, Mr. Amann has 35 years of experience researching and working with Product Lifecycle Management and Product Data Management architectures, as well as developing computer-based engineering applications and document / information management systems. Mr. Amann has held senior positions in PLM marketing, development, and consulting. His experience includes evaluating corporate engineering and manufacturing operations, managing PLM programs, recommending collaborative and concurrent engineering and product information management solutions, implementing PLM solutions, and developing and evaluating requests for proposals. Prior to joining CIMdata, Mr. Amann was the managing director for PricewaterhouseCoopers' Technology Leadership Group, where he conducted research into and evaluated emerging PLM technologies and vendor products based on these technologies.
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