Will Boeing be able to regain use of the 737 Max?
Nathan Bennington
Sales Operations Analyst @ Milacron | Warehouse Management & Pricing Professional | 9+ Years’ Experience
As the cost for Boeing continues to grow the 737 Max jets still remain grounded. Airlines around the world insisted on rushing the plane into service, hoping to gain efficiencies with the new engine.
How can Boeing resolve their 737 Max aircraft issues and still hold similar engine efficiencies that generated the interest of commercial airlines around the world without risking the safety of their customers?
Boeing insists a model of efficiency regarding the creation of their aircraft to win over the competitors, however, the model has been stretched too far to the point of life endangerment. Not only does the article discuss the efficiency mechanism playing into the mix but also the innovations such as the new safety features which were not thoroughly analyzed before putting aircraft in flight. The analysis of new innovation was threatening due to the unfamiliarity to pilots and the modifications that were made to the 737 Max. Therefore, as described in the attached article, various necessities of aircraft ingenuity and training were neglected due to the tunnel vision of efficiency. Therefore, by taking on a new perspective, perhaps Boeing can be called into question in regard to quality versus quantity of aircraft. Are the efficiency and new innovation models of Boeing still holding true to the quality aircraft standards for safe flight? Currently, the answer to Boeing’s current position in aircraft creation does not present support for such a statement, especially according to consumers. With recent tragedies regarding the 737 Max, the faster the creation of new innovations pushing a greater quantity of aircraft seems to hold more value than thorough development and inspection of quality aircraft. In order to gain customer trust and ensure the safety of human lives, the next steps for Boeing look to a more quality approach of the development of aircraft. To gain more insight into the recent issues regarding Boeing and the future direction of the corporation, the following article gives an all-encompassing summary of the topic. The737Max/Story
Associate Professor of Accounting at Southern State Community College
5yThat "tunnel vision of efficiency" as you so well put it has its roots in the 787 Dreamliner that debuted around 2010. That was the first plane where Boeing really started outsourcing major parts of production and instead of building the plane from the ground-up, they pieced together sub-assemblies that were manufactured (and in some cases designed/engineered) by third party suppliers. The 737 Max will be a case study one day in where to draw the line when outsourcing key manufacturing processes.