How Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Broke Its Own Supply Chain

In 2007, Boeing launched the 787 Dreamliner with a radical plan: outsource 70 percent of the aircraft to global partners and assemble the rest in Everett. The result was years of delays, billions in cost overruns, and a hard lesson in operations management. Lucas and Luna break down what went wrong — from the titanium shortages at Mitsubishi Heavy to the fastener crisis that grounded the program — and what Boeing’s recovery teaches us about coordination risk, tier-one supplier dependency, and the limits of vertical disintegration. They also explore how Boeing eventually regained control, centralizing its supply chain while keeping strategic partnerships intact. This episode isn’t just about airplanes; it’s about any company that relies on a complex web of suppliers and needs to know where the real bottlenecks hide. #Boeing #787Dreamliner #SupplyChain #OperationsManagement #Outsourcing #CoordinationRisk #Aerospace #Manufacturing #ProductionDelays #MitsubishiHeavyIndustries #VerticalDisintegration #TierOneSupplier #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #OperationsPodcast #ProcessPeopleProfit #SupplyChainRisk Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo