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An Integrated Outsourcing Framework: Analyzing Boeing’s Outsourcing Program for Dreamliner (B787)
Knowledge and Process Management (2014)
  • Ehsan Elahi, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Mehdi Sheikhzadeh, Sharif University of Technology
  • Narasimha Lamba, University of Massachusetts Boston
Abstract

This paper analyzes the outsourcing model which Boeing devised to develop its latest commercial airplane model: Dreamliner (B787). The development of this airplane which seemed to be very promising in the beginning turned into the longest delayed program in the history of the company. In this paper, we propose an integrated outsourcing framework through which we try to find the root causes of the delays and the resulted extra costs. The proposed framework shows how the interaction of all influential factors in four outsourcing dimensions (who, what, to whom, and how) determines the performance of an outsourcing program.

Keywords
  • Outsourcing; Supplier Management; Boeing 787; Dreamliner; Product Development
Publication Date
2014
Publisher Statement
To appear in Knowledge and Process Management
Citation Information
Ehsan Elahi, Mehdi Sheikhzadeh and Narasimha Lamba. "An Integrated Outsourcing Framework: Analyzing Boeing’s Outsourcing Program for Dreamliner (B787)" Knowledge and Process Management (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ehsan_elahi/11/