The Supply Chain Matters blog updates the global supply chain management community on yesterday’s decision by Boeing to temporarily suspend monthly production of the 737 MAX aircraft, along with the implications of that decision on the aircraft’s supplier network, on the global manufacturing economy and on the industry as a whole.
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The Supply Chain Matters blog observes that on the one-year anniversary of the tragic crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX 8, the commercial aircraft industry and its associated supply networks are dealing with a completely changed set of industry dynamics and longer-term implications.
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The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights additional developments related to the ongoing Boeing 737 Max global grounding crisis. That information has significant context in aircraft flight system software design and in overall supply network implications.
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Both Airbus and Boeing have formally reported Q2-2019 operational performance. The most anticipated was that of Boeing, which continues to respond to the global grounding of the manufacturer’s 737 MAX family of aircraft after two tragic accidents. Boeing could face many additional months to return to prior single-aisle production levels and corresponding supply network must manage the implications.
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A published report by the New York Times this weekend indicates that the Boeing 737 MAX is not the only aircraft with program management challenges. The report may well add additional challenges to Boeing’s ongoing crisis of aircraft program management.
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