Boeing
Cutting Costs, Cutting Corners
$142B
Value Extracted
8
Key Initiatives
The Story
Boeing pioneered a revolutionary approach: what if we extracted value not just from customers, but from the manufacturing process itself? Outsource everything, minimize quality checks, and charge airlines extra for safety features. What could go wrong?
Key Achievements
Made safety features like angle-of-attack indicators optional add-ons
Outsourced critical manufacturing to cut costs, then blamed suppliers
Rushed 737 MAX to market to compete with Airbus, skipped proper testing
Had doors blow off mid-flight in 2024 (the speedrun continues)
Moved headquarters away from engineers to be closer to Wall Street
Replaced engineering culture with 'shareholder value' culture
Spent $43B on stock buybacks instead of R&D between 2013-2019
Two fatal crashes killing 346 people (this one's not funny, just true)
We optimized for quarterly earnings. The planes were collateral damage.
Former Executive
Chief Optimization Officer (Retired)
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