Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
It’s popular to pile onto America’s commercial plane maker Boeing these days, after a string of accidents and incidents involving the company’s volume leader 737 product. Retired employees and current insiders report that Boeing’s corporate culture has changed from an engineering focus to an accounting focus, but the reality is that all good engineering is inextricably linked to cost control.
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Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.
James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.
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It’s popular to pile onto America’s commercial plane maker Boeing these days, after a string of accidents and incidents involving the company’s volume leader 737 product. Retired employees and current insiders report that Boeing’s corporate culture has changed from an engineering focus to an accounting focus, but the reality is that all good engineering is inextricably linked to cost control.
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*ABOUT END OF THE LINE:*
Manufacturing veteran James Anderton expresses his compelling and unique opinions about the state of the manufacturing sector and the engineering industry more broadly. He shares his thoughts and insights to help engineering and manufacturing professionals navigate through the challenges of world events, the blending old with new technologies, evolving processes, gaps in skilled labour, in an effort to help maximize productivity of their daily operations. Occasionally, he just likes to vent.
James is a former editor of trade publications in the automotive, metalworking and plastics industries with contributions to a wide range of print and on-line publications. He also brings prior industry experience in quality and manufacturing for a Tier One automotive supplier.
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engineering.com/resources/games
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*ENGINEERING.COM TV:*
Watch in-depth engineering videos made for the engineering professional and found exclusively on engineering.com TV:
Panel Expert Roundtables: engineering.com/viewAll?category=roundtables
For the Design Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=designing-the-future
For the Manufacturing Engineer: engineering.com/viewAll?category=manufacturing-the-future
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#boeing #737 #787
