A "quick take" from another post on HN regarding this document [1]: "It offers a detailed look at Douglas Aircraft and their doomed attempt to boost profits vi

A "quick take" from another post on HN regarding this document [1]: "It offers a detailed look at Douglas Aircraft and their doomed attempt to boost profits via outsourcing. Those familiar with the commercial aviation business know that Boeing's "purchase" of McDonnell-Douglas resulted in wholesale importation of Douglas's accounting wizardry to what had been a largely engineering- and safety-driven corporate culture. Relevance to the MAX fiasco and the tardiness of Boeing's NMA designs is left as an exercise to the reader…" [1]: https://www.hackernewspapers.com/2019/809-boeing-out-sourced-profits-the-cornerstone-of-successful-subcontracting/ https://www.hackernewspapers.com/2019/809-boeing-out-sourced...