Opinion: Suppliers Go From Just In Time To Just Don’t Know

IAM Local 774 members

International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers Local 774 members on the strike line at Textron Aviation in Wichita in September.

Credit: International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
Misaligned supply and demand, now exacerbated by the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers strike at Boeing, continues to affect the supply chain in a profound way. Production master schedule changes by the airframe OEMs are obfuscating production rates and spurring suppliers...

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