RE: The hard lessons of Boeing's 787 outsourcing
Boeing's biggest mistake was not giving Alan Mulally the CEO spot. He was the one that made the 777 become reality. While the 787 is more complex, Mulally would have never let the program get as out of control as it did.
Instead, Mulally wound up as CEO of Ford, where he has successfully turned the company around without a single federal bailout dollar.