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At Boeing, a War Over Job Exodus (page 10)

1. Why is Boeing outsourcing more plane components?
   
   
   
   
2. State the union's position.
   
   
   
   
3. What is the impact of Boeing employment on the Seattle area?
   
   
   
   
4. What are the global issues Boeing faces?
   
   
   
   

   
   

1. Contrast the brake system plants of ITT (in Ashville) and General Motors (in Dayton).
   
   
   
   
2. What is the union reaction to outsourcing?
   
   
   
   
3. What are the advantages of outsourcing?
   
   
   
   
4. What are the disadvantages of outsourcing?
   
   
   
   

   
   

1. How does this VW plant differ from other auto manufacturing facilities?
   
   
   
   
2. Describe the relationship between VW and its suppliers.
   
   
   
   
3. Would this model be successful in the U.S.?
   
   
   
   
4. How is quality control handled in the plant?
   
   
   
   

   
   

1. How has the role of the purchasing director changed in the past decade?
   
   
   
   
2. How are computers and software changing the purchasing function? Describe the EDS's Cosource program.
   
   
   
   
3. Provide examples of outsourcing of functions by corporations.
   
   
   
   
4. Why do service providers say that procurement specialists have myopia?
   
   
   
   

   
   

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