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milgrim ◴[] No.41904412[source]
For some context:

The same Boeing satellite bus already experienced a major issue some years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19658800

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api ◴[] No.41904538[source]
The complete collapse of Boeing needs to be studied.
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SteveNuts ◴[] No.41904590[source]
They should teach it in every MBA program in the country /s.
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dylan604 ◴[] No.41904667[source]
You joke, but it absolutely should. Boeing is a great example of "when all you have is a hammer, everything is a nail". When MBAs are left in charge with no guardrails, this is what can happen. That's a great thing to teach to new MBAs. Every field has this potential pitfall. When you hyperfocus, bad things can happen. Know when to say when.
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1. phkahler ◴[] No.41905188[source]
>> When you hyperfocus, bad things can happen.

Highly optimized systems are fragile. They work well so long as everything stays the same. Optimizing for cost will compromise other things. Quality is not a varnish to be applied after you make something, it's designed into the product and production process from the beginning - by people who understand such things.