飞机产业贸易：一项外包失败的案例研究

Abstract:Outsourcing is the contraction of enterprise boundary and the expansion of market strategy，and it is also the result of declining market transaction costs brought by technological progress. It helps the enterprise to cut down cost and enhance competiveness. The Boeing 787 of American Boeing Company arranged its production through a wide range of outsourcing activities，but unfortunately，it led to the aircraft components failing to be assembled into machine and safety accidents occurring frequently after delivery. By distinguishing the three dimensions of enterprise boundary，namely size boundary，competency boundary and cost boundary，this paper makes the conclusion that the safe boundary of outsourcing is located at the enterprise’s competence boundary，any outsourcing behavior which tries to across the competence boundary and just chases after the cost boundary should exist risk. To aircraft industry，the module standardization degree is low，network-based industry chain structure is complex，and any local defect of the product will affect the overall function，thus aggressive type of outsourcing strategy is not appropriate.

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