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Re:'This Has Been Going on for Years.' Inside Boeing's Manuf... by novok on Sunday January 14, 2024 @05:38PM (#38995158)
Core competency is a reminder, otherwise you start doing things like making your own chat system and word processing software when you should be just buying slack and google workspace while you are a B2B database company.
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Re:'This Has Been Going on for Years.' Inside Boeing's Manuf... by therealbilly on Monday January 15, 2024 @10:38AM (#39002126)
Kelly Johnson of Lockheed (designer and PM for record breaking aircraft) had a very strong position on core competency. It had to be protected and advanced at all costs.
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