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Boeing Corp.: 787 Parts Repair and Protection

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Student Team

  • Maddy Wright (EGL)
  • Tory Zollinger (MBA)

Project Sponsors

  • Project Champion: Caroline Hilton McDougal
  • Project Supervisor: Benjamin Hambleton

Faculty Advisors

  • College of Engineering Advisor: Brian Denton
  • Ross School of Business Advisor: Dave Ostreicher

Tauber Liaison: Mary Crosby

This project aims to improve parts deployment flow and quality at Boeing’s 787 Final Assembly plant in Charleston, SC. By auditing the inventory of damaged parts, analyzing recurring part defects, and mapping the full parts deployment process, the Tauber team will identify root causes and key failure points. The team will apply structured problem-solving methods to pilot protective handling measures and to standardize repair-versus-replace decision processes to reduce costs and support sustainable growth in production rates.

Project photos

A group of people sit in front of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner display