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![“In Boeing’s case especially, it [outsourcing] ended up more expensive than if it had kind of just stuck with its original culture of manufacturing first," says Jerry Useem, who has written about the company for more than 20 years. Above, Boeing 777s are assembled in its Everett, Washington, facility in 2011.](https://img.apmcdn.org/15e6746dfaf59feed61286d5eb4ca57de8c18b03/uncropped/74e628-2024-10-gettyimages-109090826-e1727988451455-webp2000.webp)
