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Episode 2 - Building Better Processes: The Role of Capabilities and Core Competencies
Tony and Dan talk about how aerospace manufacturing isn’t just machining: critical “outside processing” like heat treat, testing, anodizing, plating, and painting often becomes the weakest link, partly due to chemical regulation and mostly due to misaligned incentives. The manufacturer holding the customer PO takes the blame when finishers or material suppliers slip, but those vendors feel little accountability - especially when small shops represent tiny dollars compared to big customers (e.g., SpaceX) who get prioritized. They rough out the revenue distribution of US machine shops, claiming…
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