Few industries require a more robust supply chain than aerospace: Lead times are long and the requirements for quality are absolute. And unlike the auto industry, aerospace is relatively new to the concept of a global supply chain -- a situation made more complex because of time zone, culture, language, and quality differences.
"A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a
person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as
possible" - Freeman Dyson