This guest post is from Doug Smock of Design News and BCC Research.

The Dreamliner aircraft development project was launched by Boeing six years ago as one of the most ambitious technology and supply chain projects in history. On the technology side, the Dreamliner was the first commercial airliner design with a plastic composite body. On the supply chain side, Boeing made the switch from a top-down, disciplined captive design and manufacturing approach to one that was largely outsourced to suppliers around the world.

The Dreeamliner is now two years late, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that Boeing’s future rests on its outcome. Three years ago, Boeing officials were eager to talk about the great work on the Dreamliner, on the technology and supply sides. Now they’re mum, but I took a couple of shots at raising the questions about the Dreamliner, and then making some educated guesses about the answers.

So what are the questions?

And what are the answers?

Read my pieces on What’s causing huge delays for the Boeing 787 Dreamline and why the Dreamliner is so late to find out!

Thanks, Doug.