Lean manufacturing, an end to cultural silos and a drive to eliminate rework are finding their way into the manufacturing ethos at the Boeing Satellite Development Center here, where the shop floor is filled with spacecraft. The company has seen a shift from the late 1990s, when its manifest was dominated by commercial contracts. The current mix is 60% military/government and 40% commercial. But its military work, led by network communications systems, is heavily influenced by a technology push from the civil side in such areas as mobile users, video multi-casting and voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) services. Vice President Jim Simpson, head of business development, jokes that Boeing's nickname is "Corns R Us."
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机译：精益制造，文化孤岛的终结和消除返工的驱动力正在波音卫星开发中心的制造精神中找到了途径，这里的车间充满了航天器。该公司已经从1990年代后期开始转变，当时它的清单主要由商业合同主导。目前的组合是60％的军政府，40％的商业。但是，在网络通信系统的领导下，其军事工作受到了民用技术在移动用户，视频多播和互联网协议语音（VoIP）服务等领域的推动。业务发展部副总裁吉姆·辛普森（Jim Simpson）开玩笑说，波音的绰号是“ Corns R Us”。
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