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Boeing’s subcontractor problem

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The WSJ’s Sharon Terlep and Andrew Tangel report that a Boeing engineer warned at an internal symposium in 2001 that entrusting other companies with the production of parts was a big risk , but the company plowed ahead regardless.

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The Competitive Advantage with David Bell and Peter Rentschler

The Logistics of Logistics

In 2001, Mr. Bell joined Cargo Transportation Services, Inc., David Bell is a Co-founder of Lean Solutions Group , a nearshore service provider that delivers high-quality business solutions in staffing, tech, marketing, and sales for U.S.-based Welcome to the new way forward. Welcome to Metafora. based companies. based companies.

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Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Incident- Expanding Implications

Supply Chain Matters

The Reuters report indicates that Alaska Airlines had indicated that the airline “ engaged in a candid conversation ” with Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun and the plane maker’s leadership team regarding quality improvement actions. The Journal report makes reference to a white paper published in 2001 penned by a then Boeing aerospace engineer.

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How Cloud-Connected CAD and PLM Drive Collaborative and Streamlined Product Development

Arena Solutions

Some include: Lack of understanding of the end-user goals and challenges Inability to mitigate risks or unforeseen disruptions Poor product quality or design Lack of product differentiation To illustrate, the Segway Electric Scooter’s introduction was met with a fast demise in 2001 due to its inability to solve consumers’ real-world problems 1.

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Restructuring Global Value Chains & Tariff Reduction – A Continuous Evolution for Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

China trade war is causing what has been described as the biggest cross-border supply chain shift since China joined the WTO in 2001. His experience covers the full Logistics spectrum, from raw material procurement to physical distribution and eventually Customer Service and care, with a strong grounding in Quality and Six Sigma.

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Seven Mistakes You Wish Your CFO Had Not Made You Make

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, only 4% of companies are the first to buy new technology—a 40% decline from post Y2K in 2001. B uild supplier development teams and hold the organization on the sharing of quality data. Less Collaborative. Even though companies use the term collaboration frequently, it does not drive behavior. Sourcing Decisions Via Spreadsheet.

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The ROI Challenge for Supply Chain Projects: Lessons from The Trenches by an Aging Jedi Knight

Arkieva

Two of my favorites are Kroeger (2014) and John Milne’s IBM application for central planning (2001). Our customers continue to tell us that the quality of our responsiveness is as important to them as the quality of our products.”. Journal editors, such as Prof. Models enable the process transformation.