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Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Incident- Expanding Implications

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. Buttigieg further stated: “ The only consideration is safety, that is going to dictate everything.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

better than 2011. to the Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2011. Con-Way Freight’s service area includes the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The truckload division operates in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Con-Way Inc. is based in Ann Arbor, MI and had $5.58B in revenues in 2012. The 2012 results were 5.5%

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Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix is a Systemic Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Background In early January, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out. Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing.

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Supply Chain Management:Lubrication Management - An Integral.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

There was an incident where Alaska Airlines (flight 261) flying from Mexico to Seattle airport plunged into the Pacific Ocean. December 2011. November 2011. October 2011. September 2011. August 2011. April 2011. March 2011. February 2011. January 2011. August 2012. April 2012.

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Logistics at BR Williams

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Since then, 77,291 shipments in all 48 contiguous states (PLUS Alaska!) Some cool facts about our Logistics Division: It was created with just one employee on May 26 th , 2010. We moved our very first load of auto parts on June 3 rd , 2010, to Roanoke, VA. have been delivered. We have contracted 8,968 motor carriers.

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LTL Carrier Profile: YRC Freight

The Logistics of Logistics

lower than 2011, however, it was the first time in 6 years that the company earned a profit. Reddaway is an LTL carrier that provides service in the following states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. YRC Freight is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc.

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RFgen Recognized as a Top Software and Technology Provider by Food Logistics Magazine

RFgen

With the introduction of the 2001 Bioterrorism Act and the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act, companies must now be able to quickly deliver full inventory tracking datasheets to appropriate regulatory forces when requested. Food traceability remains a key issue in the food and beverage industry.