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Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Incident- Expanding Implications

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The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. Inside Boeing’s Manufacturing Mess ( Paid subscription ), was far reaching in the implications of the latest incident.

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Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix is a Systemic Challenge

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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. They are tenets which have been incorporated not only in automotive industry but other discrete manufacturing settings.

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Supply Chain Management:Lubrication Management - An Integral.

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Industrial Manufacturing. Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. There was an incident where Alaska Airlines (flight 261) flying from Mexico to Seattle airport plunged into the Pacific Ocean. Procurement Blog. Automotive.