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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

In 2018 and 2019 there were two fatal crashes of the 737 Max 8. Instead of developing the aircraft in-house and sourcing parts from suppliers,” Dr. Tang explained, “Boeing decided to outsource 70% of the design, engineering and manufacturing of entire modules to over 50 strategic partners.” There have been other incidents.

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Have you Explored the Business Implications of Import Bans?

Logility

The following table shows the XUAR’s top exports in 2019. To prove admissibility, CBP instructs that importers should submit the required documents to the port detaining the goods. Essentially, importers must provide transaction documents for every tier of the supply chain proving absence of nexus with the XUAR.

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Lot Traceability in the Fashion Industry

Logility

Let’s journey back to late 2019 and early 2020. In addition, COVID revealed the need for increased downstream fortification as sources — from growers to spinners to mills — became less reliable. All these documents are rolled up to a certificate of compliance with complete chain of custody. That would change.

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Tips for Getting Executive Buy-in for Supply Chain Planning Software

ToolsGroup

as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. Source: How to Build a Strong Business Case for Your Supply Chain Planning Technology Investment. Alex Pradhan, published 7 June 2019. This graphics were published by Gartner, Inc.

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Is Your Supply Chain Ready for Social Media-Fueled Demand Volatility?

ToolsGroup

Seemingly overnight, hard seltzer became the drink of choice in 2019, and largely due to user-generated memes and Twitter posts, the White Claw brand shot to a 54% share of all hard-seltzer sales2 in the U.S. as part of a larger research document and should be evaluated in the context of the entire document. November 2019.

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Responsible Sourcing! Making Sustainability Happen for Real!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Sustainability is created at the source of our products, services, and consumption. Sustainability is created from Responsible Sourcing. How can you make Responsible Sourcing a Reality? If you can excite the people around you about sourcing responsibly, chances are you’ll be able to formulate a network of internal champions.

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Blockchain and the Food Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

He writes, “One provision of the Act was that the ‘FDA will have access to records, including industry food safety plans and the records firms will be required to keep documenting implementation of their plans.’ ” SupplyChainBrain, 18 December 2019. [4] ”[4] He adds, “But there is a problem here.

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