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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to launch immediate investigations into the incident. Depending on what ongoing aircraft inspections discover, resources may have to be allocated toward needed changes in production quality checks. News of this incident prompted the U.S.

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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

Quality issues have recently bedeviled Boeing. On February 6 th , the National Transportation Safety Board released a report saying that missing bolts were the likely cause. In 2018 and 2019 there were two fatal crashes of the 737 Max 8. In 2018 and 2019 there were two fatal crashes of the 737 Max 8.

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Freight Data Trends for 2019 and How a TMS Will Grow in Value

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The application of data can help shippers gain control of shipping costs and make informed decisions, and the top freight data trends for 2019 exemplify how the use of a transportation management system (TMS) can further this cause. How New LTL Technologies & Processes are Changing the Shipping Game. Download WhitePaper.

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Prepare to Master Supply Chain Challenges in 2019!

Supply Chain Network

Take a look at 2019’s agenda highlights and speaker-line up, here. Kim Brown, VP Supply Chain, Quality Bicycle Products. Wolfgang Lehmacher, Head of Supply Chain and Transportation Industries, World Economic Forum. • Kim Brown, VP Supply Chain, Quality Bicycle Products. Angelo Vertrone, VP Logistics, Uline.

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3PL Sales Success in 2019 – Crushing Your Sales Goal

The Logistics of Logistics

“3PL Sales Success in 2019 – Crushing Your Sales Goal” was a webinar conducted in late January 2019 by Joe Lynch and Ann Holm. 3PL Sales Success in 2019 – Crushing Your Sales Goal. Many industry leaders are using sales development representatives (SDRs) to ensure a steady flow of good quality leads. Digital first.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Under a transportation services agreement that kicked in last year, Amazon leases the aircraft from a dealer and transfers them to Hawaiian Airlines to fly and provide routine maintenance. billion to increase use of these vehicles to transport freight as part of an overall effort to improve air quality. and Canadian stores.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11-15, 2019)

Talking Logistics

The post This Week in Logistics News (March 11-15, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. req’d) Alibaba’s Latest Deal Should Deliver the Goods (WSJ – sub. Since I’ll be giving a talk this morning on digital transformation, I am short on time, so I’ll share my comments next week. Have a great weekend!