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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

Alaska Airlines Door Blows Out in Flight For 20 years, Boeing has engaged in collaborative product development with a significant number of suppliers. The company aimed to develop the aircraft quickly and inexpensively to compete with the Airbus A380. Companies need to pay attention to people, processes, and technology.

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Added Boeing Developments Related to Production Quality Challenges

Supply Chain Matters

Department of Justice has reportedly opened a formal criminal investigation concerning the blowout that left a hole in the side of an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 aircraft in January.

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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. Dozens of factories build key pieces of 737 and 787 jets before they are assembled by Boeing.

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BR Williams Celebrates National Logistics Day

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Transportation Company celebrates National Logistics Day, honoring the remarkable achievements of its Logistics division. Rather than adopting a transactional approach, the company focuses on developing long-term partnerships with 1-4 contract carriers per lane or region.

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Marijuana Supply Chain: Profits and Headaches

Logistics Viewpoints

These states include Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Washington D.C. Companies at this stage are the first point of harvesting quality marijuana.

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Boeing’s Financial Performance- External Pressures Increase

Supply Chain Matters

Validated was the company and its associated supply networks continue to produce aircraft at the rate of 38 per month. For the full year of 2023, the company reported a 17 percent increase in total revenues to $77.8 For the commercial aircraft business segment, the company reported $33.9 billion operating loss reported for 2022.

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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Latest Incident On Friday of last week, 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. based carriers Alaska Airlines and United Airlines. Global air regulators are expected to follow.

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