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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. Airbus, by comparison, has been much more conservative with its balance sheet, giving it greater resources to respond to the pandemic.”

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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. Airbus, by comparison, has been much more conservative with its balance sheet, giving it greater resources to respond to the pandemic. ”

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Logistics at BR Williams

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

After being in this industry for the past year or so, if you were to ask me to explain what “logistics” truly means, the best comparison I can articulate would be to the sport of parkour. Since then, 77,291 shipments in all 48 contiguous states (PLUS Alaska!) have been delivered. We have contracted 8,968 motor carriers.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Since data platforms and transportation management resources were created for countless different organizations, they’re not intuitively designed for apples-to-apples comparisons. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9% and Canada. and Mexico.”. Normalize data.

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What is UPS Next Day Air Saver? Shipping Quicker (and Cheaper) Overnight

ShipBob

UPS Next Day Air Saver ships to the 48 contiguous states, plus certain areas in Alaska and Hawaii. Here’s a quick comparison: UPS Next Day Air . Alternatively, UPS Next Day Air Saver promises guaranteed next-day delivery between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to commercial addresses and same-day delivery to residential addresses. .

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

I joined their global projects group and went to Alaska to lead a project. It’s largely a comparison tool. In India I led a project doing the first deep sea / offshore gas development in the Bay of Bengal with a company called Reliance, owned by one of the richest people in the world. What should I be looking for? .

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Everything You Need to Know About USPS Ground Advantage

ShipBob

USPS Ground Advantage is a domestic-only service, which means USPS offers it for parcels traveling to all 50 states, including Alaska and Hawaii. In essence, it allows USPS customers to save more money on both their lightweight and heavier packages! It’s also available for shipping to U.S. territories and shipping to U.S.