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Boeing’s Production Quality Crisis Significantly Escalates

Supply Chain Matters

Published reports from Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal indicate that airline leaders are seeking a definitive plan as to how Boeing is going to address its ongoing production quality and other challenges. and internationally based airline customers are seeking a meeting directly with the company’s board of directors.

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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

Freightos

Alaska Airlines launched online seat booking in December 1995 – over 20 years ago! Image courtesy of Alaska Airlines. Customers are definitely ready. Passenger travel’s timeline is a great indicator of this. What the first online seat booking site (1995) looked like. Here are some of the more blunt comments.

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Blockchain: Preventing E. Coli Through Enhanced Traceability

Kinaxis

Then, after an outbreak at an Alaska prison pointed to whole romaine lettuce heads, the CDC targeted all romaine grown in Yuma, Arizona. It’s a simple definition of something that continues to perplex supply chain professionals in many different industries. First, consumers were instructed to avoid prechopped romaine lettuce.

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The Best States to Buy a Car In!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The population of well-off elders definitely accounts for a large part of the used car market. In addition, Alaska, Montana, Delaware, Oregon, and New Hampshire have no statewide sales tax. The initial cost to purchase a new vehicle in Florida is 10 percent lower than the national average.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

” They note an MIT survey of apparel companies found vastly differing definitions of supply chain transparency across organizations. The article cites Dr. Darren Prokop, of the University of Anchorage Alaska, who explains supply chain visibility involves seeing “a particular activity with access to information at selected nodes.”

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Advanced analytics meets social good: how Angel Flight West optimizes flight routes for families in need

AIMMS

They provide travel assistance with small planes at the regional level and work with commercial partners to arrange travel for patients in Hawaii and Alaska. Definitely time savings, especially when we’re so busy this time of year. AFW works in 13 of the Western United States. Preparing for Champ Camp.

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Diversity of Supply Article – US centric

Claritum

See Appendix 1 for definitions relating to what constitutes a Minority Owned Businesses and MBE certification or Diversity Supplier Certification. Example corporate definition of a diverse business: JP Morgan. Federal Small Business Subcontracting definition of business types: Abbreviation. supplierdiversity@nglcc.org.