Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 12, 2024

As highlighted in our original commentary , 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. That has implications for Alaska, United and Copa airlines, the noted operators of this MAX variant.

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 14, 2023

has substantial zinc deposits in Alaska, Tennessee, and Washington. This client alert was compiled by Adam Wren of Exiger Government Solutions. It’s probable that, in the near term, expansion of recycling programs would be able to supply the consumption of germanium for at least U.S. military, if not also commercial, use.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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. Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing.

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Claritum

AUGUST 23, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. federal government requires that a contractor whose contract for goods and services is expected to exceed $700,000 ($1.5 federal government requires that a contractor whose contract for goods and services is expected to exceed $700,000 ($1.5 Introduction. Tracking success. Conclusion.

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Claritum

AUGUST 23, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. federal government requires that a contractor whose contract for goods and services is expected to exceed $700,000 ($1.5 federal government requires that a contractor whose contract for goods and services is expected to exceed $700,000 ($1.5 Introduction. Tracking success. Conclusion.

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

I joined their global projects group and went to Alaska to lead a project. They had to pay an enormous amount of money to the US government. The pressure to be more sustainable also comes from outside sources like governments, banks and customers. Safety and quality became key buying factors during procurement.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The Alberta government asked the Van Horne Institute to examine the case for building a railway from the Oil Sands fields of Fort McMurray to the Delta junction in Alaska. The team was not sure that the Alaska Pipeline would be interested in taking Canadian oil into their system. This leaves one option open: Go North.

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