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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. Paid subscription). This report accounts for the notions of unconforming quality repair needs that are termed traveled work.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

Consumers, activists, and investors increasingly want to know the products they buy are sourced sustainably and ethically. 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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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

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I joined their global projects group and went to Alaska to lead a project. The pressure to be more sustainable also comes from outside sources like governments, banks and customers. Back when I was working in data centers we invented a metric that we used to calculate the efficiency of that data center. Then we all win.