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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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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 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.

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Blockchain: Preventing E. Coli Through Enhanced Traceability

Kinaxis

Health officials narrowed the source down to romaine lettuce, but identifying which romaine lettuce from where is still a problem. Then, after an outbreak at an Alaska prison pointed to whole romaine lettuce heads, the CDC targeted all romaine grown in Yuma, Arizona. First, consumers were instructed to avoid prechopped romaine lettuce.

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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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Diversity of Supply Article – US centric

Claritum

Resources. million people are employed by 909,000 of these minority owned businesses (Source: www.mbda.gov). Source unknown). And, there are financial tax breaks available to both the sourcing company and the supplier. 8 Resources. Indirect spend and supply diversity. Conclusion. 1 Introduction. 5 Tracking success.

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Supplier Diversity at P&G: A Core Part of the Business Strategy

Supply Chain View from the Field

He shared with me his insights on sourcing from a diverse supply base, and how this has become truly engrained into P&G’s corporate culture. And I learned how my ability as a sourcing manager to impact the world and communities in far-off places was amplified through the lens of supplier diversity.