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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

Alaska Airlines Door Blows Out in Flight For 20 years, Boeing has engaged in collaborative product development with a significant number of suppliers. PLM designer Dassault Systèmes announced at the onset of the program that their software would “comprise Boeing’s Global Collaboration Environment.”

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. A big story earlier this month was the reported Chinese spy balloon. On February 4, the U.S. Air Force shot down the balloon over U.S.

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Cyberattacks: The Ever-Present Threat to Transportation Management Software

GTG Technology Group

Cyberattacks a Transportation Management Software Suite Might Face. Transportation management software must be designed to withstand this kind of attack, an ever-changing, ever-present threat that forces companies to keep their software updated and protected. Scrupulous control of vendor-accessed services and software.

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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

Freightos

Harnessing cloud-based software to automate freight pricing. Alaska Airlines launched online seat booking in December 1995 – over 20 years ago! Image courtesy of Alaska Airlines. Real-time resource scheduling that turns “supply chain” into “demand chain”. Passenger travel’s timeline is a great indicator of this.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

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.” ”[3]. Only Innovators are ready to share information about raw materials suppliers.” ” Why transparency matters.

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Top Mobile Barcoding Case Studies for Oracle’s JD Edwards

RFgen

Through a combination of mobile apps, barcode scanners, tablets and software, inventory accuracy surpassed 99.5%. Trident Seafoods operates fishing vessels and manufacturing facilities in Alaska. It also lacked the agility they needed, negatively impacting overhead costs and customer relationships.

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

AIMMS

Five years ago, I took over managing the software package AFW uses to coordinate flights, and I do this for a dozen other organizations in the U.S. 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. Preparing for Champ Camp.