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Boeing and One Airline’s CEOs Shares Candid Perspectives on the State of Commercial Aircraft Supply Chains

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights for our readers an on-stage conversation held between the CEO ’s of Boeing and Qatar Airways at Bloomberg’s Qatar Economic Forum. Dialogue with a Key Airline Customer This week, Bloomberg conducted the Qatar Economic Forum held in Doha. Akbar Al-Baker (video recording).

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Freighters and reconfigured passenger jets fly in from Asia and the Middle East, operated by the cargo units of Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Korean Air, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and several other carriers. Nearby are distribution centers for companies ranging from Macy’s Inc. to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

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Boeing Lands Significant 787 Dreamliner Aircraft Deal

Supply Chain Matters

Significant New Order Received Commercial aircraft designer and manufacturer Boeing announced another significant aircraft deal this week. This new airline is being formed to compete with existing Middle East based international carriers Emirates and Qatar Airways. At the same time, the U.S.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Panasonic to Quadruple Battery Production Capacity. According to a published report from the Japan Times , Panasonic Holdings announced that its battery manufacturing unit plans to quadruple production of electric vehicle batteries by fiscal 2028 amid increasing demand from U.S. auto makers including Tesla.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Given low inventories and dwindling spare capacity, the oil market cannot afford large supply disruptions,” said UBS analyst Giovanni Staunovo in a Reuters article. These rising prices can cut into the profits of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers who are reliant on this form of energy for powering their facilities.

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Freightos is going public…and how we got here

Freightos

We passed this cost on to the lighting fixture manufacturers, who no doubt passed on these costs to the consumers. Since around 2019, carriers – first airlines and now also ocean liners – have started to provide APIs for instant price quoting, capacity availability, booking and tracking. The Carrier Digital Revolution.

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Mindmap for the Fashion & Luxury Goods Market

Supply Chain Movement

In this fast-paced world, where there is also increasing pressure to reduce the carbon footprint, global fashion and luxury goods manufacturers have to redesign their go-to-market strategy to meet demand in a cost-efficient and sustainable way: Plan. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines.