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Added Boeing Developments Related to Production Quality Challenges

Supply Chain Matters

Regarding the latter, Boeing indicated to investigators late last week that the company cannot locate specific documentation indicating what door related work was performed on the subject Alaska Airlines aircraft that was involved in the door blowout.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. South Carolina Ports breaks all-time container record. The solution integrates advanced document management capabilities, robust collaboration features and support for bookings, with superior end-to-end real-time tracking. Amazon is turning malls into distribution centers.

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Report of Challenges Surrounding Amazon Drone Program

Supply Chain Matters

Citing research involving internal documents, government reports and interviews conducted with 13 current and former employees, noted is: “ a program beset by technical challenges, high turnover and safety concerns.” Nine years later, and more than $2 billion in investment, the program continues to experience setbacks and resets.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up- February 24 2023

Supply Chain Matters

This week, multiple reports indicate that aircraft deliveries for the 787 Dreamliner have been temporarily halted reportedly because of a documentation issue related to analysis of a fuselage component.

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Handfield’s Supply Chain Analytics Predictions for 2014

Supply Chain View from the Field

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. With globalization, the need to partner with local logistics service providers becomes an imperative.

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Using Voice-Directed Work in the Supply Chain: What IT Executives Need to Know

RFgen

Warehouse voice technology’s ease of use has led to its adoption in manufacturing, retail, third-party logistics (3PL), and healthcare. In one real-world instance, Smith Drug Company, a wholesale pharmaceutical distributor based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, installed Vocollect Voice. Real Results.

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Q3 Tech Update: Alphas, Betas and Sidechains

Shipchain

When we started building our ecosystem last year, we knew that adoption of new technological paradigms is often slow moving and reluctant in the logistics space, and that we’d need to build tools to simplify integration for as many companies as possible. Documentation Site. thoroughly for over 4 years. Conclusion.