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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. 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.

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Update on Boeing 737 MAX Fuselage Door Plug Incident

Supply Chain Matters

Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. As highlighted in our original commentary , 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.

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Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix is a Systemic Challenge

Supply Chain Matters

Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. As noted in our recent Supply Chain Matters update , FAA Administrator Mike Whittaker has indicated in industry media interviews that: “ We’re (FAA) shifting from more than an audit approach to a direct inspection approach.”

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This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

The sky and what’s beyond, an endless source of creativity and imagination for kids and adults alike. Delivery eBike Debuts In Portland, Ore. According to the press release: This new electrically-assisted tricycle began delivering packages in Portland, Ore., Electric Trucking Charges Up (WSJ – sub. First UPS U.S.

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Energy Efficiency Is Key to Better Logistics

Material Handling & Logistics

And customers, many of whom are Millennials, want to know the sourcing of the products they buy and will make decisions based on a company’s sustainability record. The company also set a new goal that by 2025, 40% of all ground fuel will be from sources other than conventional gasoline and diesel, an increase from 19.6% In the U.S.,

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How To Start Your Brewery On The Path To Success

Unleashed

The craft beer industry has had an exciting ride, with a pre-Covid Compound Annual Growth Rate of 14.1% However the easiest years of the industry may well be behind us, and the breweries that thrive in the coming years will be those that create the greatest competitive advantage. and a forecasted market valuation of US$107.85

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3 Key Takeaways from our First Good Business Get Together

Unleashed

David Maher, who is the COO and CFO of Hey Tiger — the social enterprise changing the way chocolate is sourced and celebrated. Maria Pearman is a Certified Public Accountant who provides accounting expertise and a deep operational knowledge to the brewing industry.