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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

Legacy procurement systems cause Oregon office to overspend by up to $1.6B, TMS market matures as shippers see millions in savings, Ecom boom congestion costs billions, FedEx's foray into final-mile bulky goods, and much more in this week's ATSCNYNTK.

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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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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

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New audit reveals reliance on legacy systems costs Oregon office up to $1.6 The audit of the Oregon State Department of Administrative Services’ Office of the State Chief Information Officer was performed by the Oregon Secretary of State Audit Division and looked at $8 billion in departmental spending. enterprise solutions.

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Amazon’s AWS Supply Chain Joins the B2B Supply Chain Platform Race

Supply Chain Matters

West ( Oregon ), and Europe ( Frankfurt ) regions, with availability in additional geographies coming later. . Application availability is indicated as available in preview in the U.S. East ( Northern Virginia ), U.S. Announcement Significance. The implications of this Amazon AWS announcement are twofold.

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URM™ Stores Inc. Selects Herlitz Inventory Management to Improve Efficiencies and Increase Profits in its Purchasing Process

Herlitz Inventory Management

“We are extremely excited to once again partner with the experts that designed the E3TRIM forecasting and replenishment solution, which our company has been using for over 25 years,” said Paul Christianson, URM’s VP of Procurement & Retail Services. URM Stores, Inc.

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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. 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.

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Challenges and possible solutions for local seafood supply chains

Supply Chain View from the Field

In Oregon Inlet the only way for commercial fishermen to get out – and so the state will dredge it to allow them. Food Supply Chains Local Food Systems Procurement Sustainability Supply Chain Economics Supply Chain Management Supply chain Relationships Sustainability'