Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Jacket-recommended restaurant Canlis in Seattle has temporarily closed its elegant mid-century dining room. In the future, businesses will diversify their supply chains and source locally so they are not as dependent on one procurement source as they are now.

Pharmaceutical

Unleashed

MARCH 2, 2022

At Seattle Children’s Hospital the Kanban two-bin system was successfully introduced to address the problem of consumables running out Dynisco’s inventory reduction using Kanban Dynisco is a plastics extruder and manufacturer of sensors, and was having issues with its inventory carrying costs and lead times. Keen to find out more?

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Added Development A published report this week penned by noted and respected Seattle Times Aerospace Reporter Domenic Gates adds a new and previously undisclosed development up until now. Boeing reportedly declined to specify how many total positions in the Seattle area would be impacted by cuts.

Resource Reduction

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2024

The Stakes for Boeing An editorial commentary published by the Seattle Times in mid-March ( Paid subscription or metered view ), began with the following sentence: “ You know a company is in deep trouble when comedians and stock analysts take similar jabs.” locations rather than Puget Sound.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2024

ports such as Seattle-Tacoma, Oakland, and Los Angeles-Long Beach will start to pick-up. Trans-loading activity indicates increased spot market demand, and we are just starting to see a correlated spike in spot rates. This is due to longer distances, spill-over congestion, and different tariffs in the U.S.

Pricing Training

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 15, 2025

This years aircraft delivery performance was further impacted by a seven week duration labor strike involving production workers and engineers within Boeing s Seattle and U.S. The company recruited a new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, in July. Northwest production facilities.

Resource Reduction

Cathy Roberson

MARCH 25, 2024

These tech tools may also use crowd-sourced carriers or traditional ones. Including ninety-six Fortune 100 companies such as Intel and Citi, as well as organizations like Johns Hopkins University, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and the United Service Organizations, and U.S. Air Force according to an Amazon blog post.

Supply Chain Design Software

Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

In March Supply Chain Matters highlighted a published an editorial from The Seattle Times that observed: “ For Boeing, there is more at stake than what it pays for in salaries and benefits. However, we would add that the notion of garnering a higher wage rate could possibly be an added motivation for these workers.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2023

Long time Seattle Times aerospace industry reporter Domenic Gates tweeted that it is believed that this problem may date back four years and possibly affect most of the planes built since the original grounding of the aircraft in 2029.

Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With government trade policies favoring more domestic sourcing of deemed strategic supply networks such as semiconductor devices, there are already indications across the U.S. and Europe for programs to train workers in specialized technical dimensions of such production.

Negotiating Skills

Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 28, 2014

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. There was an incident where Alaska Airlines (flight 261) flying from Mexico to Seattle airport plunged into the Pacific Ocean. Procurement Blog. Business Process Outsourcing. Human Resources.

Supply Chain Planning Software

Infosys Supply Chain Management

MARCH 20, 2012

Sourcing & Procurement. Sourcing & Procurement. ProcureEdge – Sourcing & Procurement. PS: As I was writing this blog, I also read about online e-commerce giants Amazon and Googles plans to open physical stores in Seattle and Dublin, Ireland respectively. Procurement Blog.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2024

Needless to state, the business challenges are significant, especially those related to this plane maker’s supplier sourcing, internal production and quality assurances practices. In a May editorial commentary, The Seattle Times indicated the following: “ For Boeing, there is more at stake than what it pays for in salaries and benefits.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Bloomberg reported similar disruptions observed in ports in Tacoma and Seattle.

Los Angeles

Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2023

According to reporting from reporter Dominic Gates of the Seattle Times , Boeing continues to have challenges with both 737 MAX and 787 output performance. There is no doubt that investors and respective supply network partners will be seeking added clarity as to production plans for 2023 and the subsequent two years.

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Boeing Restarts 737 MAX Production After a seven-week long labor strike by Boeings production workers in Seattle and across the U.S. But, in the case of some specific rare earths, China holds a global dominance in total supply. Obviously, more developments to come. Northwest , the company has reportedly now re-started production.

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