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Additional Calls for a Management Shake-Up at Boeing

Supply Chain Matters

The specific quote by O’Leary that caught our attention was: “ Boeing needs a management reboot in Seattle, and either the existing management needs to up its game or they need to change the existing management.” Seattle was an apparent reference to the company’s commercial aircraft business unit management.

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The Tremor Across China’s Online Retail Landscape

Supply Chain Matters

Parallel Event This week , business broadcasting network CNBC’s popular Mad Money host Jim Cramer traveled to Seattle to conduct an on-air interview with Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. In the recently completed September ending quarter, PDD nearly doubled revenues and reportedly outpaced Alibaba ’s 9 percent sales growth.

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In Logistics, the Last Few Feet are as Important as the Last Mile

Enterra Insights

For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the ‘final 50 feet’ of those shipments.”[3] Historically, last mile deliveries in urban meant delivering goods to a store and even that was a challenge. ”[3] In some cities, alleys behind businesses are used for deliveries.

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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

For example, a freight shipment from Yantian to Chicago via Seattle would be unloaded on the West Coast and then shipped inland via truck or rail. . This term covers all the ocean ports on the West, including Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach/Los Angeles and others. At times MLB and IPI are used interchangeably.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech July 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The announcement comes five years after Panasonic Group began production of lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) , referred to as Tesla’s Gigafactory , in Sparks, Nevada. The facility is expected create upwards of 4,000 jobs. as part of a new EV vehicle global investment plan. .

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do….

Supply Chain Shaman

Tonight, I was flying on your 8:10 flight from Atlanta to Seattle. ” On the Seattle flight I was using miles. He referred me to his Customer Solution Specialist – Executive Correspondence, Corporate Customer Care, Roger Salz. .” The So What… What happened that is driving the divorce? Case Number 10482476.

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Freight Forwarding Catches Up with Sharm Chelliah

The Logistics of Logistics

Sharm Chelliah and Joe Lynch discuss the topic, “freight forwarding catches up” which refers to the recent technology advancements made in freight forwarding that has enabled it to offer a customer experience and visibility on par with tech-enabled 3PLs and freight brokers. Freight Forwarding Catches Up with Sharm Chelliah.