Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. Buttigieg further stated: “ The only consideration is safety, that is going to dictate everything.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 8, 2018

Sorry about your luck, Hawaii and Alaska. McDonald’s says it’s switching from frozen beef to fresh in some 14,000 U.S. locations by early May. The company officially rolled out the concept at 3,500 stores today. You’ll still get frozen beef.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2024

After the incident of a rear cabin door blowout of an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 8 aircraft that occurred in January, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be conducting a two-day investigative hearing regarding the blowout of a rear fuselage door of an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 aircraft that occurred in January.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 25, 2024

Since January’s incident involving an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX aircraft experiencing cabin de-pressurization because of a rear cockpit door blowout the crisis surrounding Boeing with airline customers, flyers, and major suppliers has only deepened.

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Exiger Perspectives

JULY 14, 2023

has substantial zinc deposits in Alaska, Tennessee, and Washington. It’s probable that, in the near term, expansion of recycling programs would be able to supply the consumption of germanium for at least U.S. military, if not also commercial, use. Germanium is primarily acquired as a byproduct of zinc processing, and the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As a result of the Alaska Airlines cabin blowout incident, the FAA has placed a current restriction on Boeing 737 MAX monthly production levels, pending ongoing audits of Boeing internal and major supplier production and quality control processes. The implication is that Boeing has significant business and competitive challenges to overcome.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

After the incident of a rear cabin door blowout of an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 8 aircraft that occurred in January, the U.S. This Q1 performance compared to 157 aircraft delivered in Q4-2023 and 113 aircraft delivered in the year-earlier period.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 15, 2025

As our readers are likely aware, Boeing has been dogged by a number of disruptions and setbacks after a rear fuselage door blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight 737 MAX aircraft earlier in 2024. This annual performance was considerably down from the 528 aircraft delivered in 2023.

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Claritum

AUGUST 23, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. A global US based banking organisation recently contracted with a Woman-Owned Small Business (Highroad Press) to outsource Print procurement and at the same time realise savings through early payment discounts for suppliers. Introduction. Why is diversity of supply important. Tracking success.

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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. Sourcing,Procurement,Contract & Spend Management (38).

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

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

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Requis

MARCH 23, 2021

I joined their global projects group and went to Alaska to lead a project. Sustainability should impact procurement choices, such as favoring lower embodied carbon products over higher embodied carbon products. Safety and quality became key buying factors during procurement. You want your suppliers to adopt a common ethos.

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Claritum

AUGUST 23, 2019

Claritum Article - Procurement Blog. A global US based banking organisation recently contracted with a Woman-Owned Small Business (Highroad Press) to outsource Print procurement and at the same time realise savings through early payment discounts for suppliers. Introduction. Why is diversity of supply important. Tracking success.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2025

Key ports mentioned where New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and Dutch Harbor, Alaska. According to the announcement , this investment spread over the next four year period is aimed to significantly grow our U.S. There is specific mention of an expanded fleet of 30 U.S. flagged vessels, from the current level of 10 vessels.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

The Alberta government asked the Van Horne Institute to examine the case for building a railway from the Oil Sands fields of Fort McMurray to the Delta junction in Alaska. The team was not sure that the Alaska Pipeline would be interested in taking Canadian oil into their system. This leaves one option open: Go North.

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