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20 Years of Outsourcing Come Back to Haunt Boeing

Logistics Viewpoints

Boeing is now a case study in how not to outsource a supply chain. On February 6 th , the National Transportation Safety Board released a report saying that missing bolts were the likely cause. The Dreamliner program was launched in April of 2004 with an order for 50 aircraft from All Nippon Airways.

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Cargo Securement Regulations – The Proper Use of Tiedowns

United World Transporation

In a study over three years, it was estimated that 200,000 accidents were caused by unsecured cargo falling from trucks. Cargo securement regulations are set by the Federal Motor Safety Carrier Administration (FMCSA) and were last updated in 2004. Unsecured cargo is not only dangerous but deadly for drivers on the road.

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Cash-free Service Provider DKV Names New CEO

Logistics Business Magazine

DKV, a European leader in cash-free services en route for commercial goods and passenger transport, toll and further mobility services, has named Marco van Kalleveen (50) new Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 April 2019. He started his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he became a partner in 2004.

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Meet the four women behind WFP’s humanitarian helicopter in Haiti

World Food Programme Logistics

But after studying business administration and industrial technology, she came into aviation by accident. And yet, Robine studied law. “I Aircrafts are not a rare sight in Jeremie, south of Haiti, where Jovanie grew up. I thought they just gave food!” It runs in the family,” she says.

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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience

Logistics in War

This ‘under-planning / over-planning’ sequence generally results in oversupply; wasting transport, clogging warehouses, limiting strategic mobility and costing resources that the force can’t spare. [3] Supplying War , Cambridge University Press, UK, 2004 (4 th edition); Betts, R., 1] Eccles, H., 4] See Van Creveld, M.,

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The Origin of Freightera’s Green Mission: DotCom Magazine’s Interview with Zhenya Beck

Freightera

She was studying journalism at university, and was eager to write about the environment, lake Baikal, and how environment and health are related. Their California dream was over, and in 2004 they decided they were going to move to Vancouver to protect their son’s health. Freightera’s green mission started as a deeply personal story.

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New DHL offering focuses on fast and flexible delivery service for online retailers

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since 2004. Jeff works and lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where he covers all aspects of the supply chain, logistics, freight transportation, and materials handling sectors on a daily basis. DHL eCommerce has been offering domestic deliveries in the U.S. Contact Jeff Berman. Compliance to U.S.