Boeing Faces New Whistleblower Claims of Lapses on Some 787 Jets June 27, 2024 Bloomberg Mechanic Richard Cuevas claimed he observed “substandard manufacturing and maintenance practices” on the 787’s forward pressure bulkhead.Read More
Port of Charleston Terminal to Reopen After Years-Long Labor Dispute June 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The dispute dates back to the opening of the terminal in 2021, when SC Ports attempted to use non-union state employees as crane operators.Read More
SCB FEATURE Low Prices, Human Costs: Has Online Retail Crippled the Ethical Supply Chain? June 26, 2024 Nick Bowman, Senior Editor Globally, it's estimated that $161 billion worth of clothing and textiles fall into an area of risk that makes them prone to being produced by forced labor annually.Read More
Airbus Cuts Guidance as Supply Chain Snags Continue to Bite June 25, 2024 Bloomberg The company now expects to hand over 770 aircraft this year, down from a previous goal of 800, it said in a surprise announcement.Read More
Report: Majority of Women Truckers Have Faced Harassment on the Job June 25, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Roughly one in six women drivers surveyed said they experience harassment or discrimination daily. Read More
Federal Prosecutors Push for Criminal Charges Against Boeing June 24, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The DOJ has until July 7 to make a final decision on criminal charges against Boeing, stemming from a pair of deadly 737 crashes in 2018 and 2019. Read More
THINK TANK Transforming Supply Chains and Warehousing in the Modern Era June 24, 2024 Oana Jinga, SCB Contributor In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the resulting surge in e-commerce, demands on warehousing are growing like never before.Read More
Amazon Fined Nearly $6M over Warehouse Quotas in California June 21, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Citing more than 59,000 separate violations, state regulators say Amazon failed to disclose quotas to workers at two warehouses near Los Angeles. Read More
THE SUPPLYCHAINBRAIN PODCAST Podcast | Do Humanoid Robots Make Sense in a Warehouse? June 21, 2024 Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain Are robots that are modeled after the human form the best choice for warehouse operations?Read More
Driver Safety Among Top Concerns for Trucking Fleet Managers in 2024 June 20, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Nearly 60% of fleet managers said that their chief concern is related to drivers knowing how to safely and correctly operate their vehicles.Read More
The Priority Gap: Survey Reveals Major Disconnect Between Supply Chain Execs and the C-Suite Supply Chain Planning & Optimization