THINK TANK How To Reduce ESG Risks in Feed Supply Chains June 28, 2024 Danny Miller and Sophie Ryan, SCB Contributors Companies still have a long way to go in identifying and addressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in their feed supply chains.Read More
Boeing Chastised for 'Blatantly' Sharing Privileged Details on Door Plug Investigation June 27, 2024 SupplyChainBrain The NTSB says that Boeing's access to information on the investigation into January's door plug blowout aboard a 737 Max 9 has now been cut off. Read More
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
THINK TANK Celebrating the Barcode’s Golden Jubilee June 26, 2024 Gena Morgan, SCB Contributor It's been 50 years since the first retail item was scanned with a Universal Product Code (UPC) barcode at checkout. 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
Watch: Managing Today’s Difficult Supply Chains With Ultimate Command and Control June 25, 2024 Russell W. Goodman, SupplyChainBrain Supply chain leaders need both an artificial intelligence-enabled command center and a control tower, says Harsh Koppula, chief operating officer and co-founder of TADA.Read More
U.S. Railroads Now Have to Alert First Responders to Dangerous Chemicals After Derailments June 24, 2024 SupplyChainBrain Firefighters said it took two hours to get details on hazardous materials aboard derailed Norfolk Southern rail cars in East Palestine, Ohio. 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
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