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AIA Regional Meeting

It looks like an interesting agenda for the next AIA Regional meeting. The meeting is planned for July 26-29, 2011 at the Westin Resort in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The meeting will be hosted by Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.  Check this link

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Closed Loop Quality Management

Aberdeen recently published a research report on Closed Loop Quality Management, with a subtitle of “creating visibility and reducing risk in the supply chain”. While the report addresses some of the well-known issues with quality management systems, it’s interesting to

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Supplier Scorecards

Most companies that have supporting supply chains have some form of supplier rating system. Unfortunately, many of those systems do not do what they are intended to do, which is lead to supplier improvement. In a recent issue of Supply

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IAQG Supply Chain Management Handbook

I had the opportunity to review the IAQG Supply Chain Management Handbook (SCMH).  This guideline covers all sorts of topics, including requirements flow-down and change management, sourcing selection and supplier management. A very comprehensive and understandable primer for those who need

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