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Point merge – the latest in aviation logistics

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I’ve been travelling this week, which is why there haven’t been any posts for a while, and on my trip I experienced first hand the latest innovation in aviation logistics: Point Merge. Effectively, this new system is nothing more than Just-In-Time in practice. Why does this make flying better?

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A-maze-ing discoveries

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After only knowing about it for a day or two, I must say that I am fascinated by the Theory of Constraints and I intend to find out more about it.

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ARTICLES and PAPERS
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BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS
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from HERE and THERE
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