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Tesla Motors will briefly stop production at this plant to make way for the newest assemblers. The robots will be primarily used in the production of Tesla’s Model X sport-utility vehicle (SUV).
In 2006, the American trucking Association (ATA) petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to require all large trucks to use a speed limiter. After five years adjusting regulations, the speed limiter was finally approved in January 2011. However, the regulations never went into full effect….
We previously mentioned the ketchup shortage that restaurants were facing, but it looks like there’s light at the end of the tunnel. While the shortage in ketchup was not due to an actual shortage of ketchup but a shortage in the specific ketchup packaging that was in demand, namely takeout ketchup pouches (vs ketchup bottles)….
Subway is an international brand. They have franchise locations throughout the U.S. and Europe. Subway is known for their sandwiches, but they also sell cookies, chips, drinks, and other add-on items to support their profits. Previously, all of their cookies were produced in the U.S. and shipped to franchises around the world. However, Subway decided…
With the logjam at major shipping ports around the world creating bottlenecks in the global supply chain, some companies have tried diverting to smaller ports. But they’re finding this is not going to be a solution going forward, as these smaller ports don’t have the space nor the labour to handle sudden surges in containers….
During the severe economic recession, many IT departments entered into poorly planned outsourcing contracts, and now the companies are paying the price in terms of lower service and lower technology. This problem was brought to light when Alsbridge released its recent report entitled, “Terms of Endearment – We Need to Talk.” These problems are most…