Botched implementations can stymie product and service deliveries and prove extremely costly in at least the short term.
Friday was first notice day for deliveries on the July contract and the delivery tally at1,876 lots was within estimates for1,000 to2,000 lots.
Britain has just shown how a two-day strike at a Scottish refinery affected deliveries to petrol stations and, more seriously, disrupted oil output.
Up to 35% of pregnancies among women with untreated gonococcal infection result in spontaneous abortions and premature deliveries, and up to 10% in perinatal deaths.
State authorities have ordered cutbacks in deliveries of water from the delta because of the threat to endangered species of salmon and smelt.
The self-described environmentalist, who says he thinks illicit drugs should be legalized, manufactured wood pellets used to heat homes and was accused of failing to make deliveries to his customers.
Royal Dutch Shell, whose facilities suffered the most during the siege, declared on Saturday that it would not be able to meet its contractual obligations on oil deliveries due to militant attacks.
My only grumble is that there are no deliveries at weekends - exactly when most people start their holidays - so a few supplies are still required to tide you over.
The false widow spider is not native to the UK it is believed to have hitched a ride within one of our fruit deliveries from the sunny Canary Islands.
