# Supply chain
Hospitals Nationwide Face Shortages Of Crucial Scanning Supplies
Supply chain issues are causing major headaches for hospitals across the country as they are forced to explore various conservation strategies for dwindling scanning supplies. According to a letter released by St. Luke's Health Network in Pennsylvania, the hospital system, along with many all over the United States, is taking added steps to conserve contrast media. Current precautionary measures include the use of other imaging technologies and postponing non-emergency procedures. The letter blames Covid-related supply chain disruptions in China and states that the problem is occurring in all U.S. hospitals.
Parents in Florida Are Struggling To Buy Baby Formula As Supply Chain Shortages Continue in the State
Baby feeding from a bottlePhoto by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash. Supply chain issues have become a standing feature of daily life in Florida since the global pandemic interrupted the flow of goods around the world.
Global supply chain woes slow down DIA’s plans for more trains
Denver International Airport has purchased additional trains to replace aging ones and add to its inventory.Denver International Airport. (Denver, Colo) Denver International Airport plans to put more trains on its tracks to shuttle passengers between concourses, making those rides less congested and more frequent as travel returns to pre-pandemic levels. However, global supply chain problems are delaying the delivery of the new train cars, which probably won’t arrive until 2023, according to estimates from airport officials.
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Is Russia's War In Ukraine To Blame For Global Food Supply Interruptions?
In April, Dmitry Polyansky, Russia's deputy U.N. ambassador claimed that "the main factor for instability and the source of the problem today is not the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, but sanctions measures imposed on our country seeking to cut off any supplies from Russia and the supply chain". But is that statement true?
Experts Warn Of More Shortages In The United States
You'll probably remember the supply chain crisis that caused shortages last year. Grocery store shelves were empty. Cargo ships waited for weeks to dock in California. Also, a lack of semiconductors wreaked havoc on the automotive industry. Unfortunately, experts predict that the United States will face additional shortages in the coming months.
Another Supply Chain Crisis Might Be Coming, Warn Experts
The United States experienced a tumultuous supply chain crisis last year. Cargo ships were stranded off the coast of California for weeks, and many grocery stores couldn't keep up with demand. Unfortunately, another supply chain crisis may be on the way.
Car prices expected to surge as auto production grinds to a halt due to supply chain struggles
New car production has slowed or completely halted at many factories because manufacturers can't get all the parts they need. Supergenijalac/Getty Images (Canva Pro license) According to Mark Wakefield of Alix Partners automotive unit, "you only need to miss one part" not to be able to complete the production of a new car. Unfortunately, this is the exact problem that many car manufacturers are facing right now.
Tesla Delivers Record Vehicles in First Quarter of 2022
Tesla reportedly delivered 310,048 vehicles in Q1 2022. Tesla on 2nd April 2022 reported in their press release that they have delivered 310,048 vehicles in their first quarter of 2022. Tesla proved how committed they are despite ongoing supply chain disruption.
Funding Measure for Meat Processing Facility Goes to Full Commission Monday
The Washington County Commission will vote on a $2 million allocation Monday, March 28, 2022. The allocation would be used to help establish a regional meat processing facility in Telford. The county budget committee initially approved the measure, sending it to the full commission.
Why Amazon customers may see major "delivery delays" in the coming days and weeks
Vanitijan (Canva Pro license.) If you are one of the millions of online shoppers who rely on "fast shipping" from Amazon to get items sent directly to your home, you may experience significant delivery delays in the coming days and weeks.
Fears Of More Supply Chain Issues As China Moves To Lockdown Several Major Cities
Something that is often forgotten about COVID-19 is the fact that the "19" in the term refers to the year 2019, as in the year that this particular strand of the virus was first identified. At the time, it had only been identified in China, but most of the scientific community agreed that it was already likely in many other parts of the world. Still, in the United States, we often do not associate the "beginning of COVID" with 2019, but instead with 2020 and March of 2020, to be more specific.
A Global Shipping Firm Is Moving Operations to Florida From California To Avoid Congestion at West Coast Ports
A global shipping giant - Sea Lead Shipping Pte Ltd - announced on March 5 that it will relocate some of its key shipping operations from California's ports on the West Coast, to Jacksonville in Florida.
Why There May Be No More of Your Favorite Girl Scout Cookies
Supply chain and labor issues have resulted in nationwide shortage which is significantly impacting a popular seasonal product that is Girl Scout cookies. This in turn is having an adverse effect on Girl Scout activities like cookie booths and the earning of badges.
Tire shortage causing steep price increases for drivers nationwide
Mechanic pulling a tire off the rack.Lucky Business/Getty Images (Canva Pro license.) The average car tire needs to be replaced every 25,000 to 80,000 miles, but keeping up with this simple vehicle maintenance task has become more difficult in the last couple of months as car dealers, tire retailers, and mechanic shops have faced product shortages and price increases.
Cat food nearly sold out in some Pennsylvania grocery stores
Cat food aisle at Giant grocery store in Pennsylvania on Feb. 9.KRW Media. This is what the cat food aisle looked like in the middle of the afternoon on February 9th when I visited a Giant grocery store in Pennsylvania. Except for a couple of remaining cans that were not on sale, the shelves were nearly bare.
Grocery stores report up to 13% of items now regularly "out of stock" due to nationwide food shortages
Woman walking down empty grocery store aisle.WeStarMoney/Pexels (Canva Pro license.) 2022 is off to a rough start for the food industry and shoppers across the country are feeling the effects more and more each day.
Chocolate milk latest item in short supply at grocery stores amidst ongoing supply chain issues
Woman standing in front of empty grocery store cooler.SolStock/Getty Images (Canva Pro license.) If you found the chocolate milk cooler at your local grocery store empty or with very low stock over the past couple of days, you are not alone.