Supply chain

The electric automaker Rivian says it made just under 50,000 vehicles in Normal in 2024 and that supply problems with a key motor part have been fixed.

Drought, war, and disease continue to affect supply chains worldwide, and it's not just workforce shortages that delay shipping.

The electric automaker Rivian is facing strong backlash from pre-order customers after announcing price increases this week. Some customers have canceled their orders.

The pace of production at Rivian’s Normal plant is improving after a slow start, although the “painful” chip shortage remains a constraint, according to founder and CEO RJ Scaringe.

Rivian customers who have ordered the R1T pickup truck with extended range battery pack will have to wait until 2023. The company had estimated it would begin deliveries in early 2022. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said in an email to customers the company is trying to chart the best course to ramp up production as quickly as possible.

It started with breaded chicken patties, though that shortage last spring was far from the last one the Illinois State University dining operation has had to scramble to fix.

Global supply chain issues are resulting in big delays and rising costs for smaller retailers.

ISU professor Intan Suwandi says disruptions in the supply chain began with the first signs of the pandemic

ISU professor Intan Suwandi says disruptions in the supply chain began with the first signs of the pandemic