Mr. Stern, who runs a nursery in South Miami called Exotic Palms, used to sell shoes, his stomach in knots over shipments delayed by the manufacturer in Spain.
The Facebook-owned system has been available in the US and online since earlier this year, although many customers have seen their shipments delayed due to the high demand and issues with supply.
The equipment company said in court documents that shipment delays could cost the company millions of dollars.
The supply problem has deepened following the March earthquake in Japan, which has resulted in shipment delays of vehicles and parts and curbed production in the United States.
The Visiting Nurse Association of Brooklyn cited an advisory from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that vaccine manufacturers expect shipment delays and supply cuts in October and November.
The latter remained generally positive in February, albeit still early in the year, while the biggest risk of the former would appear to be possible shipment delays to Inchcape's Asian markets, principally Hong Kong.
However, due to limited resources at the logistics hubs, shipment delays may affect the service performance.
Chinese steel producers reportedly have requested shipment delays from some iron ore producers, such as Mount Gibson Iron, whose shares plunged 13.7%.
This usually means it must make an order 60 days in advance to account for shipment delays.
In a multimodal hub network, the limited resources at the hub may cause shipment delays which will affect the service performance.
The company had high hopes for V-Link, but shipment delays meant stores barely got their V-Link orders in time for Christmas.
