What do you imagine making baseballs for the pros looks like?
You might be surprised when you see what really happens behind the scenes at Rawlings. Consistent quality is a priority, and much of the work is labor intensive and done by hand.
(Check out the effect of a pitch clock on Major League games’ cycle times in this OM in the News post.)
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For a decade, Amazon has looked towards the day it could officially launch its Prime Air drone delivery service.
Last month the highly anticipated plan was launched, but as of early February 2023, packages had been delivered to only seven houses in the two test cities in California and Texas, lagging far behind Walmart’s drone delivery partners Flytrex and Zipline, and Wing’s drone service.
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Another McDonald’s casualty falls due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
This time it’s Kazakhstan, home to 20 million citizens and the richest market in Central Asia, that is feeling the loss. The closure is related to a supply chain issue. McDonald’s has forbidden its stores from importing meat patties from Russia, which had provided them since the chain opened in Kazakhstan in 2016.
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Motional and Lyft have teamed up to offer Las Vegas patrons an autonomous ride-hail experience.
Lyft divested its autonomous vehicle unit in 2021, but has continued to invest in ways to incorporate the technology.
Free rides continue this year, with drivers behind the wheel just in case. The full driverless ride is on track to become available in 2023.
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