For example, instead of inspectors handling meat, robotics could be employed to further prevent cross-contamination in the inspection process, which could happen when handling an infected piece of meat.
The pressure from regulators was so strong at one point last fall that Bank of America stalled foreclosures in order to re-examine the way it was handling the process.
Wal-Mart had said it wanted to buy the bank so it could process 35 million ATM transactions monthly, retaining millions in debit-handling fees, which it could translate into savings passed onto customers.