On Monday, Fife Council said it had run out of salt, before it received a late delivery.
"That raises questions of damages (to airlines) for late delivery and the leasing of alternative aircraft, " he said.
The MoD said two problems had caused the delays - changes in the location of the temporary barracks and late delivery of equipment.
He told the BBC that between 40 and 60% of those people who needed food parcels claimed them because of the late delivery of their state benefits.
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Mr Black said the parliament's corporate body had not significantly altered requirements over the last four years and as such the main cause of the delay since September 2000 was the production of detailed variations in the design and the late delivery of information.
And even if the promised fines are imposed for breaking the ruling, these may not be enough of a deterrent when compared to the penalties the contractors could face for late delivery of projects - many of which have been commissioned by the government, our correspondent says.
If a delivery was late, more phone calls and radio messages would be needed to find out where it had got to and every time that happened, costs would go up.
Paquin told me about the time LL Bean was late on a canoe delivery and one of his team members strapped the canoe on the top of his car and travelled from company headquarters in Freeport, Me. to New Jersey to make a personal delivery to the customer, who was about to take off on a trip down the Delaware river.
Today Cemex promises deliveries within 20 minutes of the agreed time and backs up the promise with a 5% discount for any delivery that arrives late.
Vale docked the first of the fleet, the Berge Everest, at China's Port of Dalian in late December, with a delivery of 350, 000 tons of iron ore.
When a retailing system is operating at peak efficiency, a delivery truck arriving late or carrying the wrong goods immediately triggers messages to a decision maker who can quickly order more.
The THCproject was deprioritized when, in late 2001, Alexza merged with Molecular Delivery.
The Pakistan batting was also commendably disciplined, Butt finally undone by some late swing from Ben Hilfenhaus as a full delivery crashed into the stumps.
He produced an outstanding first delivery that left Ashraful at pace late on and took the edge, as well as Bangladesh's chances of a famous win.
Obama, who in the first debate in late April appeared nervous and insufficiently prepared, had a smoother delivery this time and a more detailed grasp of policy issues.
ANA, which is already seeking compensation for the plane's being two years late, now faces the prospect that it will not be available for delivery early next year, as had been promised.
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