If a manufacturing organization has foreign suppliers, then this impacts the transport operations of the company in several ways. Responsibility for the transport of raw materials to the manufacturing center can either be on the shoulders of the supplier or on the organization itself. Both the supplier and the transport operations group of the firm have to become adept at supply chain management. This will also entail being knowledgeable about agency regulation at both ends, along with what best mode of transportation is to be used for which particular shipment. This therefore means that both parties will have to be masters of transport, taking into account the regulations and rules affecting each step of the transport process. Training and development will help the transport operations group of the firm as well as the transport operations group of the supplier come up with transport plans that are cost-efficient yet timely and within the rules and requirements of both countries at each stage of the transport process. These parties would also have to look into any trade protocols or agreements applicable to their own instances. Largely, it is the courier or the business in charge of moving the goods that is responsible for any damages to the goods while in transit. In the absence of a 3rd party carrier, then it is the party who is in charge of the physical transport who must be responsible for damaged goods. However, there are cases wherein the carrier cannot be held liable for the lost or damaged goods. Whoever therefore is the designated shipper of the goods must b exercise due diligence in selecting the carrier (Harvard Financial Administration, 2016). One famous case of loss of goods in transit is that of the theft of articles of clothing while on train cars by the Conrail Boyz. This gang became efficient at outsmarting the security measures implemented by railroad companies in the northeastern section of the United States in the 1990s (Burges, 2015).
An organization in the business of running a resort with a golf course has many stakeholders. The main stakeholders are the owners of the firm, its employees, the customers of the resort and golf course, the local government and the residents of the surrounding community. Stakeholders are those who are impacted or affected by the operations of the firm. The owners of course make the decisions, and profit and losses affect the movement of employees. The satisfaction and delight of the customers will determine repeat and increased sales, and finally, the locals of the community are impacted through the availability of jobs, and perhaps the overall environmental impact of the golf course also affects the surrounding community in general. All the stakeholders are equally important to the project. The owners will expect a reasonable return on their investment, while employees will expect decent wages and benefits, as well as security of tenure. The local government and the community will expect an increase of jobs and for the company to follow all local rules and regulations. The residents would surely want the resort to provide more jobs for their families, and to reinvest the income or excess funds back into the resort.
References
Burges, D. 2015. Cargo Theft, Loss Prevention and Supply Chain Security. Waltham, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Harvard Financial Administration. 2016. Goods and Equipment in Transit. Retrieved from: http://rmas.fad.harvard.edu/pages/goods-equipment-transit-risk-discussion
