Bsa Week 1

Riordan Manufacturing

Business type- Corporation

Key economic influences- Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion. Inflation rate- An expected decrease in the rate of increase in labor productivity is another factor that it contributing to higher inflation expectations.

Key Government influences-Regulation As a corporation, Riordan Manufacturing, Inc must follow the federal regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Riordan’s corporate compliance plan outlines its mission: to ensure awareness and compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations to the workforce, including federal and state programs, fraud, waste and abuse, ethics, privacy and security requirements and corporate governance.  

Key Legal influences - Lowell Bradford, Chief Legal Counsel, oversees all legal matters for Riordan Manufacturing. All contracts have to be approved by Mr. Bradford before they can be signed. Department heads forward all legal questions to Mr. Bradford who answers them from his personal knowledge and experience or after consulting with the attorneys at Litteral & Finkel, the law firm retained by Riordan Manufacturing. Litteral & Finkel is a large international law firm that practices in all areas of the law

Huffman trucking

Business type-Sole proprietorship

Key economic influences-A native of Cleveland, Ohio, K. Huffman founded Huffman Trucking in 1936 with a single tractor-trailer. The growth of the company was the direct result of World War II and the increased demand for carrier services between factories in the Midwest to ports on the East Coast.

Key Government influences-Huffman trucking has...