University of Phoenix Riordan Manufacturing is a profitable plastics manufacturer with annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 company with revenues over $1 billion. The following are some of the products produced by Riordan Industries: plastic bottles, fans, heart valves, medial stents, and custom plastic parts (Virtual Organization, 2009). This compliance plan will state the company's legal responsibilities and regulations necessary to continue earning a profit. The plan will address the laws affecting the plastic industry and guidelines to ensure management and employees understand and obey the laws. The focus of the compliance plan will be on managing the legal liabilities of Riordan officers and directors. Riordan Manufacturing was started and founded by Dr. Riordan, a professor of chemistry. The company focused on research and development of plastic substrates. In 1992 the company purchased a fan manufacturing plant in Pontiac, Michigan. In the year 2000, the fan operation was moved to China. The corporate headquarters that include research and development is located in San Jose, California. Plastic beverage containers are produced in Albany, Georgia and custom plastic parts are produced in Pontiac, Michigan (Virtual Organization, 2009). The compliance plan will include an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve a dispute, product liability to address risks against defective product claims, international laws regarding the plant in China, tangible and intellectual property laws, laws regarding the corporate form of business and protection to the interests of public and private investors through a Corporate Governance Plan. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) The definition of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) according to the book Business: Its Legal Ethical and Global Environment written by Marianne Moody Jennings
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