Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd: Global Supply Chain Management Report

This report analyzes the global supply chain management of Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd., a Canadian meat processing company. It examines the modes of transport and equipment used for shipping frozen beef products, emphasizing the intermodal transport system involving trucks and trains, as well as the containers, pallets, and crates used. The report addresses legal considerations for product recalls, referencing relevant statutes and regulations. It also details the transportation of contaminated beef products from Wisconsin to Canada, including shipping routes and security measures for reverse logistics, such as tracing, repackaging, and disposal. The analysis covers aspects like HZ codes and custom duties related to returning products, providing insights into managing recalls and ensuring supply chain security. The report is based on the course OPER8340 Term Project Winter 2020, which provides an opportunity to apply supply chain management tools & knowledge learned throughout the course to a real-world business environment.

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6 (a) Mode of transport and equipment
Meat or beef products will be frozen after processing and before shipment to the distribution
centers to prevent spoilage and to invade of pathogens. The process of transportation or shipment
requires effective maintenance of temperatures to prevent wastage and contamination. The
Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd will have used the intermodal transport system, mainly trucks
and trains to transport beef products to the Wisconsin correctional facilities. The use of trucks
and trails are more preferred because they use containers to ship the beef products in safe
conditions, as shown in the picture below.
Rail transport is
preferred since it can ship huge loads or many containers than in road transport or air. The mode
of transport has a great intermodal link, which saves costs. The transportation process poses less
interference since there is only a one-way journey (Estrada-Flores, 2016). Beef products should
be delivered to the facilities within the shortest time possible. The equipment used for
transporting the beef products includes pallets, boxes, casings and crates, which are packaged in
the containers which the trucks carry or on the trains. These equipment regulate the conditions of
the meat to ensure it is in safe conditions even after reaching the facilities.
(b) Legal considerations for products recall
The legal considerations which Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd has to consider the safety
guidelines enacted at the government of the USA, which is called statutes elaborating the
procedures to be taken by any company recalling its products from the markets. The regulations
provided by Wisconsin and the industry it serves need to adhere to when recalling the products.
These legal considerations are vital since there is a possibility of various litigations arising from
the claims as well as lawsuits. The claims may be a result of an injury from the customers or the
losses the entities may have incurred.
7 (a) Transportation of contaminated beef products from Wisconsin facilities to Canada.
The contaminated meat will be loaded into the insulated containers which have sealed lids, or
they can use shipping bags to put the meat inside then load it into the containers. The covers will
be fastened before transportation commences. The labeled containers will be carried by the
trucks through the means of the road (Ryan, 2017). Also, the contaminated meat products will be
transported through the rails. The trucks will be carrying the consignment and convey it for trains
to finalize the journey.
(b) Shipping route

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The
contaminated meat products will be moved by road from Wisconsin to Canada, specifically
Ryding-Regency Meat Packers Ltd, through the following route, as indicated on the route map
above. First, the consignment is carried by the trucks which will carry the containers having the
recalled meat products. The journey starts at Wisconsin via Milwaukee then near Chicago all the
way Ryding Regency Meat Packers Ltd. The main carriers for this transport are trucks since
there is a road line connecting the two facilities. However, collecting the consignment from other
collection facilities' use of rail transport is used to connect with the road for the whole
consignment of contaminated beef products to be shipped to Canada.
The shipment will pay the necessary custom duty in Naperville city near Chicago according to
CBSA
8. Security measures of reverse logistics
The safety measures for reverse logistics include the procedure for tracing and analyzing the
reverse logistics, repackaging, restocking, recycling and disposal. Other safety programs include
the cost of the quantity recovered as well as the disposition cycle period (Prakash, & Barua,
2016). For Ryding-Regency limited will be secured from the claims and litigations from the
complaints about instance supermarkets and
DOC and Wisconsin will benefit from capital invested in supplying the meat products. Security
programs apply to safeguard the companies from losing financially or the brand name on the
mistake that was ether unintentional.
The HZ code and custom rate of duty apply to return products claimed by their organization. The
duty applies simply because of the process of returning the products, some counterfeits products
or any other goods may be shipped on the process boycotting the necessary duty.

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Ryan, J. M. (2017). Guide to food safety and quality during transportation: controls, standards
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