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Damage to goods
Name(s):
Damaged merchandise
Risk of damage to stock
Nature
The retailer, wholesaler, manufacturer and customer lose from having merchandise damaged. Goods can be damaged by vandals or disgruntled employees, by accidents or by acts of nature.
Claim
Chipped dishes never break.
Broader
Property damage
Narrower
Insect damage to stored and manufactured goods
This problem is a member of 10 aggravating loops
Aggravates
Inadequate recall procedures for unsafe products
[in 10 loops]
Aggravated by
Fires
Lightning
Mechanical failure
Injurious accidents
Radiation accidents
Inadequate packaging
Injurious explosions
Strategy(ies)
Using packaging
Reducing risk of damage to stock
Value(s)
Damage
Risk
Risk-aversion
Type
(D) Detailed problems