Continuing great job on the discussions. You raised most of the important points but let me summarize my view.
Q1: Fraud Triangle on ‘One Piece at a Time’ video: Opportunity – it’s obvious the workers were confident in the opportunity to take various car pieces (one piece at a time); Incentive – a ‘free’ car; Rationalization – It’s a large company that won’t miss the parts
Q2: For the ‘One Piece at a Time’ video scenario – what should the operations manager do? You shared some good ideas. From a risk perspective I would recommend focusing on changes to prevent the large parts from being stolen (how does a transmission leave the plant unnoticed?). However, some cultural change actions may also be supportive (and needed).
Q3: In shipping – what controls are different in purely domestic vs. international company? Many differences were noted. My experience the key differences are currency, languages, different logistics options (e.g. ships), import-export regulations, expanded paperwork requirements, customs authorities are an added interested party. The added complexity is often outsourced by companies to freight forward and import brokers.
Q4: What are 1-2 less obvious inventory control measures are used with us as consumers? Are they effective? The anti-theft, anti-shoplifting measures you all mentioned are very common. They seem effective to me.