Arbitrator: The shipping manager admits that he decided to close the old facility on October 14 and to schedule the new facility' s opening for October 17, the following Monday  But he also claims that he is not responsible for the business that was lost due to the new facility' s failing to open as scheduled
He blames the contractor for not finishing on time, but he too, is to blame, for he was aware of the contractor' s typical delays and should have planned for this contingency
A manager should take foreseeable problems into account when making decisions.