...Introduction Riordan Manufacturing has placed a service request for all manufacturing locations to gain an overview about all existing software applications in Finance & Accounting, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Operations, Legal and Information Technology. All the listed areas within the organization are using various business systems of which each of them represents challenges. The organization is in an urgent need to identify what is needed to improve effectiveness in those areas. This summary is going to serve as a platform to implement systems in the various departments. Finance and Accounting Sales and Marketing The Sales and Marketing team at Riordan Manufacturing has both hard copy and electronic copies of paperwork from various ages. They also have many databases as well. The plan is to consolidate everything into a more convenient electronic storage system. The systems that the company plans to consolidate and track are: Historic Sales Files of Past Marketing Research, Marketing Plans and design awards Sales Database Production Records Profit and Loss Statements by Item and Group Marketing Budget Marketing Budget Anticipated Results Riordan also has a 2-year plan setup to reach the $50 Million in revenue mark. This is slated to occur by the 2006 year. This program is setup in three parts: Strategic sales objectives with corresponding financial goals and roll-out schedules Tactics by marketing mix, timing, and relationship to strategic sales objectives Customer...
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...Riordan Manufacturing Executive Summary ABCO Consulting thanks the Riordan organization for allowing us to do this upgrade analysis. A review of the existing infrastructure at Riordan has been completed and the findings are contained in this document. There will be a listing of what was found followed by a proposed upgrade system layout. The scope of this project is to cover the following systems and subsystems and to explain how they all interact one with another. Finance & Accounting Identify and describe existing system: Riordan’s Manufacturing’s Accounting Services division is responsible for overseeing all financial processes within the company. Everything from AR, AP, payroll, General Ledger, purchasing, inventory controls, metrics, and employee payroll processing has been managed by team of well-qualified members who have demonstrated utmost professionalism for many years. In addition to these many time-consuming tasks, strict quarterly audits are also conducted throughout the company on a regular basis, most of which have met or exceeded industry standards. Therefore, the issue here the company faces is not one of quality, but rather one of efficiency. To date, many of the systems and procedures in place, while affective, are not as streamline or as consistent as they could be. Still others (e.g. audits), although effective, are taking weeks to complete when most similar operations today can finalize internal audits in a matter of days...
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...Riordan Raw Material and Final Product ERP System Gerald Anderson, Henry Perkins, Kenneth Nelson CIS\207 May 18, 2015 Pat Sullivan Riordan Raw Material and Final Product ERP System It has been requested by Riordan to create an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to track raw materials and finished products across all their plants. Riordan has previously implemented a standard set of procedures to ensure each plant is managing the resources and products inventories appropriately. Currently their raw materials and finished products are manually entered by an inventory clerk into systems at each plant. The new ERP would integrate with the current inventory systems or replace the current inventory systems to provide a global view of resources and finished products. This would allow Riordan to have a global view of resources and product completion without manually requesting information from each individual plant. If a system replacement is selected, it should provide the ability to enter resources, sub assembly products, final products, customer orders and billing information. Whether integration or a replacement solution is selected, it would need to provide the ability to produce analytical reports to assist Riordan with raw material usage, final product completion and sales analysis. To accomplish these needs, the system will need to have the ability to tie raw materials to products and sales. This will require each system to have a key unique element to accomplish...
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...2) The book starts off with a trouble maker in high school, Percy Jackson. This young man soon realizes that his life is about to flip upside down really quick as soon as he finds out that he is the son of a Greek god, Poseidon. His mom tells him that the city is no place for him anymore and he is now going to go to a training camp for young decedents of the gods. Percy learns how to use his powers and then he decides to set out on an adventure to rescue his mom who had recently been taken by a bad creature. He must stop a big war that is about to take place because of Zeus’ master bolt which was stolen by one of Percy’s friends, while at the same time rescuing his mother from the underworld. He then sets out on his adventure and discovers that the bolt was in his friends shield and he took off from the underworld and went to Olympus and gave Zeus his bolt back. Happily, ever after. 3) The significance of this title is the story it portrays for the book. The title alone implies that someone has stolen lightning which is what the author wants you to think because it seems un-human like to steal lightning so it gets you thinking. As the book says “Zeus sent out his sons and daughters to find the stolen lightning bolt” (P.357). This tells you that there was someone who had stolen the bolt from Zeus and this proves that the title of the book foreshadowed this by leading us to believe that there had been someone who has stolen the lightning. 4) The setting of this book was set...
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...In the stories Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief and “The legend of Perseus”, the Legend of Perseus is modernized in Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief by changing the events, Hero Archetypes, and themes. Have you ever wonder how Roman stories are like today and how they are made modern to meet your expectations? Events are one of the main thing modernized from ¨The legend of Perseus¨ to Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief. The events are modernized through the Hero’s Journey because in “The legend of Perseus” Perseus never meet the mentor and instead journeyed on his own “Perseus bid his mother good-by and set out to search for Medusa” (D'aulaires,117) unlike Percy Jackson who had several mentors Grover, Poseidon, and Chiron (Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief). Next, the events are modernized from the Hero’s journey once again. In “The legend of Perseus” since Perseus never really refused his call to adventure since he was somewhat forced into it as a child when Acrisius tried put him and his mom in a chest and threw them into the sea to blame on Poseidon. “He put Danae and her son, Perseus, in a chest and threw it into the sea”(D'aulaires, 115). Percy on the other hand, had refused to leave his mother and go to camp half blood but he Crossed the Threshold (Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief). Lastly, the events are modernized through plot structure. When Perseus in the “Legend of Perseus” went out to slay Medusa not only was he well aware he was going to kill Medusa but once...
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...Percy Jackson has been diagnosed with ADHD, or attention, deficit, hyperactivity disorder.The three main traits to ADHD are Inattention, hyperactivity, and Impulsivity. Some people have ideas that Percy does not have ADHD, but other think he does. Some reasons Percy has ADHD is that he blurts things out, he can not find a activity that he likes, and he always lots of energy. The first reason Percy Jackson has ADHD is that he blurts things out at the wrong moments. In Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief it says, “No, no,” Mr. Brunner said. Oh confound it all. What I am trying to say . . . You’re not normal, Percy. That nothing to be-- “Thanks,” I blurted. “Thanks a lot sir, for reminding me.” So that is one of the symptoms that Percy has...
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...2 meters. Now it is the third tallest building in the USA ("U.S.A.'s tallest buildings - Top 20"). The reason for its initial creation a competition of "who could build the highest building first" ("The History of the Empire State Building"). However, in this day and age, it has morphed into one of the most popular places for touristic trips and also for the movies. Because of the Empire State Building's unique aspects, lots of movies are filmed there, such as: "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" and "An Affair to Remember". All of the directors used this building to create different effects on the audience. "Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" is a film which is based on the famous book of Rick Riordan. Logan Lerman, Rosario Dawson, Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman and Catherine Keener enliven the wonderful characters of this book. The film is about a young boy called Percy who grew up without a father and has bizarre features. As the movie continues he learns that his father is actually a Greek god, Poseidon, and his difference, which seems as an illness in real life, comes from his father’s inhuman genes. Moreover, Zeus, who was also a Greek god, thinks that Percy stole his lightning bolt, despite the fact that Percy had just learned about them (Abramowitz). So what is the relationship between this fantastic movie and the Empire State Building, which we can encounter in our real lives? The Empire State Building was used as the famous Mount...
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...Service Request SR-rm-022 - Part 1 Antonio Walden BSA/375 December 8, 2014 Bill Schuyler Service Request SR-rm-022 - Part 1 This paper will identify key stakeholders in Riordan Manufacturing who can provide requirements for the service request, and describe information gathering techniques and system analysis tools that can be used for the project. It will also identify key factors that assist in tracking necessary information for the project, the scope of the project, and the areas of project feasibility that will be focused on. Key Stakeholders There are many stakeholders of this project at Riordan Manufacturing. These stakeholders include the requester of service and COO Hugh McCauley, CEO Michael Riordan, Executive Assistant Jan McCall, HR department employees, and IT service managers. Stakeholders would also include any end users of the HR tools and applications involved in this project. Any supporters and opponents of the project should also be identified. Information Gathering The identification of the system requirements involves eliciting information from stakeholders (Mochal, 2008). There are multiple information gathering techniques to use to gain a complete view of the requirements from different perspectives. These are not procedural, can occur in any order and revisited multiple times to obtain a clear picture of system requirements. 1. One-on-One interviews: This is a method where the analyst will sit down with stakeholders on a one-on-one basis...
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...I choose The Mark of Athena because I love this author and was already reading this series. Rick Riordan wrote the Percy Jackson series and those were my favorite books, so I wanted to continue reading books like those. My first impressions were that it started it off slow but progressed quickly. The book was very exciting. The cover of the book was very interesting and wanted to make me read it because it shows two of the main characters that are allies fighting. In the second book The Son of Neptune , Percy, Hazel, and Frank met in Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Camp Halfblood, and traveled to the land beyond the gods to complete a dangerous quest. The third book, The Mark of Athena, will unite them with Jason, Piper, and Leo. The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land to find the Doors of Death. Much of the prophecy remains a mystery.They will have to work as a team if they want to accomplish this quest. With old friends and new friends joining forces, a marvelous ship, fearsome foes, and an exotic setting,...
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...t Introduction: Event management is basically an organization responsible for conducting events like conference, product launch, seminars, ceremony etc as per the requirement of the customer. Basic task: Prepare event design, finding a site/place, arranging a food décor, pickups and accommodation, coordinating activities etc The number of task that would be undertaken would depend upon the size and theme of the event. Purpose: Is to put customer at ease by providing management services to customers like accommodation, sending invites, certificate distribution, setting up platform etc. The main focus of the company is to come up with the successful events without any hiccups and without consuming much of the customer’s time. Customers often lack the expertise and time to plan the event and thus hire event management companies to manage the event on their behalf so that they could solely focus on their work. Type of market: cooperate market and social market Cooperate market includes seminars, conferences, charities collection, trade show, company picnic, meeting of board members and stockholders Accounting market of events Profit margin, expenses and deal with customers for gain,(rent of place, service charges, one person serving for catering services, transportation charges, décor expenses tent reception, entertainment and accessories, printing charges, accommodation charges, contingency fund (if something went wrong then in that case we could use that fund...
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...fraud on SAP project The success or failure of implementing ERP software depends on a number of factors. I will look at the case Marin County sues Deloitte: Alleges fraud on SAP project. Marin County filed a complaint against Deloitte Consulting for its role in an over-budget SAP implementation. The lawsuit alleges Deloitte committed fraud and misrepresented its skills and experience. One of the reasons why this ERP system failed was Deloitte knew the County didn’t have any prior ERP or SAP implementation experience and knew it would be depending on Deloitte to guide and manage the project. The complaint also states that Deloitte mishandled staffing, project management, risk management, and testing. When implementing ERP software customers, software vendors, and system integrators typically share responsibility for project success of failure. However, customers purchasing complex systems, such as ERP software, do have a high responsibility that their own projects outcome is successful. In Marin’s contract suggested the County was concerned about its own ability to manage the project properly. Being concerned with your own company’s ability to manage a project in the early stage of implementation is not a good thing and Marin County should’ve controlled the conversation with their system integrators and lead from that premise. It’s up to the customer such as Marin County to lead and drive the result of their ERP implementation project and can’t rely on their system integrator...
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...SAP What is that? What is that? Many people may be bewildered after watching one of the company's limited television commercials - the same question jokingly asked in the ING commercials a few years ago. And the acronym SAP, should not be confused for "soon as possible" or the white liquid that sips from the back of a tree, either. SAP stands for Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing. In this highly advanced technological era, it is almost unimaginable for companies not to implement systems such as SAP’s so as to boost their Information Systems. Since the global community has 'gotten much smaller', than say fifty years ago, it is imperative that companies design their Information Systems with integrated features so as to operate effectively between countries. The implementation of SAP technology is no longer an advantage but a competitive parity and its relevance toward the field of Management Information Systems is paramount. "Get in the game or fall off the wayside." The story and development of this giant of a company is remarkable. SAP grew from a very modest five member staff at the founding of the company in 1972 to approximately 53,000 employees 38 years later (sap.com ). That is like hiring an average of 1432 employees per year for the last 37 years; a significant contribution by many standards. The company's success and relevance to the world of Information Systems can be attributed to its founders, management, and employees realizing SAP's mission...
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...1: What systems are described here? What valuable information do they provide? IT/IS System 1. Digital form: The Company had to establish several infrastructural components such as the computer network, backup system and security policy this enabled the implementation of various systems including time and attendance systems this has saved a lot of lost working hours and has been linked to the ERP. 2. Website – Having an attractive and informative website has become a major need .the website helps many functional departments including marketing HR, sales, and customers services. 3. ERP (Enterprise Resource planning) system: the company has picked Oracle E-business Suite after meeting planning what would really fit their needs. The modules chosen to help automate the business processes were: Oracle financials, inventory management, manufacturing sales and marketing, order management and procurement. CEO and it consultant involvement in the project steering committee and adequate training and change management . Question 2: What are the risks facing El-Alamein in implementing the ERP system? How do you evaluate the actions taken from their side to mitigate those risk factors? A. The company has identified key persons from all the functional areas who will act as change agents and take responsibility of persuading other employees of the importance of the system B. Train users to use the new system and understand how the business process will be affected. They have fostered...
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...SAP FICO: SAP FICO Stands for FI (Financial Accounting) and CO (Controlling). SAP FICO is the important module of ERP and both FI and CO modules stores the financial transactions data. ◾SAP FI is the important module of all SAP implementations ◾SAP FI (Financial Accounting) is used for external reporting i.e. Balance sheet, Profit and Loss statements ◾SAP FICO Module integrates with various other SAP Modules such as MM (Materials Management), SD (Sales and Distribution), PP (Production Planning), PM (Plant Maintenance), and PS (Project Systems). ◾SAP FI (Financial Accounting) Module receives postings from various other modules such as Materials Management, Sales and Distribution, Human Resource) through integration. ◾All accounting-relevant transactions which are made in Logistics (LO) are posted real-time to Financial Accounting by automatic account determination. This data can also be passed on to Controlling (CO). SAP FI Modules contains the following sub-modules ◾General Ledger accounting ◾Accounts Receivables ◾Accounts Payable ◾Asset Accounting ◾Bank Accounting ◾Consolidation ◾Special Purpose Ledger ◾Travel Management General Ledger Accounting: - The general ledger accounting is to provide a complete report for external and internal accounting i.e. Accounts, Journals, Monthly debits and Credit, Balance sheet and Recording all business transactions. Accounts Payable: - The Accounts Payable records and manages all accounting data related to vendors Accounts...
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...STORY Global Bike Inc. Background and overview of GBI strategy and operations. Product MOTIVATION PREREQUISITES SAP ERP G.B.I. Release 6.04 A general understanding of GBI (the enterprise) prior to embarking on hands-on exercises and case studies in the SAP ERP client is critical for success. None Level Undergraduate Beginner Focus Company Background NOTES None This narrative provides a historical background for how GBI began and an overview of its operations and strategy. This information will be used extensively throughout the curriculum material. Authors Simha Magal Stefan Weidner Version 2.11 © SAP AG CASE STUDY Company History Task Get to know the company’s history. Time 15 min Short Description Read the below narrative to learn about the company’s history. Global Bike Inc. has a pragmatic design philosophy that comes from its deep roots in both the off-road trail racing and long-distance road racing sports. Nearly 20 years ago, its founders designed their first bikes out of necessity—they had races to win and the bikes that were available at the time did not perform to their extremely high standards. So, they took matters into their own hands and built legendary bikes that would outlast and outperform the competition. From these humble origins, Global Bike Incorporated was born and continues to deliver innovative highperformance bicycles to the world’s most demanding riders. Notes ...
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