Riordan Manufacturing Final Paper BSA/502 Riordan Manufacturing As an information technology consulting team working for Riordan Manufacturing, Team C will review, assess and make recommendations for improvements to the company’s business infrastructure. These recommendations will include software in the following business areas: human resources, operations, and logistics, legal, and finally, sales, and Marketing. Riordan Manufacturing Inc. like most companies can benefit from process improvements
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Strategic Plan: Riordan Manufacturing MGT/498 October 2013 Riordan Manufacturing Strategic Plan Why is strategic management necessary? Strategic management, and business policies are essential for organizations to gain competitive advantage within their respective markets. Organizations like Riordan Manufacturing implement policies, and procedures to provide structure, and standardize operations in efforts to maintain proper control of production, inventory, and logistics. Developing a strategic
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Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing is a “wholly owned subsidiary of Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 company” with a projected income of $46 million and around 550 employees (University of Phoenix, 2013). Riordan Manufacturing is a global manufacturer in the plastics industry, including fans, medical devices, and bottles. Riordan Manufacturing strives to meet the increasing customer demands for plastics. The company recently identified some issues with its current production
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RFID and Oracle Inventory System Management Riordan’s daily operations are inefficient and time consuming. Every stage of the supply chain is observed, tracked, recorded, and updated all visually and manually. The delivery of raw materials to the manufacturing warehouse requires a shipping supervisor to receive shipments from truck drivers with the shipping documents to show what has been ordered. This paperwork is than compared to a scheduled orders receiving report. This report is provided
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Service Request SR-RM-001 Riordan Manufacturing Company presents itself as a solutions provider of polymer materials. As with any large organization, oftentimes business executives seek the consult of external subject matter experts to help companies operate more efficiently. Riordan recently solicited the SHWS Consulting Group and its constituents to review Riordan’s current inventory and manufacturing systems and processes. After spending several weeks with Riordan and visiting each site, the
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Riordan Manufacturing Strategic Plan Why is strategic management necessary? Strategic management, and business policies are essential for organizations to gain competitive advantage within their respective markets. Organizations like Riordan Manufacturing implement policies, and procedures to provide structure, and standardize operations in efforts to maintain proper control of production, inventory, and logistics. Developing a strategic plan focuses on the need for planning, roles of ethical and
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Riordan Manufacturing Systems Analysis and Recommendations BSA 502 February 21, 2011 Donn Leiske Riordan Manufacturing: Systems Analysis and Recommendations Riordan Manufacturing has been an industry-leader since 1992 in the design and manufacturing of plastic injection molding. Riordan is renowned for its excellence in the research and development of innovative plastic designs and products (i.e. plastic bottles, fans, heart valves, medical stents and custom plastic parts). With its state-of-the
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Description Riordan Manufacturing Company has four locations in Albany, Georgia, Pontiac, Michigan, Hangzhou, China, and San Jose, each with unique operation needs at each location. Procedures are similar throughout the company but are executed differently. The inventory management and control is separated into three separate areas: Raw Materials Receiving; Manufacturing and Inventory; and Final Product Shipping. (Apollo Group, 2005-2008). Each of the four plants has a designated receiving
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2014 Riordan’s Strategic Plan Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune 1000 company that that leads the world in the manufacturing of plastics and plastic injection molding. With more then a billion dollars in revenue, Riordan has decided to shore up their global business by developing a strategic plan that will take the company into the next five years. With global and domestic operations based in Michigan, California, Georgia, and China, Riordan has reviewed their business structure and revealed
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and IS Proposal Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is an international company that manufactures plastic. In 1991, Dr. Riordan, a chemistry professor, focused on processing polymers into strong plastic substrates. A year later he acquired a fan manufacturing plant in Pontiac, MI. After growth of the production of plastic containers, Riordan changed the company name to “Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. The company has four locations but research for Riordan Manufacturing Inc. takes place in San Jose
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