Adding Wireless to Riordan Manufacturing

Executive Summary


Project Name: Riordan’s WWAN
Start Date: September 1, 2008
End Date: October 24, 2008
Duration: 39.16 days

Project Goal
Add wireless to Riordan Manufacturing WAN in an effort to keep the network current and cut cost.

Project Cost Summary
The project will require the use of seven resources (listed below). The estimated hours required to complete this project is 335.28; as a result, the total projected cost of resources is $21,326.98.

Resource Requirements
 CIO
 Project Manager
 Team Lead
 System Analyst
 Network Engineer
 I.T. Governance Body
 Service Desk Director

Project Introduction

Background and Statement of Need
Riordan Manufacturing, Inc., based in San Jose, California but also having facilities in Albany, Georgia; Pontiac, Michigan and Hangzhou, China, recently sent in a request for an analysis of adding wireless to the already established WAN (or wide area network). Riordan “…is an industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding. With state-of-the art design capabilities, they create innovative plastic designs that have earned international acclaim.” With an enterprise like Riordan it is imperative that employees stay connected and always have the latest methods of technology at their finger tips, this way business can continue to grow and Riordan Manufacturing can continue to prosper.
Each of Riordan Manufacturing’s four different plants work together to provide different products to their customers and consumers in a correct and timely fashion and in order to ensure that this is done properly all departments must communicate constantly. At present if individual employees or departments were to walk away from their desktop computer they would be subject to losing orders and time for processing due to not being informed at the very moment there is a need. With a wireless connection there are many benefits, such as: “…connections when no others are possible, connections at lower... [continues]

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