Strategic Performance Measurement: Benefits‚ Limitations and Paradoxes1 Pietro Micheli and Jean-Francois Manzoni Extended abstract Strategic Performance Measurement (SPM) can be both functional and dysfunctional for organisations. SPM can help organisations define and achieve their strategic objectives‚ align behaviours and attitudes and‚ ultimately‚ have a positive impact on organisational performance. However‚ SPM has also been criticised for several reasons‚ such as encouraging perverse behaviours
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Riordan Manufacturing BSA/500 IT Business Systems I August xx‚ 2013 Riordan Manufacturing was founded in 1991 by Dr. Michael Riordan‚ a professor of chemistry. After sensing the commercial application of several of his patented Polymer processes‚ Dr. Riordan started Riordan Plastics‚ Inc.‚ which initially focused on research and development. In 1992
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Running head: RIORDAN MANUFACTURING Riordan Manufacturing BSA/310 BSA/310 Week Four Assignment Riordan Manufacturing Summary Riordan Manufacturing was founded by Dr. Riordan‚ a professor of chemistry who started Riordan Plastic Incorporated in the year 1991. At first‚ the company’s main focus was on research and development along with licensing any and all Riordan Manufacturing’s current patents. In 1992 Dr. Riordan bought a fan manufacturing plant in Pontiac‚ MI. and had the
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LOGISTICS IN RIORDAN MANUFACTURING Operations and Logistics in Riordan Manufacturing Learning Team B University Of Phoenix BSA/502 June 1‚ 2009 Operations and Logistics in Riordan Manufacturing Operations and logistics form the base of every organization‚ whether in manufacturing‚ service or nonprofit industries. Operations management and logistics within Riordan Manufacturing although
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System Overview Several processes within Riordan’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS) have been identified as disjointed and Riordan wants to integrate those processes into the HRIS to create a more seamless‚ secure and efficient system. Manual processes as well as partially automated processes‚ both internal and external third party‚ will need to be integrated into the HRIS system to accomplish this integration goal. HRIS Updates Changes to information in the HRIS database are currently
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MEMORANDUM TO: CEO‚ Riordan Manufacturing Inc. FROM: Financial Analyst DATE: Tuesday‚ July 30‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Ratio analysis of Riordan Manufacturing Riordan manufacturing has developed as a producer of plastics as well as foam-based products. Listed below is a quick analysis of the company using liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency ratios. The analysis is accompanied by vertical and horizontal analysis
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Student BSA/375 Instructor Date Service Request SR-rm-022 Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing’s COO‚ Hugh McCauley wants to integrate the existing variety of HR tools into a single integrated application in all of Riordan Manufacturing plant locations. He states‚ “We would like to take advantage of a more sophisticated‚ state-of-the-art‚ information systems technology in our Human Resources department” (Riordan Manufacturing‚ 2006) It states on the service request that the project should
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Riordan Manufacturing Customer Management System Andrea McLelland‚ Kelly Feuerhak‚ Melissa Robinson Slaton‚ and Marco Elizaldi MGT/311 February 23‚ 2015 Michael Ventrone Riordan Manufacturing Customer Management System Change Management Plan Identify Power Structures Organizational Structures Potential Effects Riordan Manufacturing maintains a focus on growing its’ employees through providing a stable‚ team-oriented environment. The type of culture Riordan’s provide will continue to build the
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Riordan Manufacturing Project Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. has earned international recognition as a leader in the field of plastic injection molding with its pioneering plastic designs. Products include plastic beverage containers manufactured at its plant in Albany‚ Georgia‚ modified plastic parts produced at its plant in Pontiac‚ Michigan‚ and plastic fan parts manufactured at its facilities in Hangzhou‚ China. Research and development for the company is carried out at its corporate headquarters
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Riordan Manufacturing Security Policy Smith Systems Consulting has been hired to evaluate and consult on the creation of a new information technology security policy to span the complete enterprise infrastructure. This document will serve as a recommendation for Riordan Manufacturing as it pertains to the enterprise wide information security strategy. Riordan Manufacturing currently has three locations within the United States and one location in Hangzhou‚ China. All of these locations have been
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