Riordan Fan Manufacturing Supply Chain: Team A John Longley‚ Nakia Judd‚ Arin Angell‚ Stanley Nelson OPS/571 University of Phoenix April 8‚ 2015 Dr. Peter Wilms Riordan Fan Manufacturing Supply Chain: Team A Riordan Manufacturing is the industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding. They are a massive organization that currently operates out of three plants. One plant is in Albany‚ GA‚ this is where the plastic bottles are produced. Then they do their custom plastic fabrication
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Riordan Manufacturing Supply Chain Design Shante Moore University of Phoenix/OPS 571 Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer and industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding with locations in Georgia‚ Michigan‚ California‚ and their most current expansion in 2000 to Hangzhou‚ China. The plant located in China manufactures fans using a make-to-stock operation that uses a forecasting method to determine future demand. A review of their strategic capacity
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Riordan Electric Fan Proposal Riordan Electric Fan Proposal Olla S. Bartlett‚ Darjae Johnson‚ Thomas Williams University of Phoenix OPS/571 22 March 2012 Mahesh Singh Riordan Electric Fan Proposal Riordan Manufacturing manufactures many different plastic items ranging the gambit from medical devices‚ to bottles to electric fans. In the last year the Hangzhou plant has averaged 93% in its on-time deliveries (Apollo Group Inc.‚ 2012). This proposal package will detail
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As a part of Riordan’s new total systems process design‚ it is imperative that we examine our present stable supply chain process for the manufacturing of electric fans at our plant located in Hangzhou‚ China. The current supplies available for retail and wholesale purchase in the China plant consist of electric fan motors‚ fan parts made from plastic polymers‚ and assembled fan units. The motors are purchased from a local Chinese company as completely assemble unit and are stoked for purchase (University
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Summary Riordan Manufacturing “is a plastics manufacturer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million.” (Riordan‚ 2004) The company headquarters is located in San Jose‚ California and production sites within Pontiac‚ Michigan and Albany‚ Georgia. The Michigan location is responsible for the injection molding process‚ creating of dies‚ custom fabrication‚ design and coloring of plastics. The Georgia site creates unique plastic bottles as specified by the customer. Riordan expanded
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Strategic Plan: Riordan Manufacturing Inc. What role should ethical and social responsibility considerations have in Riordan’s strategic management plan? Ethical and social responsibility should be strongly considered in Riordan’s strategic management plan. Companies that support strategic corporate social responsibility focus on factors such as identifying opportunities and threats facing stakeholders‚ managing relationships with stakeholders‚ creating sustainable business practices‚ and most important
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humble beginnings‚ Tesco has grown to become the UK’s largest supermarket chain. Over ten years ago‚ Tesco set its sights on becoming the Toyota of the grocery business. Since then the company has become renowned for its best practices in supply chain management (SCM)‚ which included lean management and the use of RFID technology. The company has got an advantage over its competitors by incorporating innovation in its supply chain like point of the sale data‚ continued replenishment triggered by customer
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Strategic Plan Riordan Manufacturing is a mid-size American company that was founded in 1991‚ employs 550 people and has projected annual earnings of $46 million. Riordan has three manufacturing locations‚ two in the United States and one in China. Riordan understands the importance of strategic planning and will lay out their reasoning in this paper. Competitive advantages‚ sustainability‚ innovation and ethical and social responsibilities will be addressed‚ as well as cultural and structural leadership
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OPS/571 February 13‚ 2012 Riordan Manufacturing Learning Team C has completed the analysis of Riordan Manufacturing’s electric fan design process and has developed a proposal outlining the changes that need to be implemented. The team is proposing to focus on total quality management (TQM); this will allow Riordan to remain focused and efficient in areas of opportunity‚ and to excel in all aspects of the electric fans that are important to customers. The team’s recommendation is to use quality
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Solutions Riordan Manufacturing Abstract The following paper will provide a brief background explanation detailing some of the issues found in the Manufacture. There will a series of three possible solutions identified for Riordan where one will be officially chosen. A brief description of the chosen strategy and solutions will then be detailed to provide a better understanding as to why the solution was the best fit for the company. The paper will proceed with an elaboration of each Riordan department
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