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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Several factors are taken into consideration for strategic capacity planning. Because Riordan Manufacturing produces plastic injection molding to create innovative plastic designs capacity planning is viewed in three time durations. First is long range‚ which means greater than one year and include buildings‚ equipment or facilities. Second‚ is intermediate range‚ which involves monthly or quarterly plans for the next 6 to 18 months. On this level capacity can vary such as hiring‚ layoffs‚ new tools
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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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Riordan Manufacturing - Service Request RM002 Rough Draft Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. is a global leader in the field of plastic injection molding with state-of-the art design capabilities that has earned them international acclaim. Unfortunately‚ their dynamic research and development has failed to carry over to their IT infrastructure causing a great need for a complete redesign. With facilities in San Jose‚ California‚ Albany‚ Georgia‚ Pontiac‚ Michigan‚ and Hang Zhou‚ China‚ the changes to
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fit for Riordan Manufacturing. The Riordan mission focuses on leading and exceeding industry standards for quality‚ including those set by the ISO 9000. Riordan’s competitive strategy includes leading industry research and development which gives the organization opportunity to adapt to external factors ahead of competitors. Developing new and innovative materials and ones that are environmentally sustainable satisfies Riordan’s desire to be "a solution provider for our customers" (Riordan Manufacturing
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Operations Officer of Riordan manufacturing sent out two memos with regards their China relocation and the IT Special Project. The persons contacted were Charles Williamson‚ VP of International Operations; Dale Edgel‚ Chief Financial Officer; Lowell Bradford‚ Chief Legal Counsel; Clyde Cousins‚ VP of Transportation; Maria Trinh‚ Chief Information Officer; Robert Lord‚ Director of Plant Operations who lives in China; and the company’s namesake‚ President‚ and CEO Michael Riordan. Persons in all levels
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Improvement at Riordan Manufacturing Continual improvements are essential for businesses to attain a competitive advantage in their industry and remain profitable. Riordan Manufacturing must apply Total Quality Management (TQM) to their organizational processes to eliminate waste‚ reduce costs‚ increase productivity‚ and focus on customer satisfaction. This paper identifies an improvement plan by outlining the steps of Riordan Manufacturing’s developed quality management process and required actions
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Riordan Manufacturing has a reputation for preciseness and conception. It necessary for Riordan to develop a forecasting process that streamlines production and minimizes unsold inventory. Forecasts are vital to every business organization and for every significant management decision‚ (Chase‚ Jacobs‚ & Aquilano‚ 2006). The process of forecasting is necessary not only for inventory and production‚ but also for budgetary and financial purposes as well. Without sufficient information to allow for
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FINANCIAL FORECASTING: RIORDAN MANUFACTURING Introduction Financial forecasting allows financial managers to anticipate events before they occur‚ particularly the need for raising funds externally. An important consideration is that growth may call for additional sources of financing because profit is often inadequate to cover the net buildup in receivables‚ inventory‚ and other asset accounts. When forecasting‚ one must take into account estimated future levels of receivables‚ inventory‚ payables
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Potential Bottlenecks that Face Riordan Manufacturing: China plant operates as a decentralized unit of Riordan Manufacturing. Parts are purchased by buyers in the China Plant’s purchasing department from a local Chinese company. While this company attempts to maintain adequate quantities of electric motors in stock to meet all its order requirements‚ its on-time deliveries over the past year have averaged only 93%. Part of the China’s plant’s business is a make-to-stock operation in which the
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