Running head: Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing University of Phoenix Operations Management – OPS/571 Abstract This paper focuses on a process design‚ production forecast‚ and implementation of said design for Riordan Manufacturing. . Table of Contents Abstract 2 Title of Paper 4 Introduction 4 MRP 4-5 Process Design 5-6 Supply Chain 6 Production Forecast 7 Implementation Plan
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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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Strategic Plan Paper Strategic Plan Paper Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is a plastic manufacturing company founded in 1991‚ employing 550 people and has projected annual earnings of $46 million. They are a global company with three total manufacturing locations‚ two being in the United States and one in China. Riordan Manufacturing recognizes the importance of strategic planning as part of long term success of the business‚ which will be outlined in this paper. In order for a company to
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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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Request University of Phoenix BSA/375 Riordan Manufacturing’s Application Architecture and Process Design:- Riordan has designed an application using the systems development life cycle. By using this cycle the process will follow several different stages that gather design requirements‚ testing‚ and other valuable information. I have created a design process diagram that will break down the roles and requirements for the operations of Riordan. The Process and design identifies the processes
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Riordan Manufacturing Current Financial State James Steven Austin‚ Henry Berger‚ Brian Lee Conway‚ Floretta LeFlore‚ Dedrick Shelmire BSA/500 November 8‚ 2010 Anthony L. Fields Riordan Manufacturing Current Financial State Riordan’s current financial state will be explained the by following accounting ratios. The current ratio is 1.17 which means the company is not in a very good financial state for lenders most lenders will look for a 2.00 or higher. The acid-test ratio is 5.07 which
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Riordan Production Plan Riordan Production Plan Understanding the various components of a production plan is essential to a balanced operations strategy. Unexpected variations in the plan can result in bottlenecks and costly inventory excesses (Aquilano‚ Chase & Jacobs‚ 2006). This essay will discuss two production plan components‚ strategic capacity planning and lean production‚ for the new process design and supply chain process for the electric fans at Riordan Manufacturing. Production
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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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Strategic Capacity Planning 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
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and be a socially responsible company to stay competitive in today ’s market Riordan Manufacturing Inc. is a part of the Fortune 1000 enterprises and exceeds ISO 9000 standards giving them the ability to stay a competitor within the plastic manufacturing industry. Currently‚ Riordan employs 550 employees throughout their four plants in Michigan‚ California‚ Georgia and one in China making them a global company. Riordan supports key customers in the automotive parts industry and aircraft manufacturers
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