Overview of Riordan
Overview
Riordan Manufacturing has three operating entities…Georgia, Michigan and California…plus a joint venture in the People's Republic of China. Basically, the operating entities each have their own Finance & Accounting Systems and they provide input that is consolidated at Corporate…San Jose. The basic components of each system are as follows: * General Ledger * Accounts Payable * Accounts Receivable * Order Entry * Procurement * Sales and Purchasing History * Invoicing and Shipping * Payroll * Financial Reporting * EDI* * Bar Code Reading* * EDSS (Executive Decision Support System)*
*San Jose Only
Background:
During the due diligence process in which Riordan acquired the operating entities in Michigan and Georgia the matter of F & A System's compatibility was not addressed.
Current Situation Regarding F & A Systems: * San Jose has a license for a fully integrated Windows based ERP manufacturing, distribution and financial management software application specifically designed for plastics processors and process and assembly manufacturers. The license does not include application source code. * Michigan had purchased a vendor developed software application and the attendant source code for their Fd & A and process application. The vendor is no longer in business. The application runs on a pair of DEC Alpha's, using the VMS operating system, VAX4000 work stations and programmed in C. * Georgia had purchased a vendor (different from Michigan) developed software application and the attendant source code for their F & A and manufacturing process applications. The systems run on a pair of AS400's, using UNIX operating system, use PC's (Windows) as workstations, and is programmed in RPG400.
Challenge:
The F & A Department has been unable to achieve anything remotely resembling "seamless compatibility". Some F & A data is provided to corporate via data files; some data is
Riordan Manufacturing has three operating entities…Georgia, Michigan and California…plus a joint venture in the People's Republic of China. Basically, the operating entities each have their own Finance & Accounting Systems and they provide input that is consolidated at Corporate…San Jose. The basic components of each system are as follows: * General Ledger * Accounts Payable * Accounts Receivable * Order Entry * Procurement * Sales and Purchasing History * Invoicing and Shipping * Payroll * Financial Reporting * EDI* * Bar Code Reading* * EDSS (Executive Decision Support System)*
*San Jose Only
Background:
During the due diligence process in which Riordan acquired the operating entities in Michigan and Georgia the matter of F & A System's compatibility was not addressed.
Current Situation Regarding F & A Systems: * San Jose has a license for a fully integrated Windows based ERP manufacturing, distribution and financial management software application specifically designed for plastics processors and process and assembly manufacturers. The license does not include application source code. * Michigan had purchased a vendor developed software application and the attendant source code for their Fd & A and process application. The vendor is no longer in business. The application runs on a pair of DEC Alpha's, using the VMS operating system, VAX4000 work stations and programmed in C. * Georgia had purchased a vendor (different from Michigan) developed software application and the attendant source code for their F & A and manufacturing process applications. The systems run on a pair of AS400's, using UNIX operating system, use PC's (Windows) as workstations, and is programmed in RPG400.
Challenge:
The F & A Department has been unable to achieve anything remotely resembling "seamless compatibility". Some F & A data is provided to corporate via data files; some data is