goal is over the next 18 months to develop a system that will allow for the production of both our generic electric fans and personalized fans offered at our China location to become a more stream line process and adopt more of a just-in-time manufacturing approach. In order to make this process a reality the IT department will sent a request to develop an automated ordering system that will allow for quick and accurate tracking of inventory level and ordering of new inventory. The IT department
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Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer. Their products include plastic beverage containers produced in Albany‚ Georgia‚ custom plastic parts produced in Pontiac‚ Michigan‚ and plastic fan parts produced in Hang Zhou‚ China (UOPX‚ 2013‚ p. 1). Riordan’s research and development is in San Jose‚ California (Corporate Headquarters). Riordan ’s main customers are automotive parts manufacturers‚ aircraft manufacturers‚ the Department of Defense‚ beverage makers and bottlers‚ and appliance
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University of Phoenix Material Team Strategy Plan 1. Complete the following table to address the creation of teams at Riordan Manufacturing. |Strategy |Strengths |Weaknesses | |Common goal |Productivity is increased when everyone |Team members would be new and may not get | | |accepts the goal
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15.769 Manufacturing Strategy Spring 2001 Second revision of syllabus Prof. Don Rosenfield: E40-419‚ 253-1064‚ e-mail: donrose@mit.edu Teaching Assistant: Melissa Falkowski‚ Office TBD‚ mfalkow@mit.edu Manufacturing strategy examines strategy for manufacturing and operations within the firm. The course will examine how manufacturing and operations can be used as competitive weapons. Traditionally‚ these areas have been viewed as narrow‚ functional areas‚ and management of them
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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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Riordin Manufacturing Company Team A: Neal Hennessy‚ DeDe Gearhardt‚ and Jennifer Walker ACC/340 – Accounting Information Systems I February 23‚ 2015 Joyce Williams Introduction Riordan Manufacturing Inc. Dr. Riordin started Riordin Manufacturing Inc. in the year 1991. This is an industry leading in using polymer materials to provide solutions to customers challenges. Production: Beverage containers‚ beverage makers‚ and bottlers. Automotive parts‚ aircraft parts‚ appliances Custom parts and
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Riordan Manufacturing Inc. can expand operations through a merger with an already existing company. Some of the benefits of a merger include increased cost efficiency‚ market shares‚ and value generation. Mergers also present the possibility of tax gains‚ capital cost reduction‚ and an increase in revenues. Even though there are many benefits to a merger‚ there are also issues that would be considered negative. To evaluate the option of a merger as a means to expand operations‚ it is necessary to
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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 and the roles
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Implement Quality 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
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Riordan Manufacturing 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 company manufactures plastic bottles‚ fans in all sizes‚ medical devices‚ and custom plastic parts. The market for plastic bottles‚ fans‚ and custom plastic parts is affected by economic conditions (University of Phoenix‚ 2010). Understanding
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