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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Head: RIORDAN MANUFACTURING INC MANAGEMENT REPORT Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. Management Report University of Phoenix Systems Analysis and Development CMGT/555 April 27‚ 2009 History and Background Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. (Riordan) was founded by Dr. Riordan‚ a professor of chemistry‚ who had obtained several patents relative to processing polymers into high tensile strength plastic substrates. Sensing the commercial applications for his patents‚ Dr. Riordan started Riordan Plastics
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Riordan Manufacturing has production plants located in Albany‚ GA‚ Pontiac‚ MI‚ and their overseas plant in Hangzhouz‚ China. Each location is responsible for different production lines and inventory. The Research and Development department is located in San Jose‚ CA‚ Riordan’s headquarters. Riordan Manufacturing’s Vice President (VP) of Operations has a service request for an implementation of a Manufacturing Resource Plan (MRP) among Riordan’s three plants into one system. This request will
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Riordan Manufacturing FIN 370 February 2013 University of Phoenix Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing is a global manufacturer with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The parent company Riordan Industries Incorporated is a Fortune 1000 enterprise. The company specializes in manufacturing plastic beverage containers‚ custom plastic parts‚ and plastic fan parts. Manufacturers from the automotive‚ aircraft‚ appliance‚ as well beverage makers and bottlers are major customers. The
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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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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
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Riordan Manufacturing James Whitten MGT/311 July 3‚2013 Riordan Manufacturing Team Strategy Plan Here Riordan Manufactoring‚ we thrive for excellence thru diversity‚ equal rights‚ and upholding our mission to provide the ultimate team oriented enviroment ideallly possible amongst well trained and mature porfessionals. Inorder‚ to providethe best results and ensure that all the adquate measures of success has been implied durning the employee recruitment process my colleagues and I have
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MIS 374 Rev 02 Process Modeling: Context Diagrams and Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) Introduction Figuring out the business processes for complex systems can be complicated. For example‚ if the goal is to streamline an existing supply chain process‚ your investigation will cross multiple business units‚ perhaps starting with an on-line order‚ a retail store pick-up‚ or a telephone order. How does the current process work to replace items in inventory storage and on retail shelves? Computer systems
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Kirk Samuda University of Phoenix BSA/375 Week (4) Mr. Jeffrey Mc Nickle Riordan Manufacturing must acknowledge that the initiation of any project can get a black eye because of implementation problems. As such‚ they should realize that the major overall problem with implementation is that complexities associated with it‚ usually occurs when the solution is deployed. Hence‚ many of the details of implementation must be planned ahead of time. The HR & IT departments cannot
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Human Resources for Riordan Manufacturing Being a fortune 1000 enterprise and leader in the area of plastic injection molding‚ Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. has gained international praise on producing new and improved plastic designs with their “state of the art design capabilities.” (Virtual Organization) Riordan Manufacturing’s facilities are located in San Jose‚ CA; Albany‚ GA; Pontiac‚ MI; and Hangzhou‚ China. Some of their products include: plastic drink containers (GA)‚ tailor-made plastic parts
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