Riordan Manufacturing Financial State BSA 500 University of Phoenix Riordan Manufacturing: Financial State Riordan Manufacturing (RM) is a global organization that specializes in the manufacture of molded plastic products. With revenues in excess of $1 billion‚ RM employs 550 people and has projected annual earnings of $46 million. The organization operates three separate manufacturing facilities located in Albany‚ Georgia‚ Pontiac‚ Michigan‚ and a joint venture in Hangzhou‚ China. With
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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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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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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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Implementation Plan A successful ERP Implementation Plan involves several steps. These steps include Project Planning‚ Architectural Design‚ Data Collection‚ and Testing (Raj‚ 2010). In addition‚ Training is a very important the implementation plan. During the project planning phase‚ deciding on project goals‚ project costs‚ and communication about deadlines and resources. Within the architectural design phase‚ decisions on programming languages or vendor selection are made. Data collection is the next
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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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Executive Summary Riordan Manufacturing has requested assistance to provide specific recommendations for improving their inventory system. The objective for this service request is to analyze the current processes in inventory and define business requirements for system upgrades and improvements. Business requirements were established using a set of metrics to evaluate three options for improving inventory practices at Riordan. The three options evaluated are Enterprise Resource Planning
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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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Abstract Riordan Manufacturing is a company responsible for producing plastics globally. Some of their products include plastic beverage containers and plastic fan parts. Our team has been asked to put together an executive summary regarding identifying some areas needing improvement‚ defining the purpose of the project as well as who the key stakeholders are. Below is the review of our findings.
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Data communications management Network design for Clearview Primary School Abstract: This assignment is meant to provide the complete features‚ network infrastructure and working environment of Clearview primary school from data communication management perspective. Document will explain the implementation of different network designs at the school. It will provide a brief overview of requirements and history of the school to make its readers familiar with the needs that are meant to be fulfilled
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