Carolyn Watson September 13‚ 2014 Week 3 – Manufacturing & Service Problems Manufacturing & Service Problems Problem #1: For each of the following variables‚ explain the differences (in general) as one moves from a workcenter to an assembly line environment (Jacobs & Chase‚ 2011). a. Throughput time (time to convert raw materials into product) – During the manufacturing process which is considered as the workcenter (e.g. job shop) that usually involves a specialist who does a specific job or
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Bowling Ball Company (BBBC) uses a job-order costing system to accumulate manufacturing costs. The company’s work-in-process on December 31‚ 20x3‚ consisted of one job (no. 3088)‚ which was carried on the year-end balance sheet at $78‚400. There was no finished-goods inventory on this date. BBBC applies manufacturing overhead to production on the basis of direct-labor cost. Budgeted totals for 20x4 for direct labor and manufacturing overhead are $2‚100‚000 and $2‚730‚000‚ respectively. Actual results
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Management Change and Communication Plan Riordan Manufacturing currently uses a bureaucratic hierarchy ladder as an organizational structure. The company founded by Dr. Riordan in 1991‚ grew substantially dividing into regions that include California‚ Michigan‚ Georgia‚ and China. The company is looking to apply a formal system for managing their customer information. Team “E” has been selected to develop this strategic change in management plan. A complete change management plan identifying current
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Riordan Manufacturing Audit Risk CMGT/582 Riordon Manufacturing Audit Risk Introduction As Information Systems become more complex and business organizations become better prepared at protecting these systems so has the means in which attacks on these systems evolved. Many new issues have emerged and are changing the way in which or world views hackers and the chaos that these individuals can cause. The purpose of this section is to discuss some of the most visual and controversial of
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system is a foundation for conducting business. In all businesses‚ the survival and the ability to achieve strategic business goals is difficult without extensive use of information technology. The effects of globalization‚ advances in technology‚ industry competition and changing government laws and requirements make information systems critical to every organization. An information system must be relevant enough for it to be useful in the organization. It must enable organizations to make effective
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not require a computer INFORMATION SYSTEM Information should be ___ both to context and to the subject RELEVANT ___ are defined as the development and use of information systems that help businesses to achieve their goals and objectives MIS Both software and procedures in the five component framework serve as ___ INSTRUCTIONS Every computer-based information system contains hardware‚ software‚ people‚ data‚ and ___ PROCEDURES The five ___ are common to every information system
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The automotive industry is a highly competitive market where brand loyalty is only as strong as the latest gizmo and horsepower upgrade. The automotive assembly process‚ perfected by Henry Ford‚ was based on the simple principle that "customers can order a Model T in any color they wanted as long as it was black." After the 1920 ’s the market witnessed new entrants with unheard of automobile features that ended Ford ’s golden age. New automakers such as Buick‚ Chrysler‚ and Oldsmobile offered
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Riordan Manufacturing Recommendations History of Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturer is a global producer of plastics. They operate in four locations‚ three in the United States and one plant in the People’s Republic of China. Riordan’s United States’ plastic products include beverage containers produced in Atlanta‚ Georgia and custom plastic parts in Pontiac‚ Michigan. The Hangzhou‚ China plant produces plastic fan parts and corporate headquarters is in San Jose‚ California‚ (Apollo Group
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times fall‚ quality improves and costs shrink. The methodology that an increasing number of companies are using to accomplish such a business strategy is the implementation of the Toyota Production System (TPS)‚ also called lean manufacturing. Lean Manufacturing is best defined as a management philosophy that focuses on reducing waste in all business processes. Although it originates from a time when the Toyota of today was a manufacturer of power looms‚ in its modern form‚ lean was pioneered
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they will strive to keep focus on what is important and to continue to create strategies as they are needed to continue to compete against rivals they have and to show how they can perform. Riordan Manufacturing is a company focused on being the leader in manufacturing polymer materials for companies like automotive and aircraft parts manufacturers and beverage makers and bottlers. Achieving and maintaining a healthy profit helps the company ensure that they have enough financial
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