Gap Analysis: Riordan Manufacturing Employee motivation is an issue that organizations face on a day to day basis. It can cause job dissatisfaction and turnovers for an organization. Organizations should develop strategies that would increase innovation‚ recognize the value of teamwork‚ and equally reward and motivate employees. How well an organization handles issues that may arise from employees can mean the difference between an energized‚ productive workforce and a languid non-productive
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Change Management and Communication Plan Abstract Riordan Manufacturing has decided to make a change to company’s customer management system. The company does not currently have any formal system for managing their customer information and has traditionally left this up to individual employees. This new system will require all employees to use one customer management system. Your team is now working to help Riordan implement this planned change. The team must come up with the best solution to
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OPS/571 September 29‚ 2014 Aaron Manley Manufacturing Strategy Riordan Manufacturing uses a stable workforce with variable work hours as the production strategy. “Riordan Manufacturing ’s China plant operates as a decentralized unit of Riordan Manufacturing. It prepares its own forecast of electric fan sales throughout the world‚ which includes the United States. ”Riordan schedules production of these fans to meet the forecasted sales” (Riordan‚ 2014‚ Operations‚ p. 1). The benefits of using
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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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Riordan Manufacturing Current Financial State James Steven Austin‚ Henry Berger‚ Brian Lee Conway‚ Floretta LeFlore‚ Dedrick Shelmire BSA/500 November 8‚ 2010 Anthony L. Fields Riordan Manufacturing Current Financial State Riordan’s current financial state will be explained the by following accounting ratios. The current ratio is 1.17 which means the company is not in a very good financial state for lenders most lenders will look for a 2.00 or higher. The acid-test ratio is 5.07 which
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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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Currently at Riordan Manufacturing there type of formal power structure is reward power. This means employees are motivated to perform on the basis of reward at the yearly performance evaluation. Other types of incentives offered for performance for being an outstanding employee‚ length of service and an employee suggestion program. (“Riordan Manufacturing”‚ 2013) Because of the reward system‚ the informal power structure is related to referent and expert power structure. The direct effect of power
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Defining Marketing Bill Parker University of Phoenix January 26‚ 2010 Defining Marketing Riordan Manufacturing has developed into a powerhouse multinational plastics manufacturer over a brief span of 14 years. Riordan’s rapid growth has benefited multiple manufacturing and distributions sites‚ including sites in North America and China. Riordan Manufacturing’s major customer bases are automotive parts manufacturers‚ aircraft manufacturers‚ appliance manufacturers‚ beverage makers
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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
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Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastic manufacturer in a growing industry that is focusing more and more on the importance of sustainability. Riordan’s four plants in China‚ California‚ Georgia‚ and Michigan are looking to improve its sustainability practices company-wide. The following will summarize the objectives‚ targets‚ and programs that must be focused on and implemented in order for the company to flourish as an environmentally safe business. In the same way‚ technologies‚ strategies
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