TQM in Manufacturing and Service Organizations 14 April 2010 GM 588 Introduction to Topic Total Quality Management (or TQM) is a management concept coined by W. Edwards Deming. The basis of TQM is to reduce the errors produced during the manufacturing or service process‚ increase customer satisfaction‚ streamline supply chain management‚ aim for modernization of equipment and ensure workers have the highest level of training. One of the principal aims of TQM is to limit errors to 1 per
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Riordan Manufacturing Relocation Management Plan PM/571 Riordan Manufacturing Relocation Management Plan Project Objective: Relocating Riordan Manufacturing from Hangzhou to Shanghai. Project Justification: The relocation of Riordan Manufacturing involves relocating all operations from Hangzhou to Shanghai. The decision for this relocation is the fact that the company’s Chinese partners already have the necessary facilities in place. Also‚ because of the proximal to the Qiantang River‚ there
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we cited Riordan Manufacturing current position in the global plastics manufacturing market as an existing world leader‚ that has every intent to maintain that namesake by continuing to develop its technology both o the production line as well as behind the scenes where it supports those individuals that work hard every day to keep Riordan Manufacturing in the upper echelon‚ elite class of global business that are providing for the world’s needs in mass quantities on a daily basis. Riordan Manufacturing
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the virtual organization‚ where organizational members are geographically separated‚ but work together through computer technology. To date‚ much of the research and thought on virtual organizations has focused upon virtual technology and organizational design-how to link the individual members and how to design the virtual organization to carry out its work. This book takes this further in addressing the crucial question‚ how do you do human resource (HR) functions in the virtual organization? This
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Virtual Organizations: The Benefits‚ Problems‚ The Solutions Technology in the early millennium was not as advanced as it is today. In the late nineties‚ email and MySpace were the primary means of networking for people‚ iPads were only a dream‚ and the closest thing to a smartphone was a phone with a built-in camera. This decade promises more than advanced communication; it converges on computer-based intelligence with enhanced interactive networking forums. On the social networking level‚ webcasting
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Riordan Manufacturing Business Systems Analysis Riordan Manufacturing Business Systems Analysis Dr. Michael Riordan‚ a professor in chemistry‚ acquired several patents relative to processing polymers into high tensile strength plastic substrates. He knew there was a market for commercial applicants for his patents after so he started Riordan Plastics‚ Inc. in 1991 at the age of 45. Today‚ Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc.‚ owned by Riordan Industries is a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess
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Describe the evolution of the virtual organization. What are the pros and cons associated with this design? A virtual organization can be defined as‚ “a geographically distributed organization whose members are bound by a long-term common interest or goal‚ and who communicate and coordinate their work through information technology” (Baack‚ 2012‚ Dimensions of Organizational Structure‚ 10.2). The advent of technology has paved the way for the existence of virtual organizations. The technological devices/concepts
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Abstract By issuing service request SR-rm-004‚ Riordan Manufacturing demonstrates their desire to develop a comprehensive view of their existing Human Resources Information System. This project is tasked with developing a strategy for fulfilling Riordan Manufacturing’s service request‚ to include an in-depth evaluation of its current Human Resource department‚ identifying gaps that may be bridged with either upgrades or the introduction of new systems to improve management effectiveness and efficiency
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Process Design and Supply Chain Arielle Koutsoukos OPS/571 3/09/2015 Eileen Broyles Supply Chain Raw Materials Manufacturing Plant Walmart Distribution Center Customer Walmart Retail Center Customer Merchandise Replenishment • • • • • • • Walmart retail location is out of an item Customer places an order for the item Real time data transferred to warehouse Data is captured by Walmart’s point of sales system Item is manufactured using make-to-stock process Warehouse analyzes orders from
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that Riordan Manufacturing is currently facing. How would you go about resolving the myriad of problems at hand without losing anymore profits and revenues? The following pages will address some viable options to address the situation described above. Situation Background Riordan Manufacturing Company is a global plastic producer with three production facilities one in Albany‚ Georgia; a second in Pontiac‚ Michigan; and a third in Hangzhou‚ Chine. Riordan Manufacturing employs
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