Riordan Manufacturing Upgrade Alexander Thomas IT205 October 2014 Debbi Mc Cloud Riordan Manufacturing Upgrade In San Jose‚ CA‚ the company is in the process of upgrading all the computers. Windows NT 4.0 is the network operating system. IT has decided to upgrade the network operating system‚ and your team is tasked with evaluating both Windows 2000 and 2003 as the potential replacement to the current system. You are to compare and contrast the two systems and submit a proposal to the CIO along with
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Resource Department of Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing is a company that employs 550 people with annual earnings of $46 million. They have three plants that they make custom plastic parts. Their mission statement to their employees is: We will maintain am innovative and team oriented environment. By assuring that our employees are well informed and properly supported‚ we will provide a climate focused on the long term viability of our company (Riordan Manufacturing‚ 2006). In 1992 the
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Business Communication • How well did the communication convey the intended message? I think that the communiqués that we used as a team did convey the intended message. The overall team’s perception of the situation being presented was that Riordan Manufacturing did not have enough supporting facts to continue with the acquisition of JJJ. This opinion was expressed through the four different communication methods used by each team member. • Would another type of communication have been more appropriate
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Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan LAW/531 February 4‚ 2013 Marlene Wilhite‚ Esq. Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan To: Riordan Corporate Board and Officers Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune 1000 company specializing in the manufacture of plastic beverage containers‚ fans‚ plastic components‚ and medical devices with annual earnings of $46 million. The company operates divisions located in Albany‚ Georgia‚ Pontiac‚ Michigan‚ and Hangzhou‚ China (University of Phoenix‚ 2013). The following
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Lean Manufacturing/JIT Production “Continuous improvement is not about the things you do well - that’s work. Continuous improvement is about removing the things that get in the way of your work. The headaches‚ the things that slow you down‚ that’s what continuous improvement is all about.” ~Bruce Hamilton Continuous improvement is what makes companies profitable. Not only must they constantly innovate their product and services to satisfy the needs of their consumers‚ but also their
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hardware and software integrating Riordan’s data into automated systems will make life easier for those involved with all the accounting cycles‚ especially accounts receivable. Who Needs Access To What Information Many different departments of Riordan will need access to different levels of the new system. The accounting clerk needs access to enter and edit billings‚ payments‚ and adjustments of credits/debits‚ but only needs to view reports such as the General Ledger and Month End Reports. The
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5Running head: GUILLERMO FURNITURE SCENARIO Guillermo Furniture Store Scenario University of Phoenix FIN/571 Guillermo Furniture Store Scenario Guillermo Navallaz is the proud owner of Guillermo’s Furniture Store located in Sonora‚ Mexico. He chose this area because of its excellent supply of timber for the variety of tables and chairs produced by his company. Business was going well until the late 1990s’ when two events caused a decline in Guillermo’s business. First‚ a new overseas competitor
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Classic Airlines Marketing Solution Amy Salawu MKT/571 February 25‚ 2013 Kurt Dietrich Overview Classic Airlines put together a team to reduce overall costs by 15% and address several concerns including employee morale and customer retention. The team faces the challenge of convincing senior leadership to look beyond the bottom line becoming a customer focused organization. The team also faces the challenging of making changes without increasing costs‚ cutting salaries‚
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Wireless Network Proposal‚ Riordan Manufacturing University of Phoenix CIS 319 June 14‚ 2008 Riordan Enterprises has requested to look into the possibility of adding wireless capabilities to their existing network. The need for wireless is understandable. It enables employees to be productive from anywhere. If they need to travel to a potential customer in Montana‚ or are at a plastics conference in Hawaii the ability to connect to the Riordan’s intranet is vital. Not only does it allow
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could be improved? Riordan Manufacturing’s knowledge Management efforts focus on their business strategy‚ information technology‚ or human resource management departments that how they can improve their operational‚ Sales and Marketing efforts to increase the sales‚ how information systems can be improved and how its Human Resource Department will become more efficient and how legal department will perform better. Improvement in Sales and Marketing Department By looking at Riordan sales and marketing
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