Solutions Riordan Manufacturing Abstract The following paper will provide a brief background explanation detailing some of the issues found in the Manufacture. There will a series of three possible solutions identified for Riordan where one will be officially chosen. A brief description of the chosen strategy and solutions will then be detailed to provide a better understanding as to why the solution was the best fit for the company. The paper will proceed with an elaboration of each Riordan department
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Riordan Manufacturing has production plants located in Albany‚ GA‚ Pontiac‚ MI‚ and their overseas plant in Hangzhouz‚ China. Each location is responsible for different production lines and inventory. The Research and Development department is located in San Jose‚ CA‚ Riordan’s headquarters. Riordan Manufacturing’s Vice President (VP) of Operations has a service request for an implementation of a Manufacturing Resource Plan (MRP) among Riordan’s three plants into one system. This request will
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Strategic Plan Riordan Manufacturing is a mid-size American company that was founded in 1991‚ employs 550 people and has projected annual earnings of $46 million. Riordan has three manufacturing locations‚ two in the United States and one in China. Riordan understands the importance of strategic planning and will lay out their reasoning in this paper. Competitive advantages‚ sustainability‚ innovation and ethical and social responsibilities will be addressed‚ as well as cultural and structural leadership
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Management The company was founded by Dr. Riordan‚ a professor of chemistry he started Riordan plastics‚ Inc in 1991. Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics‚ medical supplies‚ stents‚ automotive parts‚ appliance manufacture ’s parts‚ airplane parts‚ and beverage containers manufacturer. Riordan has 500 employees with a projected annual earnings of $46 million and a fortune of 1000 enterprises with revenues of $1 billion. Riordan Manufacturing has 4 worldwide locations Albany Georgia‚ Pontiac
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Riordan Manufacturing has three operating entities Georgia‚ Michigan and California plus a joint venture in the People’s Republic of China. Basically‚ the operating entities each have their own Finance & Accounting Systems and they provide input that is consolidated at Corporate San Jose. The basic components of each system are as follows: General Ledger Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Order Entry Procurement Sales and Purchasing History Invoicing and Shipping Payroll Financial
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Riordan Manufacturing James Whitten MGT/311 July 3‚2013 Riordan Manufacturing Team Strategy Plan Here Riordan Manufactoring‚ we thrive for excellence thru diversity‚ equal rights‚ and upholding our mission to provide the ultimate team oriented enviroment ideallly possible amongst well trained and mature porfessionals. Inorder‚ to providethe best results and ensure that all the adquate measures of success has been implied durning the employee recruitment process my colleagues and I have
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Indentifying Bottlenecks Ops 571 Brian Birch John Smith 5/1/2012 Waking up and getting out of the door to work in the morning is a process that takes several steps to complete. In order to get out of the house in less than one hour and fifteen minutes several of these step must be altered or eliminated from the process. In every process there are steps that slow down the process called bottlenecks. Examining the entire
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Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing OPS/571 Riordian Manufacturing‚ Inc. Hangzhou‚ China June 21‚ 2012 Motor‚ Inc. 1000 Last Class Flint‚ MI 900012 Dear CEO: At Riordan‚ the electric fan division has revised the process for supplying the electric fans. Part of Riordan’s operations planning‚ Riordan would implement aggregate operations. From Operations Management for Competitive Advantage (2006)‚ “Aggregate operations planning involves translating annual
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OPS/571 February 13‚ 2012 Riordan Manufacturing Learning Team C has completed the analysis of Riordan Manufacturing’s electric fan design process and has developed a proposal outlining the changes that need to be implemented. The team is proposing to focus on total quality management (TQM); this will allow Riordan to remain focused and efficient in areas of opportunity‚ and to excel in all aspects of the electric fans that are important to customers. The team’s recommendation is to use quality
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OPS FINAL EXAM 1- IS WHEN THE ACTIVITIES IN THE STAGE MUST STOP BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE TO DEPOSIT THE ITEM JUST COMPLETED? A- BLOCKING 2- ACCORDING TO YOUR TEXT‚ THE MOST COMMON PROCESS METRIC IS A- UTILIZATION 3- DECLINING PRODUCT PRICES A- INCREASE THE BREAK-EVEN POINT 4- THE TYPE OF PROCESSING STRUCTURE THAT IS USED FOR PRODUCING DISCRETE PRODUCTS AT A CONTROLLED RATE IS A- ASSEMBLY LINE 5- THE BEST PROCESS FLOW STRUCTURE
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