Riordan Production Plan Riordan Production Plan Understanding the various components of a production plan is essential to a balanced operations strategy. Unexpected variations in the plan can result in bottlenecks and costly inventory excesses (Aquilano‚ Chase & Jacobs‚ 2006). This essay will discuss two production plan components‚ strategic capacity planning and lean production‚ for the new process design and supply chain process for the electric fans at Riordan Manufacturing. Production
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In this file OPS 571 Week 5 Individual Assignment Process Improvement Plan you can find overview of the Statistical process control (SPC) Individual Assignment: Process Improvement Plan · Complete the Statistical Process Control for the process identified in Week One. · Write a 1‚050 words (maximum) explanation of the control limits including the calculations and data used to determine them. · Discuss the effect of any seasonal factors using the process performance data collected
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Supply Chain Process for the Electric Fans Riordan’s China plant operates as a decentralized unit of Riordan. It prepares its own forecast of electric fan sales throughout the world. It schedules production of these fans to meet the forecasted sales. The electric motors used in the fans are completely assembled units purchased from a local Chinese company. While this company attempts to maintain adequate quantities of electric motors in stock to meet all its order requirements‚ its on-time
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Flowchart for a Process Paper Operations Management 571 August 28‚ 2010 Flowchart Process There are multiple processes that we do in our daily lives that we would like to take a short amount of time to complete it. "A process is any part of an organization that takes inputs and transforms them into outputs that‚ it is hoped‚ are of greater value to the organization than the original inputs" (Chase‚ Jacobs‚ Aquilano‚ 2006‚ p. 154). Flowcharts are easy-to-understand by demonstrating step-by-step
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Riordan Manufacturing: Supply Chain Design Paper Riordan Manufacturing‚ a leading global manufacturer of plastic containers‚ parts‚ and fan parts‚ is wholly owned by Riordan Industries‚ Inc. Riordan’s fan manufacturing plant was purchased in 1992 when it was located in Michigan. In 2000‚ the company moved its fan manufacturing operation to China where it now resides. Riordan schedules manufacturing of fan parts based on forecasted production needs using an averaged three year sales history.
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Process Design Improvement Riordan Manufacturing OPS 571 Professor Riordan Mission Focus: exceeding ISO 9000 standards ISO 9000’s 8 quality management principles Customer focus Leadership Involvement of people Process approach System approach to management Continual improvement • Factual approach to decision making • Mutually beneficial supplier relationships ISO 14000 – Not certified? Potential barrier to international trades/exports Six Sigma DMAIC for process design improvement Define -
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Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing‚ China Blo Jo University of Phoenix-Houston Campus Operations Management OPS/571 Dr. Alex Kadrie February 18‚ 2010 Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing‚ China The Riordan Manufacturing Plant in Hangzhou‚ China as part of their relocation effort‚ have undertaken an intense operation to modernize and upgrade the manufacturing process for the electric fans. An analysis of the manufacturing processes indicated roadblocks and loopholes in the system
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Week 5: New System Proposal 2 Kelly EstepUniversity of Phoenix IT 205 October 12‚ 2014 Raymond Varmecky INTERNET Router (LAN) Switch Inventory Control Server Storage Server WAP WAP Computer Computer Computer Computer INTERNET Router (LAN) Switch Inventory Control Server Storage Server WAP WAP Computer Computer Computer Computer New System Proposal 2 Riordan Manufacturing in search of a new system to improve it business and how it operates day to day. Although there
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Running head: PROCESS IMPROVEMENT PLAN Process Improvement Plan YOUR NAME HERE University of Phoenix OPS/571 – Operations Management DATE HERE Process Improvement Plan Successful organizations continuously strive to improve the processes they have in place. Process improvement leads to better quality control‚ higher efficiencies and lower costs. In order to implement a process improvement plan‚ it is necessary to collect and analyze data from the process. In this paper‚ I present
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Executive SummaryOctober 1‚ 2014Executive SummaryThe purpose of an executive summary is to summarize a report. Executive summaries are written for executives who most likely do not have time to read a complete document. Therefore‚ the executives summary must cover the major points and be detailed enough to mirror the content yet concise enough for an executive to understand the substance without reading the entire report. An executive summary differs from an abstract. Readers use an abstract
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