Running head: PRODUCTION PLAN FOR RIORDAN MANUFACTURING Production Plan for Riordan Manufacturing University of Phoenix Online OPS 571: Operations Management December 21‚ 2009 Production Plan for Riordan Manufacturing Introduction Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. is a global leader in the field of plastic injection molding with state of the art design capabilities that has made the company competitive in the global market. Riordan has three operating entities in Georgia‚ Michigan
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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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Project Scope Statement Project Name Project Number Project Manager Prioritization Owner(s) Statement of Work—Project Description and Project Product This section is typically a detailed amplification of the project SOW and mission from the Project Charter. This also includes how you intent to accomplish the project. “We intend to do this. . . and here are the steps we intend to use to accomplish the project.” This section is typically a detailed amplification of the SOW
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Riordan Manufacturing Security Policy Smith Systems Consulting has been hired to evaluate and consult on the creation of a new information technology security policy to span the complete enterprise infrastructure. This document will serve as a recommendation for Riordan Manufacturing as it pertains to the enterprise wide information security strategy. Riordan Manufacturing currently has three locations within the United States and one location in Hangzhou‚ China. All of these locations have been
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Strategic Plan Paper Strategic Plan Paper Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is a plastic manufacturing company founded in 1991‚ employing 550 people and has projected annual earnings of $46 million. They are a global company with three total manufacturing locations‚ two being in the United States and one in China. Riordan Manufacturing recognizes the importance of strategic planning as part of long term success of the business‚ which will be outlined in this paper. In order for a company 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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Strategic Capacity Planning Several factors are taken into consideration for strategic capacity planning. Because Riordan Manufacturing produces plastic injection molding to create innovative plastic designs capacity planning is viewed in three time durations. First is long range‚ which means greater than one year and include buildings‚ equipment or facilities. Second‚ is intermediate range‚ which involves monthly or quarterly plans for the next 6 to 18 months. On this level capacity can vary
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MEMORANDUM TO: CEO‚ Riordan Manufacturing Inc. FROM: Financial Analyst DATE: Tuesday‚ July 30‚ 2013 SUBJECT: Ratio analysis of Riordan Manufacturing Riordan manufacturing has developed as a producer of plastics as well as foam-based products. Listed below is a quick analysis of the company using liquidity‚ profitability‚ and solvency ratios. The analysis is accompanied by vertical and horizontal analysis
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Riordan Manufacturing Customer Management System Andrea McLelland‚ Kelly Feuerhak‚ Melissa Robinson Slaton‚ and Marco Elizaldi MGT/311 February 23‚ 2015 Michael Ventrone Riordan Manufacturing Customer Management System Change Management Plan Identify Power Structures Organizational Structures Potential Effects Riordan Manufacturing maintains a focus on growing its’ employees through providing a stable‚ team-oriented environment. The type of culture Riordan’s provide will continue to build the
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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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