CHALLENGES OF GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED TEAMS The more virtual your teamwork is‚ the more demanding it becomes. Collaboration across locations‚ time zones and cultural boundaries increases the demands on organization and management. Mobility and temporary project work may complicate employees’ own work management and leisure time arrangements. Mediated communication offers opportunities for virtual collaboration. Yet team members also need to be aware of the pros and cons of various communication
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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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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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System Overview Several processes within Riordan’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS) have been identified as disjointed and Riordan wants to integrate those processes into the HRIS to create a more seamless‚ secure and efficient system. Manual processes as well as partially automated processes‚ both internal and external third party‚ will need to be integrated into the HRIS system to accomplish this integration goal. HRIS Updates Changes to information in the HRIS database are currently
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Based on the attached case study (Second Chance)‚ discuss the following questions. 1. What do you think Keith Lam would do‚ given his role and the circumstances? Why? 2. What should be done? Support your views with relevant leadership theories and (if applicable) real life experiences. Please note that you will be graded according to the following criteria: 1. Understanding theories and concepts (demonstrate understanding of theoretical frameworks) 2. Reflection and Interpretation (able
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1. Are virtual teams likely to be a passing fad? Why. Or why not? I personally don’t believe that virtual teams are a passing fad. Over the past couple of years a lot of things have changed but one thing that has been constant is the use of technology and the importance it plays in the workplace. Like my company‚ we have a number of locations and we work on various projects utilizing virtual teams. Especially since a lot of bigger companies are global‚ virtual teams allows for more reasonable collaboration
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Resource: Virtual Organizations Click the Virtual Organization link on the student website to access the Virtual Organizations. Select one of the Virtual Organizations as the basis for the assignment. - lets decide on this soon since Ms. Angela has to approve this selection. Obtain faculty approval of your selected organization before beginning the assignment. Access the information contained in your selected organization’s balance sheet and income statement to calculate the following:
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Riordan Manufacturing has grown from a small plastics research and development firm to a multinational plastics manufacturing power in the brief span of 14 years. This growth has seen Riordan expand their operation to multiple manufacturing and distribution points across North America and China. Riordan now services over 32 customers of varying size‚ including automotive parts manufacturers‚ aircraft manufacturers‚ the Department of Defense‚ appliance manufacturers‚ and beverage bottlers. This rapid
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Development of an ERP System Riordan Manufacturing Inc. is a global plastics manufacturer that was founded in 1991 and employs 550 people. They have since expanded to three locations in the U.S. and one in China. Due to these expansions the company is now experiencing communication and processing issues. Each system needs to be connected to the others in order to improve the tracking and productivity as well as communication between systems. We have been asked to develop a plan to implement a system to
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solvency ratios regarding the Riordan Manufacturing Inc‚ it has revealed that the company is able to pay its debts to the creditors and investors. The liquidity ratio is good for our investors‚ creditors and bankers so that they can see that we can pay off our debts. With the profitability ratio‚ it comes in handy for the company when trying to find out if we have made any profit for the year or it we have lost money. With using the profitability ratio that accounting team has found a profit margin of
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