Chapter 1 of Electronic Commerce 2008 introduces a number of distinctions between different types of organizations and activities related to the virtual economy—e-commerce versus e-business‚ for example. How and where are these distinctions useful? The chapter also describes a number of forces driving e-commerce. How do these different forces relate to each other? According to Prenhall.com E-commerce can be defined as the process of buying‚ selling‚ or exchanging products‚ services‚ or
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Strategic Plan: Riordan Manufacturing Inc. What role should ethical and social responsibility considerations have in Riordan’s strategic management plan? Ethical and social responsibility should be strongly considered in Riordan’s strategic management plan. Companies that support strategic corporate social responsibility focus on factors such as identifying opportunities and threats facing stakeholders‚ managing relationships with stakeholders‚ creating sustainable business practices‚ and most important
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Overview 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
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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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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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Directional strategies‚ adaptive strategies‚ market entry strategies and competitive strategies are four types of strategies that make up the strategy formulation process. Directional strategies are broad statements that describe the mission‚ vision‚ values‚ and other strategies goals of the healthcare organization (Ginter‚ Duncan‚ & Swayne‚ 2013). Healthcare organizations utilize directional strategies to establish a framework for operational decisions and activities. A directional strategy helps the
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Operation Strategy within an Organization Raven Davis MGT 4850 Operation Strategy within an Organization Operation strategy has been defined as “the development of a long term plan for using the major resources of the firm for a high degree of culpability between these resources and the firm’s long term corporate strategy.” (Davis‚ 2007) Operation strategy is a very important function for any organization. Operation strategy is the link that brings all of an organizations processes and value
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Change 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
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3 Business Strategies Analysis 5 Business Strategy Evaluation & Recommendations 6 Specialization‚ Learning by doing 7 mutual adjustment 7 direct supervision 7 standardization of work processes 7 standardization of work outputs 7 standardization of worker skills 7 Coordination mechanisms 7 Coordination by plan 8 Coordination by feedback 8 Interdependence 8 Pooled Interdependece 8 Sequential Interdependence 8 Reciprocal Interdependence 8 Organization Design 8 Types
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Riordan Manufacturing wants to improve innovation and sustainability of business operations both in the United States and in the global market. An executive team at Riordan researched other companies including Nike to decide on the most effective competitive strategies to employ for attaining this goal. Below is a report of the findings that include which competitive advantages Riordan has in common with Nike. Based on the commonality between the companies is a recommendation of which competitive
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