Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastic manufacturer in a growing industry that is focusing more and more on the importance of sustainability. Riordan’s four plants in China‚ California‚ Georgia‚ and Michigan are looking to improve its sustainability practices company-wide. The following will summarize the objectives‚ targets‚ and programs that must be focused on and implemented in order for the company to flourish as an environmentally safe business. In the same way‚ technologies‚ strategies
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for Riordan Manufacturing Operations Management 571 (OPS571) “Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer employing 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is wholly owned by Riordan Industries‚ a Fortune 1000 enterprise with revenues in excess of $1 billion”. (University of Phoenix‚ pg.1‚ 2013) Riordan corporate headquarters is in San Jose‚ California. The company’s research and development is conducted here. A chemistry professor Dr. Riordan founded
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Riordan Manufacturing Virtual Organization Strategic Plan Strategic planning considered one of the important factors to be considered by organizations seeking to improve business and process within the current organization scope. Riordan Manufacturing Inc. has become a global leader in the area of plastic injection molding with state-of-the-art design capabilities. Currently Riordan Manufacturing Inc. is looking to develop and implement a strategic plan for the organization to improve process‚
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Riordan Manufacturing Offshore Outsource Plan Introduction Riordan Manufacturing is a $1 billion company owned by Riordan Industries; a Fortune 1000 enterprise with specialization in the field of plastic injection molding. The company has 550 employees with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The original company was Riordan Plastics‚ Inc. started by founder Dr. Riordan in 1991 and in 1992; it was renamed to Riordan Manufacturing. In 1993‚ the company expended into the production of plastic
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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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Potential Bottlenecks that Face Riordan Manufacturing: China plant operates as a decentralized unit of Riordan Manufacturing. Parts are purchased by buyers in the China Plant’s purchasing department 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 deliveries over the past year have averaged only 93%. Part of the China’s plant’s business is a make-to-stock operation in which the
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Riordan Manufacturing Management Review Britni Dresen‚ Jose Jimenez‚ Jorge Gracia‚ Dianna Kirkland University Of Phoenix University of Phoenix BSA/502 Riordan Manufacturing Management Review Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc is an industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding employing 550 individuals throughout its plants in the USA and China. Products produced at Riordan include plastic beverage containers produced at its plant in Albany‚ Georgia‚ custom plastic parts produced
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Running head: RIORDAN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION PLAN Riordan Manufacturing Production Plan Linda Head‚ Jamie Ingram‚ Charles Johnson and Carmelita Luhrsen University of Phoenix OPS/571 – Operations Management September 6‚ 2011 Riordan Manufacturing Production Plan Riordan Manufacturing is a global industry leader in plastic manufacturing. It is headquartered in San Jose‚ California. The company produces plastic beverage containers‚ custom plastic parts‚ and plastic fan parts. Each
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Production Plan for Riordan Manufacturing The intended principle of this study is to submit suggestions for a new process design and the supply chain at Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. The reformation will utilize the theory of Lean Production in the application of the electric fans manufacturing. The research uses Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. intranet information. This paper will present a complete production plan for two of the Riordan Manufacturing Inc. locations: Hangzhou‚ China and Pontiac‚
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Riordan Manufacturing Current Financial State James Steven Austin‚ Henry Berger‚ Brian Lee Conway‚ Floretta LeFlore‚ Dedrick Shelmire BSA/500 November 8‚ 2010 Anthony L. Fields Riordan Manufacturing Current Financial State Riordan’s current financial state will be explained the by following accounting ratios. The current ratio is 1.17 which means the company is not in a very good financial state for lenders most lenders will look for a 2.00 or higher. The acid-test ratio is 5.07 which
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