...Functional Area Relationships: Riordan Manufacturing BUS/475 – Integrated Business Topics March 1, 2010 Dr. Laura Pogue Functional Area Relationships: Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing boasts their strategic capabilities and intellectual property strength as having the patents for major polymer material substrates. Because of these patents, Riordan is able to build unique products which create opportunity for their clients. The mission for Riordan is to be a company which pays attention to detail, practices extreme precision, and quality control. The attributes of the Riordan mission are seen throughout the processes of all Riordan projects. Careful checks and balances are placed throughout the process of generating new products which provide Riordan with the ability to create new products to meet the “unique needs” of their clientele. Riordan manufacturing exists to provide innovative products to meet customer needs. While Riordan may have started out holding patents for unique polymer processing substrates, the vision and goals did not stop there. Riordan manufacturing produces medical supplies, plastic bottles, and also owns a manufacturing plant in China which produces fans. The basic focus of Riordan manufacturing is to build a name trusted by clients to be superior quality regardless of the product. Reasons for the organization’s existence Riordan Manufacturing has 550 employees globally who are part of a Fortune 1000 enterprise...
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