In order to maintain all of the companies success, Riordan Manufacturing has put in place multiple business systems that will allow their company to periodically improve their efficiency and effectiveness within their operations. Innovative business systems such as the ones currently in place in the human resources and legal departments are the primary reason why the business has remained successful for so many years. These departments are an important part of Riordan’s operations and contribute to the company’s overall ability to its production methods. Our analysis of these departmental systems and sub-systems will show those areas that are working in a positive matter and the areas that are in need of some process improvement and will discuss the risks and positives associated with them.
Riordan’s current management team is made up of several key support system areas with the primary responsibility of gathering data for company day to day functions. These key support systems are as follows: accounting, receiving clerk, area supervisor, inventory clerk and lastly sales department. Receiving area supervisors make individual comparisons using each one of the daily reports after they have been passed to the related department each week. The reports are then organized by date for any raw materials delivered by the receiving clerk in charge of receiving. Then they become an inventory tool that is used to compare all incoming orders against the scheduled deliveries and their inventories arriving daily. Once materials are delivered and checked in, the area Supervisor steps in and hands the inventory log over to the receiving clerk with the attached delivery document for him to process and recheck. The inventory clerk manually has to enter the information into the main computer system so that the inventories can be turned into data. The information entered includes a