...Supply Chain Design OPS/571 December 2, 2013 Select a business forecasting technique (qualitative or quantitative) for the electric fans and describe the forecasting process to be used at Riordan. Create a sales forecast for electric fans using selected techniques. Lean Production A business’s operation is only as fast as its slowest process. In order for Riordan Manufacturing to be successful, it needs to seek out and remove bottlenecks. By Riordan identifying these bottlenecks in the operation, they can improve the output of the entire process, which would make it definitely worth the effort. Lean production aims to combine the flexibility and quality of craftsmanship with the low costs of mass production (Economist, 2009). In a lean production setting Riordan will organize its workers into cross functional teams that are expected o accomplish a variety of tasks. This differs from mass-production assembly lines where worker repeat monotonous tasks. Product components are delivered to the various teams just-in-time, and each worker is expected to stop production if an error is discovered. Mass production lines rarely shut down to correct errors. It is expected that an established lean-production line is more efficient than a conventional mass-production assembly line because problems are confronted and solutions are implemented in order to avoid repeating mistakes. Communication is open and transparent in a lean production environment. It is common...
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...Team B Week Four: Supply Chain Design OPS/571 March 4, 2014 Team B Week Four: Supply Chain Design Riordian Manufacturing is a manufacturing company specializing in the production of plastic products and fans. The fan manufacturing plant is located in Hanzhou, China. The manufacturing of the fans is a make-to-stock operation. Future demand for the fans is forecasted based on the average sales of the last three years. Inputs for the production of the fans are acquired locally. The China plant uses the services of a local Chinese shipping company for delivery of goods. The plant uses FedEx or another Chinese shipping company for international shipments. Process flows, performance evaluation metrics, supply chains, lean production principles, and forecasting are all components in maintaining the success of Riordian Manufacturing. Supplier Relationships and the Effects on the Supply Chain Riordian Manufacturing’s plant in Hangzhou, China requires two major inputs for the electric fan production process. The first is high-density polyethylene plastic pellets (HDPE). Not much is mentioned on Riordian’s intranet other than the HDPE is purchased locally. The second major input is the electric motors that power the fans. The motors are produced locally by the Yin Motor Company (YMC). The Yin Motor Company became Rioridan’s supplier due to previous business or family relationship between YMC and Riordian’s partners in China. Rioridan receives the electric motors...
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...Team Alpha Supply Chain Paper Angelo Meleandez, OPS/571 March 4, 2014 Team Alpha Supply Chain Paper Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer employing over 550 people with projected annual earnings of $46 million. The company is owned by Riordan Industries, a Fortune 1000 corporation with revenues in excess of $1 billion per year. Its products include plastic beverage containers produced at its plant in Albany, Georgia, custom plastic parts produced at its plant in Pontiac, Michigan, and plastic fan parts produced at its facilities in Hangzhou, China (Riordan Manufacturing, 2013). Manufacturing Strategy Team Alpha will be discussing the Hangzhou facility in China and the many aspects of the supply chain design. The Hangzhou fan manufacturing plant uses a Level Strategy of production. The plant's business is a make-to-stock operation in which the future demand for fans is forecasted based on taking the average of sales for the last three years and extrapolating it into the next year. The assumption in using this forecasting method is that history will repeat itself within manageable limits (Riordan Manufacturing, 2013). A level strategy maintains a stable workforce, working at a constant output rate. Shortages and surpluses are absorbed by fluctuating inventory levels, order backlogs, and lost sales (Jacobs & Chase, 2011 pg.534). Employees in a level strategic manufacturing facility benefit from stable work hours at the costs of potentially decreased customer...
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...Supply Chain Design Paper OPS 571 February 4, 2014 Riordan Supply Chain Design Report Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer that supplies plastic fan parts, and plastic beverage containers. The products are produced at different plants around the world. Riordan uses level strategy for their employees. This means that the organization manages to keep a steady labor force at a consistent rate. Riordan’s lost sales, backlogs, and fluctuating inventory levels help to eliminate shortages and surpluses. Full time employees are offered health, dental, and life insurance for themselves and their dependents. They are also offered flexible work schedules, 401k savings plans, paid vacation, holiday pay, and educational assistance/tuition reimbursement. Process Flow Diagram Below is a process flow diagram for the electric fan supply chain. The diagram roughly depicts the steps employees take when ordering and producing the fans. Performance Metrics Two metrics used in Riordan Manufacturing are make to stock, which is when a company has a standard product made and ready to deliver quickly. Another metric used by the company is productivity, which is the ratio of output to input. Supplier Relationship The supplier relationship for fans is that motors for the fan arrive preassembled. Riordan has the plastic injection molds to create the housing for motor of the fan. The factory that produces the plastic is in China. The motors...
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...Supply Chain Design Paper OPS/571 Operations Management Supply Chain Design Paper Supply Chain Strategy, Riordan Industries Supply chains are adapting and upgrading to new technologies around the world. Supply chain management and strategies will be discussed to new hires in Hangzhou, China. Riordan Manufacturing can use the supply chain management theory to help each function in the supply chain connect and become more efficient. Riordan Manufacturing plans to use a competitive strategy and “go green.” Riordan’s customer fulfillment mission is to “strive to be a solution provider for our customers and not be a part of our customer’s challenges” (University of Phoenix, 2013, p. 1). Riordan Manufacturing wants new hires to use process thinking to achieve improvement in business practices and enhance the way tasks are done. Process Flow Diagram Electric fan manufacturing is one of the key sectors of Riordan Manufacturing with its plant located in China. In essence, the company conducts the fan assembly process from within and outsources non-core operations. The motors and plastic polymers are completely assembled and purchased from local Chinese company, whereas the logistics are outsourced to a local shipping company or FedEx. The operations done inside the company only include the creation of individual plastic parts of the fan, the assembly of the parts, packing of the fans, and temporary storage until the fans are shipped to the consumers. The summary of the supply...
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...Supply Chains Design Paper OPS/571 Supply Chains Design Paper Riordan Manufacturing is a company owned by Fortune 1000 Riordan Industries, Inc. The company is a leader is manufacturing plastic with customers which “include automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, the Department of Defense, beverage makers and bottlers, and appliance manufacturers”(Riordan, 2005.) A review of Riordan Manufacturing will include the company’s manufacturing strategy, process flow chart for the electric fan supply, metrics to evaluate the electric supply chain, and how the supplier relationship and the effects on the supply chain. Additionally, the review will also explain the lean production schedule, forecasting techniques, aggregate production plan, master schedule, and materials requirement schedule. Riordan Manufacturing Strategy The manufacturing strategy which best fits Riordan’s manufacturing strategy is a stable workforce. Stable workforce is the best manufacturing strategy because “it schedules production of fans to meet the forecasted sales and the forecast is calculated by taking the average of sales for the last three years and extrapolating it into the next year” (Riordan, 2005). Another indication can be found in the employee turnover report for 2009-2012. The percentage of involuntary separations decreased from 3.4% in 2009 to 2.0% in 2012. The decrease in involuntary turnovers indicates maintenance of a stable workforce. The stability of the workforce benefits...
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...increasingly turbulent commercial world, achieving an efficient and effective supply network is central to business success. Every single item in your view right now from the shirt you’re wearing to the screen of your computer came from somewhere. The world we live in depends on logistics and supply chain managers to make products available to us. These managers are the ultimate back-room power players moving millions of dollars of product every day. Logistics and supply chain managers are the air traffic controllers of the global market and can give a company the advantage it needs to surge ahead of its competition. If any part of the supply chain fails, then a business can find itself with a big problem. That's why good supply chain managers always understand the importance of efficient logistics in supply chain. DIFFERCENCE BETWEEN THE CONCEPTS:- Logistics Management: It is the management of the flow of goods, information and other resources, including energy and people, between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet the requirements of consumers at the lowest cost possible. Supply chain management: It involves coordinating and integrating Logistics Management within and among companies. It is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the provision of product and service packages required by the end customers in a supply chain. Supply chain management plans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process...
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...Lean production using the concepts of Just-In-Time is right concept to optimize the material requirement planning, inventory management, production and scheduling of the products in the market at right location in right amount at the right time to increase the revenue of the company. Project planning and preparation is the first step for starting the basic outline for implementation of Lean production in the China Plant. Further steps of SDLC in the requirement gathering and analysis will define the needs and improvement of existing process to create the design for implementation of the project. Total quality management concepts can be applied in the last phase of implementation to control the quality issues with introduction of defect prevention, quality standards, budget control etc. The plant’s production forecast is based on the theory of moving averages. China’s manufacturing unit takes care of electric motors and plastic polymers required for production of fans. The demands for next year production are calculated on the basis of average sales for the last three years which is projected for the coming year (Riordan, 2006). This plant also takes care of customized version of electric fans for individual customer on small scale. The estimation of cost for planning, scheduling, production and delivery is based on order requirement of yearly production but it should be forecasted early to meet the demands in effective manner for local as well as US customers (Riordan, 2006)...
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...Part E 41 (2005) 531–550 www.elsevier.com/locate/tre Global supply chain design: A literature review and critique Mary J. Meixell a a,* , Vidyaranya B. Gargeya b,1 School of Management, Enterprise Hall, MSN 5F4, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444, United States b Information Systems and Operations Management Department, 479, Bryan Building, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, United States Abstract In this paper, we review decision support models for the design of global supply chains, and assess the fit between the research literature in this area and the practical issues of global supply chain design. The classification scheme for this review is based on ongoing and emerging issues in global supply chain management and includes review dimensions for (1) decisions addressed in the model, (2) performance metrics, (3) the degree to which the model supports integrated decision processes, and (4) globalization considerations. We conclude that although most models resolve a difficult feature associated with globalization, few models address the practical global supply chain design problem in its entirety. We close the paper with recommendations for future research in global supply chain modeling that is both forward-looking and practically oriented. Ó 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Supply chain design; Globalization; Outsourcing; Supply chain integration; International sourcing 1. Introduction The...
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...Process Designs and Supply Chains OPS/571 September Process Design and Supply Chains ORS Nasco an Essendant Company is “a wholesale company with an extensive nationwide platform that meets the ever-changing needs of a very diverse set of resellers across multiple channels and markets.” (“Our Business”, 2015). The company offers thousands of products to business customers that may not have the revenue or storage to maintain inventory onsite, also referred to as holding or carrying cost. The service process of placing an order for a customer that may or may not be in stock is the internal process that was analyzed. The company’s model is to have product in stock that is most commonly ordered by customers in regular intervals. This part of the company’s supply chain falls under the, fixed–order quantity model. “This is used when we want to maintain an item “in- stock,” and when we resupply the item, a certain number of units must be ordered each time. Inventory for the item is monitored until it gets down to a level where the risk of stocking out is great enough that we are compelled to order” (Jacobs & Chase, 2011, p. 558).Top of Form Bottom of Form ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Additional products that may be ordered from the company’s catalog maintains a limited stock, and are considered a “special order” or “catalog” item. The order is then delayed due to the product not being readily available. The limited...
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...Supply Chain Design Paper Riordan Manufacturing Riordan Manufacturing Inc., was formed in 1991 and is a global plastics manufacturer. The manufacturer’s locations are in Albany, GA, Pontiac, MI, Hangzhou China and the company’s headquarters is in San Jose, GA. The manufacturer has over 550 employees and it is owned by Riordan industries. Major customers are automotive part manufacturer, aircraft manufacturer, the Department of Defense, beverage makers and appliance manufacturers. Riordan’s Manufacturing Strategy Riordan Manufacturing uses a level strategy in production planning and scheduling. They use this kind of strategy because there are a lot of benefits. Employees have stable work hours, therefore scheduling become easier to compute. The stable workforce strategy varies the output by changing the number of hours worked through flexible work schedules or overtime (Jacob and Chase, 2011). Employees learn their specific work in standardized processes therefore the production is easy to forecast at any given time. Riordan Manufacturing makes products based on an average continued sales forecast of three years. (Riordan Mgf. Operations - Supply Chain (Hangzhou, China), 2014). This keeps a small inventory for the demand fluctuation. Other components of a level strategy are consistent scheduling which arranges a predicted amount of goods for production based on the total demand for products and maintaining stable workforce surpluses that can accumulate where there is a low...
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...Manufacturing: Supply Chain Design Paper Riordan Manufacturing, a leading global manufacturer of plastic containers, parts, and fan parts, is wholly owned by Riordan Industries, Inc. Riordan’s fan manufacturing plant was purchased in 1992 when it was located in Michigan. In 2000, the company moved its fan manufacturing operation to China where it now resides. Riordan schedules manufacturing of fan parts based on forecasted production needs using an averaged three year sales history. Riordan’s make-to-stock system benefits customers who need products quickly with orders filled from inventory when received. Riordan employs a robust shipping department including a variety of reliable shipping solutions from the plant in China to worldwide customers. Riordan Manufacturing’s electric fan production plant is continually analyzing its strategies. Process flows, performance metrics, supplier relationships and supply chain efficiencies, lean production principles, and sales forecasting are essential to the success of Riordan. The company uses reports and plans for material acquisition, production, and scheduling in its manufacturing facilities. Riordan’s Manufacturing Strategy Riordan’s manufacturing strategy is a stable workforce for two reasons; first, “it schedules production of fans to meet the forecasted sales” and the forecast is calculated by “taking the average of sales for the last three years and extrapolating it into the next year” (Riordan Mgf. Operations - Supply Chain (Hangzhou...
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...Supply Chain Design Paper Review: The Riordan Manufacturing Virtual Organization Harlan Gary OPS/571 18 August 2014 Patricia Ford Create a sales forecast for electric fans using selected techniques Riordan Manufacturing sales forecast for the demand of fans is based on 2006 and 2007 average sales for the last 24 months and projections increasing the amount in the third year. The purpose of this sales plan is to help the sales organization prioritizes activities and resources for 2006 in an effort to meet or exceed the stated sales objective (University of Phoenix 2013, Riordan Manufacturing, retrieved from University of Phoenix OPS/571 website). Riordan’s strategic plan involves marketing, and product development, pricing strategy, and sales team productions. In forecasting, a customer demand is a primary factor that requires techniques for final approval on capacity for individual products and expected sales. The $50 million goal has two important factors: Increased sales to existing customers by increasing sales force promotions, price discounts, and customer group services, and expanded sales to new customers by implementing public relations activities trade shows, brand development and sales force promotions (University of Phoenix. 2013, Riordan Manufacturing. Retrieved from University of Phoenix, OPS/571). Table 1. 2006 Sales Forecast for Electric Fans 2005 | | Average Units Sold Based on Actual Data | Deseasonalized Linear Regression Average...
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...Chapter 5 Network design in the supply chain Problem (1,2) Presented by Mohamed Fawzy Answer (question 1) The objective of this model is to decide optimal locations of home offices, and number of trips from each home office, so as to minimize the overall network cost. The overall network cost is a combination of fixed costs of setting up home offices and the total trip costs. There are two constraint sets in the model. The first constraint set requires that a specified number of trips be completed to each state j and the second constraint set prevents trips from a home office i unless it is open. Also, note that there is no capacity restriction at each of the home offices. While a feasible solution can be achieved by locating a single home office for all trips to all states, it is easy to see that this might not save on trip costs, since trip rates vary between home offices and states. We need to identify better ways to plan trips from different home offices to different states so that the trip costs are at a minimum. Thus, we need an optimization model to handle this. Optimization model: n = 4: possible home office locations.m = 16: number of states.Dj = Annual trips needed to state jKi = number of trips that can be handled from a home office As explained, in this model there is no restriction fi = Annualized fixed cost of setting up a home officecij = Cost of a trip from home office i to state jyi = 1 if home office i is open,...
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...Process Designs and Supply Chains Jennifer M. Conlin OPS/571 September 17, 2015 Arun Iyengar Process Designs and Supply Chains Businesses large and small utilize different process designs and supply chains to keep their company competitive, reduce cost and increase profits. The focus of this paper will be to identify Empire Today’s supply chain and analyze one of their internal processes. The author will also identify an appropriate design approach to internal process and create a flow chart. Finally, the author will identify a metric that the company uses to measure its process and incorporate Gap Analysis as a way for Empire to collect data in each step of the process. Company Background The company Empire Today, also known as Empire Carpets, is a nationally recognized for installing floors and windows treatments, began as a small family-owned business based out of Chicago in 1959. As a service-based business, Empire Today relies on their strong relationships with their suppliers to deliver and install high-quality goods to their customers. The company is currently experiencing issues with meeting contractual deadlines. Delays in the ordering and shipment of goods from their suppliers are causing installation delays with some of their customers. When the company receives the wrong product, they have to send it back which causes them to lose time, money and customer loyalty. Supply Chain An established supply chain outlines the critical steps that need to be...
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