...Riordian Request Part 2 Joel C. Rodriguez University of Phoenix July 21, 2014 A good way for the computers to be connected is by using the architecture called star network. The way this design works is that it will link multiple computers system through a central computer. The Central computer does not have to be the main computer. This design will serve the purpose of connecting all the systems together so it can run smoothly and efficiently. The computers can keep communication with each other and can make the system more efficient. The part of the design will be the software that is used to develop the system. The way that the software will be put into the department’s computer is by distributing a CD rom that will have the software. The Software will be installed in the department’s computers in the Human Resources Department for Riordian. The disk will have the system software, all the drives, and necessary information about the system that will available for the user to use when needed to fix any problems the user may have. All application that are used will be compatible with the current operating system, which will run smoothly and efficiently on the computers that have the system. In order to make user that everything will run smoothly is by testing it out with the applications that is used in Riordian. This will give a chance to fix any problems when implementing of the new system. If computers need upgrades in the components then they will be replaced so it...
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...Service Request Gregory Doran BSA/375 June 6th, 2016 Dr. Mason Service Request Riordian Manufacturing is a growing and thriving company in a variety of product markets. It is important as a company looks for changing the software development for the company that analysis the current infrastructure of data must be gone over and options to change the current system. First there needs to be information gathering techniques and systems analysis tools that will assist in sorting out certain key documents. Working with cases, process models and data models the purpose of this phase of development is to create a system proposal outlining the requirements and a work plan. How to gather this information is going to be split up amongst system documentation, interviews, questionnaire’s, and work based observation. Making sure that these information gathering techniques are collecting the required information on the project is vital. Last going over project scope and why it is important that a common understanding of the project scope is important among stakeholders. Looking at all of these topics will educate on proper analysis of a project. It is important to begin with information gathering techniques and the ways this will need to be gathered. An important part of the data that can be gathered is Data Flow Diagrams. “DFD is a technique that diagrams the business processes and the data that pass among them.” (Systems 153) It is important that this data reflect the processes...
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...Running Head: Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing: Inception to Production Planning Writer’s Name Course Name, Semester No, Class Level Supervisor Name September 23, 2009 Introduction The present paper discusses the proposal package for Riordan which handles each step of electric fans from inception to production. It includes the material requirement planning phase of fans being manufactured at the China Plant. There is further analysis of existing process for the production of the Riordan electric fans. It provides the basic outline for designing the new process to remove the bottleneck in the process to optimize it for meeting the demands of customer by supply-chain concepts. Production forecast for the Riordan electric fans is discussed along with implementation plan of Lean Production using Gantt Charts. Finally, cover letter describes the coordination of aggregate operations planning and suggested TQM process to define the strategic objective of the company. The MRP for the Manufacturing of the Riordan Electric Fans The China plant of Riordan Manufacturing is the production unit which applies material requirement planning to meet the time-phased requirement of material for assembled units or fan production operations. Raw materials are collected at receiving departments. These are processed to make it suitable for molding departments. The molded unit acts as input for trimming department...
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...Advantages Paper Christopher Crehan, Sarah Franzen, Nicole Hadad, Kimberly Scott, and Leeza Steindorf MGT/ 498 April 26, 2014 Cheryl Boehm Competitive Advantages Paper Among large corporations there are many similar competitive advantages and they often share the same thought process on which competitive strategies will best result in long-term organizational performance. With that being said, this paper will discuss Riordan’s competitive advantages in association to some other major corporations, the competitive strategies that may help to increase the innovation and sustainability of their operations, how these strategies will affect the long-term performance of the business, and what global consideration should be taken into account for their business strategy. Coca Cola, Starbucks and Riordian have a number of competitive advantages in common, with the most significant as market leaders, having a strong brand, having a focus on corporate climate, and focusing on a product or product group. Other areas of strengths are being leaders in their field: Coca Cola as a giant in the beverage industry, Starbucks masters the art of producing, brewing, and serving high quality coffee in an upscale environment, and Riordian dominates in the plastics industry by using plastic injection molding for their containers, producing medical equipment parts, and the various fans and parts they produce. Another competitive advantage that these companies possess is diversification within related fields...
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...will attempt to construct a problem statement that will assist Riordian Manufacturing in transforming their current human relations model. After establishing the company’s issues and opportunities that may arise as a result of attending to their current problems, the paper will discuss the influences that the stakeholders have during this process. After assessing the challenges, there will be a reflective analysis of primary and secondary alternative solutions that will facilitate the course to reaching the end state goals of the company. Finally, after creating mitigating factors and techniques that will help battle any conflicts, the paper will itemize a strategic implementation plan that will allow the successful implementation of changes and solutions to the conflicts. Situation Analysis Issue and Opportunity Identification Riordan is facing numerous issues within this scenario. The diversity with the employee pool is a challenge because of the span of ages and experiences. Each of the groups has extremely different opinions and desires in regard to rewards and motivation. A challenge exists for the leaders to come up with motivational techniques that will be well received by all the employees. The next issue that Riordan has to recognize is the fact that the leadership is not cohesive and collaboration is not present. There are concerns that the programmers are grossly underpaid, that job design should be the focus, that the audit reveals less than competitive...
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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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...Assignments Run the “Contract Creation and Management” Simulation on your own before meeting with your Learning Team. Identify the elements of a contract and specify where (or if) they are present in the simulation. For purposes of helping you to analyze the assignment, divide the Learning Team into two sides, one representing the party needing the software and the other representing the party designing the software. Each party should identify its needs and risks given the situation. Working together, both parties should create mutually agreed upon contract provisions, including a provision to resolve contract disputes, that would allow both parties to meet their needs and minimize their risks. Also keep in mind the need to design a process to accommodate changes in the project scope or timetable. For the graded assignment, cas a...
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...injecting has changed the internal dynamic of Riordan and both internal and external strategies will need to be adjusted to maximize production and marketing potentials. Riordan’s Strategic Plan The Future Strategic Planning is a widespread development for shaping a business into what it will become and how to achieve the goals in a systematic way. Riordan manufacturing needs a strategic plan to become the top industry globally to manufacture plastic in injection molding. Strategic management process is strategies, decisions, and actions define by a company to determine the performance of the organization. The components Riordan needs to succeed in business are (Wheelen & Hunger 2010). The use of Environmental Scanning, Strategy Formulation, Strategy implementation, Evaluation, and Control. It includes gathering of information external and internal, developing extended range of plans, putting strategies into action, monitoring the performance, and monitoring the results. The process is set in place to meet the goals of the competitors for future development as new products is introduced through technology. Riordan needs a Strategic Plan (Virtual Organization Portal. 2013)...
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...laws that affect the company and provide a guideline for ensuring employees adhere to these laws. Riordan Manufacturing was started in 1991 by Dr. Riordan. He started the company by developing a process for turning polymers into high tensile strength plastic substrates. He patented these processes. In 1992 he purchased a manufacturing plant that made fans and started to get into the manufacturing business instead of just research and development. In 2000 the company started to venture out and expanded into China. This plan will outline an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for the company to use to keep them on track with their mission. Then discuss enterprise and product liability. Briefly discussed will be issues with international law and how those laws affect the expansion into China. The paper will cover tangible and intellectual property, legal forms of business as well as governess. The paper will also cover enterprise risk management as outlined by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). It will conclude by wrapping up with a discussion on laws that Riordan must follow. Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. is a fortune 1000 enterprise owned by Riordan Industries. The company specializes in plastic injection molding used to create plastic designs. The corporate headquarters and research & development are located in San Jose, CA. The various manufacturing plants are located in Albany, GA, Pontiac, MI and Hangzhou, China. The major customers...
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...which will increase sales is the first step in this plan for sustainability. Riordan needs to obtain new customers. In order to do this, they must predict customer needs, become familiar with global changes, create better relationships, and secure sustainability. Gaining a competitive edge by utilizing newer technology will help reduce costs. After a closer look at the structure of Riordan, it is believed that several shortfalls exist between the relationship of goals and reality. Riordan is urged to consider the following strategic plan which outlines structure, plan goals, implementation, and evaluation. Riordan Manufacturing is a state-of-the-art plastic industrial company that specializes in plastic injection molding and innovative designs of plastic products and packaging. Because of their progressive thinking and innovative products, Riordan’s has now established a reputation as one of the world’s leading plastic manufacturers as this global enterprise now employs over 500 employees worldwide (University of Phoenix, 2012). In 2000, Riordan’s manufacturing undertook major expansion efforts and because of those efforts, you can now find Riordan’s in places, such as Georgia, Michigan, San Jose California, (headquarters), and China (one of many several countries Riordan’s have expanded to). Riordan’s mission is to leverage current and future innovative technology so their organization can maintain their reputation as one of the world’s leaders in plastic manufacturers. As...
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...worldwide. Their corporate headquarters is in San Jose, California. They have three manufacturing plants in Pontiac, Michigan, Albany, Georgia and Hangzhou, China. They are a vibrant company with a long history of problem solving. One of their corporate challenges is training expenses, either for new employees or for new systems and new products. Riordan Manufacturing is looking to upgrade their IT infrastructure and implement a distance learning solution that will cut down or eliminate the need for trainers to travel around the United States and to China. Riordan Manufacturing needs to upgrade their computer systems because the competitive nature of business has created demands for continuous advances in computer technology and system design. The declining prices of computer systems and their increasing power and utility have led more enterprises to invest in computer systems to widen their range of business functions. The most common business uses of a computer system are for database management, financial management and accounting. Databases may be to help make strategic decisions through the use of software based on artificial intelligence. The database will include records and statistics of products, services and clients. By Riordan upgrading their computer system with a windows server they could save money and heighten productivity by enabling the remote desktop protocol to provide a great experience over wide area of networks that will provide dramatic cost saving...
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...Service Request SR-rm-022 BSA 375 October 20, 2014 Service Request SR-rm-022 Riordan Manufacturing is a worldwide plastics maker utilizing 550 individuals with anticipated yearly income of $46 million. There is a plant in Albany, GA that creates plastic refreshment holders, a plant in Pontiac, MI that delivers custom plastic parts, and a plastic fan parts office in Hangzhou, China. The corporate office is in San Jose, CA alongside the organizations Research and Development Department. Riordan Manufacturing is a subsidiary of the guardian organization Riordan Industries, Inc. a Fortune 1000 undertaking with incomes in overabundance of $1 billion (Apollo Group, 2013). Mr. Hugh Mccauley, COO of Riordan Manufacturing has issued a Service Request SR-rm-022 to Smith Services Consulting Inc. coveting to incorporate the current mixture of HR devices into a solitary coordinated application utilizing today's current apparatuses as a part of the HR framework. This solicitation will influence all plant areas of Riordan Manufacturing. Riordan might want to exploit a more complex, state-of-the-workmanship, data frameworks engineering in their Human Resources division. The normal results will characterize the business necessities for the improvement of a HR framework to backing the target of this appeal. The destination is to make a point by point framework configuration and an undertaking usage arrangement needed to finish the venture. The venture ought to be finished in give or...
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