Riordan Manufacturing Systems Analysis and Recommendations BSA 502 February 21, 2011 Donn Leiske Riordan Manufacturing: Systems Analysis and Recommendations Riordan Manufacturing has been an industry-leader since 1992 in the design and manufacturing of plastic injection molding. Riordan is renowned for its excellence in the research and development of innovative plastic designs and products (i.e. plastic bottles, fans, heart valves, medical stents and custom plastic parts). With its state-of-the
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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. 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. The company's research and development
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capital is relatively low. Both D/E (B&J = .659; I =.903) and D/A (B&J =.40; I =.46) are well below the industry average. There has been some fluctuation over the years, but the company has mostly stayed below the industry averages, with the exception of 1990. This could benefit Ben & Jerry’s if they decide to add manufacturing or distribution capacity in the near future. The low amounts of risk should allow them to have an excess to borrow from, if needed. CD/TD (B&J = .30; I =.61) indicates that
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PARTICULARS OF FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMMES FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS 1. The Company strives to familiarize all its non-executive Directors (including Independent Directors) with the Company, its business, its operating environment and the regulatory frame work within which it operates, including relating to corporate governance. 2. The Company’s familiarisation efforts encompass: 3. Nature of the industry in which the Company operates, major factors influencing the industry, major industry
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marketing manager for a large manufacturing company and had established a reputation for identifying new consumer trends. Tesca Works Inc. is a California-based generator manufacturing company. The company is well known for manufacturing large, heavy-duty generators at a reasonable cost. One of its greatest achievements is that its generators can be easily modified or customized for different applications. Also, Tesca Works currently builds commercial appliances. The company is considering an expansion
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20s because of strong economic growth and prosperity. With the introduction of the assembly line by Henry Ford, Canadian industries flourished. Manufacturing processes were a lot faster, because of the improved work flow and better distribution of labour. These drastically changes sharply improved the productivity in the manufacturing sector, and companies were able to supply demands for their products and do so cheaply . Electrical power also became more widely available in the 1920s with the development
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Operations: Mobile Phone Manufacturing in Shenzhen, China Professor Julian Dalzell MGMT 801: Human Resources in the Global Firm Fall 2012 Group 4 Team Members: Ben Alverson Wyman Bowers Lindsay Gilliam Rod Jaraiedi Alicia Parker Yolanda Rhodes Gabriel Saracila Eric Seymore ------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction The competitive pressure in today’s manufacturing landscape is more complex than ever, resulting in the need for companies to maintain high quality
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following companies would be most likely to use a job-order costing system rather than a process costing system? C. shipbuilding Same reason as the one above The Work in Process inventory account of a manufacturing company shows a balance of $2,400 at the end of an accounting period. The job cost sheets of the two uncompleted jobs show charges of $400 and $200 for direct materials, and charges of $300 and $500 for direct labor. From this information, it appears that the company is using a
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a) What are the primary information needs of each manager? Mike Cichanowski / CEO – He would need to know the bigger financial picture of the company. Diane Buswell/ Controller – She would need any accounting-related information. Deb Welch/ Purchasing Manager – She would need to know the costs of the items needed for each product. Bill Johnson/ Sales Manager – He would need to know sales by territory and product line. Dave Thill/ Kayak Plant Manager – He would need to know the costs of
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further information Department of State and Regional Development Regional Industries Level 11, 55 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Tel + 61 3 9651 9486 Fax + 61 3 9651 9304 www.dsrd.vic.gov.au jane.baker@dsrd.vic.gov.au Small Business Victoria Level 5, 55 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Tel + 61 3 132 215 sbv@sbv.vic.gov.au http://www.sbv.vic.gov.au Confectionery Manufacturers of Australasia Level 2 PO Box 1307 689 Burke Rd CAMBERWELL VIC 3124 Tel + 61 3 9813 1600 Fax + 61 3 9882 5473 www.candy
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