Change Management and Communication Plan Team Names MGT/311 Date Instructor Formal and Informal Power Structures Riordan Manufacturing’s current formal structure consists of reward power and legitimate power. Establishing hierarchy and job categories through specific job codes, descriptions, and differing pay rates has found structure within the organization. Riordan’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer exert legitimate power to maintain employee direction. Preserving guidance
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organizational objectives and anticipated end results with a method of evaluation, providing a picture of the future based on current trends and forces that might influence the organization (Ahoy, 1998). There are five compelling reasons for Riordan Manufacturing to develop a strategic plan besides that of taking charge of the organization’s future. First, strategic planning forces management to look into the future and develop a proactive position of influence. It provides a better awareness of needs
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Hands-On-Project Riordan Manufacturing in a global plastic manufacturer that specializes in plastic containers, custom plastic parts, and plastic fan parts. The company has many manufacturing location in the United States and one location in China. The company is a subsidiary of Riordan Industries, a fortune 1000 enterprise (Apollo Group, Inc., 2006). Riordan Manufacturing is looking to increase their market presence by offering a better product based upon their product sales and past and present
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Riordan Virtual Organization The Riordan Manufacturing Organization has recently redesigned its operational format. These changes will now be in need of new operational processes. It has been the charge of this work group to have an open discussion on the possible new design plans for this company and the pros and cons of each of these new options. San Jose has a license for a fully integrated Windows based ERP manufacturing, distribution and financial management software application
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Riordan Manufacturing Supply Chain Evaluation ISCOM/476 Riordan Supply Chain Evaluation The management team at Riordan has completed a high-level strategic business initiative to improve its supply chain as a competitive advantage to ensure customer satisfaction. After extensive market and financial analysis a decision to create a new line of plastic perfume bottles has been proposed. The following executive summary outlines the business model implementation plan needed to introduce the
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Riordan Manufacturing BSA/500 September 9, 2013 Riordan Manufacturing This document considers the impact of external influences on Riordan’s business; assesses the current financial state of Riordan Manufacturing, using standard tools to analyze the income statement, balance sheet and cash position; examines the financial and accounting systems in use, and their efficacy; and, recommends potential improvements to these systems and their integration to other systems. These
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Riordan Manufacturing is a global plastics manufacturer with about 550 employees. Riordan Manufacturing is owned by Riordan Industries, a fortune 1000 company based in California with more than 1 billion in revenues. Chemistry professor Dr. Riordan founded the company in 1991 and it has grown to a global organization with locations in Michigan, Georgia, and China. Riordan Manufacturing placed a service request for all locations to review existing software applications. All areas within the organization
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Plan Riordan Manufacturing, Inc is a global plastics manufacturer and had been in the business for over 20 years. Their products include beverage containers, custom plastic parts, and plastic fan parts. The company strives to become the leading solution provider to its customers concerning polymer materials and will remain to be the industry leader in identifying industry trends. The vertical power and political structure of Riordan Manufacturing has been effective
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Riordan Manufacturing: Descriptive Framework Paper COM408 Riordan Manufacturing: Descriptive Framework Paper Introduction Since its inception 1991, Riordan Manufacturing has been a leading global plastics manufacturing agent. Cornering the markets of plastic production in the medical, aircraft, beverage and appliance markets, the organization is always seeking innovative ways to improve and expand its operation. It leadership team understands the importance
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SR-rm-012 Introduction Riordan Manufacturing Inc., a global company that employs 550 people with annual earnings at $46 million, listed as one of the fortune 1000 enterprise owned by Riordan enterprise that has earnings that gross over $1 billion, is looking at expanding the business system at Riordan Manufacturing. Riordan Manufacturing is a company that produces plastic beverage containers and is in need of a complete business systems/sub-systems renewal. Riordan Manufacturing is looking for system
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