System Proposal Team A CIS/207 February 23rd 2014 Riordan Manufacturing requires an innovative information system proficient in the organization of product sales, which allows management of data by employees from computers and mobile devices. This new system would contain customer records and be password protected for sales agent’s individual accounts and further promote confidentiality of client and corporate data. Information security and carbon footprints will need to be addressed with creation
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Riordan Manufacturing has asked our firm, LTB and Associates, to develop a web-based plan to be used as a Business-to-Business web site in order to purchase materials from their vendors. We have examined Riordan’s products and business systems, interviewed Riordan’s employees, and have determined the best course of action to implement the plan. Riordan Manufacturing is a plastics manufacturer based in several locations across the world. With three plants based in the continental US, which are
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Running head: Human Resource System Executive Summary In 1992, Riordan Manufacturing Inc., implemented and established human resource information system (HRIS), which was included as part of a financial package. The HRIS package included functions such as maintaining personnel information, pay rate and tax information, hire and seniority dates, vacation leave for non-exempt employees, and organizational information. However, certain areas of the HRIS could be improved upon and developed. One
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at the four facilities of Riordan Manufacturing. Likewise, the paper will discuss the recommended software upgrades suggested by Team A in week 2. These recommendations will allow Riordan Manufacturing and its employee’s to work more efficiently and have greater overall productivity. This will ensure that Riordan Manufacturing will stay one step ahead of their competitors and have the ability to do business in a more professional manner. To do this, Riordan Manufacturing will need upgrades involving
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interface that will interact with the business needs. This will be one of the most important parts of the program, this process will be essential throughout the System Development Life Cycle(SDLC). After reviewing the current architecture setup that Riordan is Using, I recommend altering their architecture to an N-Tiered design. N-Tiered “data applications are data applications that are separated into multiple tiers. Also called "distributed applications" and "multitier applications," n-tier applications
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Service Request SR-rm-004 part2 Riordan Manufacturing human resources information system project has reached the end of the current systems analysis phase of the system development life cycle. The information gathering process has been completed and we must move on to the next step in our SDLC. Riordan’s executive management has made clear that they wish to make the system more efficient and secure. While conducting our analysis of the Riordan Manufacturing we found many issues that need to be
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Unix/Windows Systems Review for Riordan Manufacturing Micah Gerber POS/420 December 21, 2012 Charles Mathieu Abstract Riordan Manufacturing is the leader in the plastic injection molding industry with facilities in both the United States and China. As a large global operation, having adequate systems in place to support the organization network and databases is of upmost importance. A critique which addresses the benefits and disadvantages of using UNIX or Linux versus Microsoft
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expansion for Riordan Manufacturing, an industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding (Riordan Manufacturing, 2006). The researchers of this project will analyze three possible expansion approaches including an initial public offering (IPO), a merger, and an acquisition. It will then be determined which approach would lead the Riordan Manufacturing team ahead of the competition and ultimate greater success for the company. Strengths of Each Approach Riordan Manufacturing has three
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Virtual Organization for Riordan Manufacturing Virtual Organization for Riordan Manufacturing Many companies today are looking to create virtual organizations for their businesses because of the innovation and organizational improvement it can provide. Creating an intranet in a virtual organization to hold shareable company data is the best form of communication between all employees. The intranet can be protected from outside interference by using the correct security measures. While reviewing
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components. This is the framework for the over-all design of a system. Riordan’s team will now need to decide which hardware and software Riordan will be need for their system based on the requirements needed for the new HR system. This part is crucial in order to build a reliable application through System Development Life Cycle phases (SDLC) (Valacich, 2012). Riordan needs portability, therefore a thin client/server architecture can be used. This should allow for the system to conduct transactions via
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