Riordan Manufacturing Project
...a leader in the field of plastic injection molding with its pioneering plastic designs. Products include plastic beverage containers manufactured at its plant in Albany, Georgia, modified plastic parts produced at its plant in Pontiac, Michigan, and plastic fan parts manufactured at its facilities in Hangzhou, China. Research and development for the company is carried out at its corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. Altogether Riordan Manufacturing employs 550 people within its four facilities, including 125 corporate members. Extreme precision and quality control standards exceeding ISO 9000 allow Riordan to maintain a customer base of automotive parts manufacturers, aircraft manufacturers, the Department of Defense, beverage makers and bottlers, and appliance manufacturers. Riordan Manufacturing takes pride in forming long-term relationships with its customers by providing meticulous quality controls, modern solutions, a receptive business attitude and competitive pricing.
In an effort to continue this high quality of operations, Hugh McCauley, Chief Operating Officer of Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. recently requested changes be made to improve their manufacturing and inventory processes. His goal is to use computer systems technology to make the process more efficient. The purpose of this project is to illustrate the current inventory and manufacturing systems while defining the areas that require improvement and outline the changes that are recommended to optimize the procedures.
Although adequate in the past, the inventory system at Riordan has become cumbersome and inadequately slow as production requirements and sales have increased. These have mandated the necessity of a larger supply of raw materials to support manufacturing and the timely availability of finished product to meet the needs of customers. Without improvements in these...
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