Riordan Manufacturing

1. Riordan Manufacturing Inc. Management Review 1 By: B. Dresen, J. Jimenez, J. Gracia, D. Kirkland

2. Contents Overview Human Resources Human Resources Information Systems Recommendations Legal Employee Production Non Production Suggestions Operations and Logistics Systems Recommendations 2

3. Overview Plastic Injection molding Industry leader. Employs 550 people globally. Locations in USA (GA, MI, CA) and China (Hangzhou). Projected annual sales of $46 million. 3

4. HumanResources Information Systems (Current) Excel based, only one person can access file at a time. Information manually input. Data changes are submitted by writing. Different people keep the system up to date. No data backup system and no security. No central location for information 4

5. Human Resources Information Systems (Recommendation) Implement PeopleSoft Positive ROI due to efficiency. Can integrate with Financials, CRM, HR. Allows organized and traceable information. Secured: Multi level access and roles Implement globally integrating whole organization. Centralized data location. Digital information. 5

6. Legal Business requires strategic risk assessment management tactics. Laws affecting company’s Assets People Money Monitor and react to changing laws. Production Non-production Employee 6

7. Legal: Employee U.S. and China laws are different. Laws Wages Work safety Equal opportunity Authorities Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administrations (OSHA) 7

8. Legal: Production U.S. Customs Law regulate Import / Export Procedures Penalties Tariff statutes Product litigation Defects Personal injury 8

9. Legal: Non-production Monopoly laws regulate Trade and commerce Quality goods at reasonable prices Environmental protection laws Vary from country to country. Consumer laws Intellectual property Other: Criminal, tort, contract, tax. 9

10. Legal: Suggestion Current law and regulation awareness Local and from the countries they do business Employee rights Product laws International laws Review current systems to comply with legislations 10

11. Operations and Logistics Formed by: Product Development Detail engineering Market analysis New products Quality Comply to standards Quality assurance Logistics Product schedule Shipping and receiving Freights 11

12. Operations and Logistics: Systems Inventory System Material reception and usage New inventory (sub-assembly and final product) Customer shipping and billing system Customer order information Shipment information and tracking Both systems are maintained manually Information is captured on paper Clerk enters information into system 12

13. Operations and Logistics: Recommendations Implement system to store all inventory, order and shipment information. Data gathering through hand held devices Scan Arriving and used material Sub assemblies and final products while fulfilling orders Implement RFIDs or Barcode to track Inventory levels and location 13

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