Riordan Manufacturing

PROCESS EVALUATIONRIORDAN MANUFACTURING

NAMESCIS 205 Management Information Systems Team X

SCOPE

Improving Riordan Inventory and Manufacturing

Business Processes for the following plants:

Albany, Georgia: Plastic Beverage Containers

Pontiac, Michigan: Custom Plastic Parts

Development

Hangzhou, China: Plastic Fan Parts Production

Business Processes

Recommended Business Processes to

Improve:

Raw Materials Receiving

Manufacturing with Inventory

Final Product Shipping

Raw Materials Receiving

Current Processes Done Manually:

Shipping Documents

Order Receiving Reports

Inventory and Materials Reports

Daily Reporting to Management

Inventory Tracking

Raw Materials Receiving

Proposed Improvements:

Manufacturing with Inventory

Current Processes Done Manually:

Raw Material Usage and Accounting

Data Entry

Sub-assemblies and Finished Product Reports

Manufacturing with Inventory

Proposed Improvements:

Final Product Shipping

Current Processes Done Manually:

Sales and Billing

Pulling and Loading of Materials

Delivery Truck Tracking

Inventory System Updates

Sales orders

Final Product Shipping

Proposed Improvements:

Business Requirements

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

Proposed Usage for RFID Technology:• Asset Tracking• Manufacturing• Supply Chain Management• Retailing• Payment Systems• Security and Access Control

Business Requirements

Proposed RFID Addition:

Conclusion

• Team B, Consulting, is dedicated to providing Riordan Manufacturing with the most up to date and advanced technology available while maintaining any and all budget constraints.

• This Executive Summary shows the best and most cost effective means of improving all the processes in all of the Riordan Manufacturing plants.

• Automating most of Riordan’s processes will benefit the employees, the customers, and the bottom line.

• Using RFID technology will enhance the inventory and manufacturing systems at all of Riordan’s plants.

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Riordan/RioMfgHome002.htm

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