Riordan Manufacturing
PROCESS EVALUATION
RIORDAN MANUFACTURING
NAMES
CIS 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:
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Asset Tracking
Manufacturing
Supply Chain Management
Retailing
Payment Systems
Security and Access Control
Business Requirements
 Proposed RFID Addition:
Conclusion
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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.
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This Executive Summary shows the best and most cost effective means of
improving all the processes in all of the Riordan Manufacturing plants.
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Automating most of Riordan’s processes will benefit the employees, the
customers, and the bottom line.
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Using RFID technology will enhance the inventory and manufacturing
systems at all of Riordan’s plants.
References
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Apollo Group, Inc. . (2006). Riordan Manufacturing home. Retrieved from
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Riordan/RioMfgHome002.htm
Ferguson, R. B. (2006). RFID: Locked & Loaded. eWeek, eWeek Roadmap(February 20th),
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iSixSigma. (2010). Six Sigma glossary. Retrieved from
http://www.isixsigma.com/index.php?option=com_glossary&id=77&Itemid=27
RSA Laboratories. (2010). RSA Laboratories - Securing RFID Tags From Eavesdropping.
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VeriSign, Inc.. (2010). RFID and Supply Chain from VeriSign, Inc.. Retrieved from http://
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