Riordan Manufacturing: Information System ProposalThe service request sR-rm-004 to analyze the human resource system from John Korzeniowski was received on May 14, 2008. The IT team will examine the current information system and the possible design and development of an integrated, robust application in accordance with Riordan's vision, mission, time-frame and strategic growth plan.
AnalysisIn order to design and development an integrated state-of-the art human resources information system, the initial step is to define Riordan's business needs and its current technical resources. Riordan's ERP system was installed in 1992 and independent from its branch offices. This system is an integral part of the finance and accounting application.
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•Hire date.
•Seniority date.
•Organizational information (managers and departments).
•Vacation hoursHealth insurance information is stored in file cabinets and the pertinent employee details are sent to accounting via email in an excel spreadsheet.
ScopeAn integrated system is vital to reduce labor costs but also to enable the system to become more user-friendly and less error prone. The level of automaton will be determined once the temporal events are clearly defined. The data that Riordan stores should reside in a shared environment so that authorized personnel have access to pertinent data. The scope of the information system project is to, at a minimum, accomplish the following functions:•Have a relational system for effective information sharing and updating.
•Automate routine reports and functions.
•Create a digital, file sharing environment•Keep sensitive data stored securelyThe outcome will be a highly automated information system that is accessible or integrated with Riordan's existing data. Equally important are the current business functions that may be affected. The current method that the branch offices use to store employee files may need revising. Although some level of training will be required, the transition to the new application will cause minimal disruption and a solid support system is mandatory to our final design selection.
FeasibilityThe HRIS proposal investigated the feasibility of integrating an information
Hugh McCaughley, Chief Operations Officer of Riordan Manufacturing has requested a new system for the Human Resources department of their company which would be implemented and utilized at three plant locations and the company headquarters. To build the new human resources system properly, information must be collected from various areas of Riordan Manufacturing, and the information will be collected in a variety of ways. This information must then be used to determine such items as scope of the project which can allow for feasibility studies to ensure the system should be implemented,
In our quest to ever better ourselves the IT department, of Riordan Manufacturing, is submitting this Request for Proposal to integrate a more sophisticated, state-of-the art, information systems technology in our Human Resources department. Riordan Manufacturing has always strived to better ourselves by keeping up with technology in all of our operating systems and our manufacturing systems. Our goal is to remain at the forefront of the manufacturing community as we keep leading the way in all of our business systems and, at the same time, keeping the feel of a customer friendly company. We want to make
There are several stakeholders at Riordan Manufacturing to gather requirements from to provide a clear picture of the final project. The first stakeholder to gain input would come from the Chief Operations Officer, he was the requestor of the system upgrade, is responsible for the budget, which includes payroll. The Chief Legal Officer oversees the legal aspects of the human resources programs. The individual human resources managers within the individual facilities are the stakeholders who recruit and handle benefits for employees. Each facility has an accountant that oversees payroll and bonuses as well as the payroll specialist (Apollo, 2011).
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Riordan has sent a request for service with to the IT department hoping to benefit their company. The request for service involves changing the HR department for the better. Riordan wants to integrate and change the HR applications with a new state-of-the-art information system. The company wants to have the HR department to have the ability to assesses resources and tools all in one application.
The COO of Riordan manufacturing Hugh McCauley would like to combine the existing variety of tools in use into a single multi integrated application. Riordan Manufacturing wants to take advantage of the more sophisticated state of the art information systems that has already existed in the human resources department (Riordan Manufacturing, 2006). The information gathered in this document the information gathering techniques and the very sophisticated planned design methods that will be used and explained in great detail. The requirements for the business and the Human resources systems are to maintain the objectives of this request. That
Riordan Manufacturing is a company looking to upgrade their HR System. Their HR System is out of date and needs to improve its usefulness and effectiveness. Based on the Service Request SR-rm-004, this paper will prepare and describe information-gathering techniques and design methods for the Riordan Manufacturing HR System project. This paper will also identify key factors that will help ensure information for the project is gathered. The paper will also explain the scope and feasibility of the project. Finally, this paper will design and implement a new HR system for Riordan Manufacturing.
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