The Internal Dynamics Of Riordan Manufacturing

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,

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).

Riordan manufacturing is a very large company with facilities in many locations around the World. With any company with this size Riordan must have a system in place that is able to keep track of significant amounts of information. Such as Employee names, time sheets and a variety of other important information. This system should be able to have a central location so that stores all of this information and can be accessed not only by the corporate office but at each location as well. There are many functions that a new and improved system should provide. Such as inventory control, tracking of shipments into and out of the warehouses, and the receiving of such items to our costumers. These requirements are essential to the growth of Riordan Manufacturing.

In order to create a successful business plan, we first conducted a needs analysis and put together a list of recommendations that could be used to help the company. Riordan Manufacturing would like to reduce costs and materials across all plants. The introduction phase involves the evaluation of the current

Riordan manufacturing has requested an upgrade to their current human resources system. They currently have several disparate tools that are patched together in order to complete HR functions. Many Excel spreadsheets are used by different parts of HR, and combining all resources into one system can provide many time saving advantages and a more reliable system over all. By reviewing who the stakeholders are and what the best information-gathering techniques are we can ensure that we collect the information for the requirements and stay within the scope of the project.

Riordan Manufacturing COO Hugh McCauley is requesting the implementation of a modern, state-of-the-art information system to integrate all existing HR tools into a single application. To achieve the desired goal, a very detailed investigation needs to be performed, studying the actual processes that Riordan Manufacturing currently uses. Also, a series of stakeholders will provide the adequate feedback trough a series of face-to-face interviews and meticulous observation of their respective working environments. These tools will help create a system that will maximize time

Riordan Manufacturing discovered some problems with their employees; such as an inability to motivate employees and how to reduce the high turnover rate within the company. This was discovered through the Riordan human resources department structure which does not allow employee empowerment and as a result is delaying potential growth due to the unbalanced profits, and reduction in sales.

The focus of this paper is to analysis the regulatory measures of Riordan Manufacturing. Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. is an industry leader in the field of plastic injection molding. With state-of-the art design capabilities, creating innovative plastic designs that have earned international acclaim. Attention to detail, extreme precision and enthusiastic quality control are the hallmarks of Riordan Manufacturing. With facilities in San Jose, California, Albany, Georgia, Pontiac, Michigan and

Riordan Manufacturing is the leading global industry manufacturing company of plastic injection molding. With over 550 employees and their overall annual projected earnings of $46 million dollars, Riordan Manufacturing accredits their success to their focus on sales and marketing to gain additional business and maintain a good relationship with existing clientele. Although the company has been successful thus far, it is always important and essential to continually improve and take the business to the next level in order to stay competitive in today 's world. Who doesn 't want to be the best at what they do, and especially within the industry they represent? In

One recommendation is that Riordan should update their information systems to improve on documentation of customer needs assessment. This will help to shape products and solutions that will fit their customer needs. It also can help to improve communication within the supply chain between participants as they are a global operation and perhaps cut costs in the area of carrier costs. Implementation of the JIT can help manufacturers to purchase and receive supplies just before they are needed. Thus it can reduce inventory storage costs for Riordan.

Social and ethical responsibilities play an important factor in Riordan’s strategic management plan. Employee and labor relations are a vital part of Riordan’s success. Currently, all of Riordan’s facilities are non-union facilities, and employee relations are the human resources department responsibility. Riordan Manufacturing has legal counsel to handle all legal matters in relation to tax law, real estate transactions, employment law, immigration matters, civil litigation, workers compensation, labor law, and customs regulations. Having a legal team available to Riordan at all times ensures they are in compliance with laws in both domestic and foreign markets and should any additional legal issues arise.

Riordan Manufacturing has it’s headquarter in California according to its intranet site, more than five hundred people are employed here. The manufacturing firm is also providing additional facilities from Georgia, Michigan and China. The fundamental goal of this

Riordan industry tasks are accomplished because of the need to communicate between many different departments and employees. These departments

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Below, Diagram 1 is the proposed implementation of Active Directory within Riordan Manufacturing. An analysis of this follows below the diagram.