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A 3 page paper discussing some weaknesses in Riordan's processes. Some of the problems are aging computer systems; receiving processes; inventory management; and supply chain issues. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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It also is involved in a joint venture in Hangzhou, China. The purpose here is to identify some weaknesses in Riordans processes. Some of the problems are aging
computer systems; receiving processes; inventory management; and supply chain issues. Aging Computer Systems The sites where Riordan operates are widely dispersed geographically and
also vary in the numbers of employees at each. There are 125 employees at company headquarters in San Jose; 130 employees at the Custom Plastic Parts Plant in Pontiac,
Michigan; 45 employees at the Plastic Beverage Container Plant in Albany, Georgia; and 250 employees at the joint venture Plastic Fan Plant in Hangzhou, China. San Jose and Hangzhou
locations use satellite transmission of data; the other sites use other methods. Each location has several PCs and servers. Existing systems have been adequate in the past, but
they probably will not be in the future. Receiving When one of the locations is receiving inventory or raw materials for inventory, a
supervisor checks in the incoming goods while three other employees go to the loading dock to unload the shipment. The supervisor is elsewhere, and not physically present in the
immediate vicinity of the goods Riordan is receiving. There are several problems with this arrangement, not the least of which is the issue
of assessing the materials condition. Riordan has no means of communication between the supervisor attending to the paperwork and those working directly with the goods.
Verification is difficult with this arrangement as well. Anyone who has worked in receiving understands the difficulty of arriving at a single accurate count of incoming
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