Process Design

Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing


Process Design for Riordan Manufacturing
      Manufacturing Requirements
      Manufacturing requirement plans (MRP) are software systems used to support companies in scheduling the production of inventory and assist in scheduling the delivery of parts needed to complete production in a timely manner. Riordan Manufacturing’s China Plan works as a unit of Riordan Manufacturing. It makes its own prediction of electric fan sales throughout the world; its goals are to meet the forecasted sales (Apollo Group Inc., 2011).   An MRP system is ideal for Riordan Manufacturing because it will record all the inputs, such as production schedule, inventory records, bills for materials, purchasing, order entry, shop floor control, capacity planning, costing and accounting. This type of information can be put in to the plan to schedule the needs for materials and products.   It will also create a schedule for the production and for how much should be produced (Turek, 1999-2012).The goal for the plant is to be able to deliver the fans in accordance to the company’s goals of 99% on time delivery, instead of the averaged 93% on time deliveries the past couple of years (Apollo Group Inc., 2011).

      Process Design

      According to Chase, Jacobs, and Aquilano, “A process is any part of an organization that takes inputs and transforms them into outputs that, it is hoped, are of greater value to the organization then the original”(p.154). Currently the Hangzhou, China plant produces fan blades and fan housings. The fan motors are bought from an outside vendor and built with the plastic parts and sold as the completed product. The current operation is a joint venture between Riordan Manufacturing and a small group of Chinese nationals. Riordan Manufacturing provides the operation’s capital, molding machines and knowledge. The Chinese partners provide the employment, interacting with the local vendors, government agencies and also...