Riordan Manufacturing

Riordan Manufacturing Riordan PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1Riordan ManufacturingJ.Enriquez, R.Graves, and G.SweattMGT/3603/15/11Vicki BauerAbstractThis paper will summarize objectives, targets, and programs identified as important for Riordan Manufacturing to improve its sustainability practices. Relevant technologies, strategies, products, and practices will be identified. Then, a cost benefit analysis will be performed on the proposed solutions. Finally, the three best practices that Riordan Manufacturing should implement will be identified.Riordan ManufacturingRiordan Manufacturing would like to employ sustainability initiatives. Because finances are important to the success of not just the company, but the durability of each initiative, it is important to consider the cost of the implementation against the potential rewards. There are several strategies that will allow Riordan to reduce energy dependency, more properly dispose of waste, and lessen their overall detrimental impact on the environment while sav ing money in the process.Objectives and ProgramsRiordan Manufacturing would benefit heavily from implementing sustainability initiatives.Riordan Mansion, FlagstaffThis was created to answer the service request logged by Hugh McCauley, COO of Riordan. The directives of this service request were further detailed by Maria Trinh, CIO of Riordan. In a memo dated September 10, 2004, she stated:The primary goals of the project are:* Document current environment* Forecast of business technology needs in next five years* Recommendations on systems integration, acquisitions and consolidationsBased on these goals, the Operations department has identified areas of Riordan's business that will yield a significant cost advantage if altered and improved:* Not enough information being shared between customers, sales, finance, manufacturing, and management.* Customers cannot place orders direct without human interaction at Riordan's offices. Customers cannot order during non-business hours at this t ime.* No real-time inventory system. No visibility into finished product and raw material inventory...