Create a proposal package for Riordan. In no more than 1,050 words, include the following items in the proposal:
A cover letter detailing how you will coordinate aggregate operations planning and TQM for the Riordan electric fans Supply Chain
Process Design
Appendix A
Process Overview – Hangzhou, China Facility
Riordan Manufacturing
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Riordan Manufacturing – Hangzhou, China
Process Overview
The plant in Hangzhou, China produces plastic fan blades and fan housings. Electric fan motors are purchased from a third-party and assembled with the plastic parts and sold as a finished product. The China operation is being conducted as a joint venture between Riordan Manufacturing and a small consortium of Chinese nationals. Riordan Manufacturing is providing most of the operation’s capital, injection molding machinery and expertise. The Chinese partners are supplying labor, interfacing with local vendors, governments and regulatory agencies and providing some capital.
Receiving Department
The receiving department accepts delivery of raw materials that are shipped to the company by truck.
The raw materials, or inputs, are:
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic pellets
Cardboard
Plastic film
Packing straw
Adhesives
Ink
Assorted electric fan motors
Solvent cleaners
Lubricating oils
Mold release agents
Electricity
The desired product is comprised of inputs sent to the molding department.
The possible byproducts, wastes, or outputs, from this department are:
Off-spec raw materials managed as a waste
Spilled materials that may cause land and water pollution
Wasted energy from lighting, heating, and processing equipment
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