Supply Chain Design

Supply Chain Design

Supply Chain Design
Crystol Allison, Andrea Robinson, Brandie Aguilar
UOPX
Operation Management OPS/571
Clark McCarrell
September 29, 2013


Supply Chain Design
Riordan Manufacturing is a fortune 1000 company and generates $1 billion in revenue (University of Phoenix, 2013). The company manufactures plastics globally and employees over 500 people and their annual earning is $46 million (University of Phoenix, 2013). Riordan as recently decided to implement production of electrical fans in their China-based plant. Riordan must be able to create a supply chain design and forecast sales productions for the electric fan they want to manufacture.
This paper includes an analysis of the material requirement planning, existing process design, application of supply chain concepts, including any available global opportunities. Additionally, the following will be included production forecast and as well as an implementation plan for lean production. The profit at Riordan and improve customer satisfaction with timely delivery of orders with appropriate inventory management system.
Riordan Manufacturing receives a yearly estimate of orders with customer-defined specifications. When implemented, the new Material Requirement Planning (MRP) Systems will determine how much and when to manufacture the specific electric fans required satisfying or exceeding the customers’ expectations. The system calculates the time needed to receive the materials used to produce the fans, the time needed to manufacture them, the required date the fans are needed and will ensure that this deadline will be met without problems or delays.
Riordan Manufacturing production planning strategy is considered a level strategy because it maintains a stable workforce by preparing its own forecast for electric fans. Riordan...

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