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Riordan Manufacturing Business Systems

Riordan Manufacturing Business Systems
A global plastics manufacturing company, Riordan Manufacturing employs 550 people with an estimated $46 million in annual earnings. Riordan Manufacturing is owned by Riordan Industries, which is a Fortune 1000 enterprise (Riordan). Riordan Manufacturing is a leader in its industry providing polymer materials to its customers in the form of plastic beverage containers, plastic fan parts, and other customer plastic parts. With three locations across the globe and a headquarters in San Jose, Riordan’s customers include beverage makers, aircraft manufacturers, and the Department of Defense. Riordan “was founded by Dr. Riordan, a professor of chemistry, who had obtained several patents relative to processing polymers into high tensile strength plastic substrates” (Riordan). This company was first focused on research, furthering patents and other developments in the area of plastic manufacturing. With the initial acquisition of a fan manufacturing plant, Riordan then went on to acquire a plastic beverage container plant. For seven years, Riordan focused on the US until the expansion of the company into China. With each expansion, Riordan Manufacturing strived to remain an industry leader who provided a solution for their customers and maintained “rigorous quality controls, innovative solutions, a responsive business attitude and reasonable pricing” (Riordan).   They have focused on providing for their customers and their employees by making sure the work environment is well informed and properly supposed. They continue to look forward to grow and ensure profitability. Riordan Manufacturing has requested a service request of their business systems. They want a summary of all the business systems they currently have and the needed future business systems. This will ensure they continue to look forward and improve management. This service request will include the areas of the Internet site, the...