Production Plan for Riordan Manufacturing

The purpose of this research is to present the suggestions for the process design and the supply chain at Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. The modification shall employ the theory of Lean Production in application to the electric fans manufacturing. The research uses Riordan Manufacturing, Inc. intranet information (Apollo Group, Inc., 2006). This paper will present a comprehensive production plan for two of the Riordan Manufacturing Inc. locations: Hangzhou, China and Pontiac, MI.

Riordan's plant in Hangzhou, China specializes in plastic fan blades and fan housings, and the Pontiac, Michigan location provides customized look and design of the fans (Apollo Group, Inc., 2006). The research of Riordan's China plant revealed obstacles to the...