Riordan Manufacturing Corporation operations have many features in place that let it get its inventories in and products out to customers. The process spans from Albany, GA, Pontiac, MI, Hangzhou, China, and the Research and Development Dept. They all share the same methods of shipping except for the Research and Development Dept. Shipping and receiving has been conducted for many years the using the same method.
The raw materials are delivered by courier to the various plants and then are inventoried by a supervisor, who then takes the inventory and ensures that is what is actually due in for receiving. Then after the check is complete the order is taken to the receiving area where it is then downloaded and stored until needed. The order is then given to the inventory clerk who then inputs it into a central database for record keeping.
After the process is completed the raw materials is stored until needed. Then the process of using it is put into effect. The inventory clerk is given a list of raw materials being used and he then inputs the usage into the database to show that the materials are being used and that the stock is affected by it. The materials are then re-inventoried for accurate counts and the results are bounced off of what the clerk logged.
The process is all done manually and could be done more efficiently with a computerized logging and tracking system. With automatic handheld scanners to inventory and log the raw materials, Riordan can streamline the methods of receiving and inventorying the materials. The company could save valuable time by utilizing this method.
The system would consist of handheld scanners connected to central database wirelessly and hardwired in. The concept would be to scan the inventory into the scanner ...