Riordan Manufacturing in China

Paper Summary:

This paper presents an information technology (IT) continuity plan for Riordan Manufacturing during the company's move from Hangzhou to Shanghai. The paper discusses the company's choice in using IBM Global Services in Shanghai and the advantages of using them. It then gives a one, three and five year plan for the IT continuity milestones for Riordan Manufacturing.

Table of Contents:
IT Continuity Plan
Supporting the Move at the Departmental Level
IT Continuity Milestones for Year One
IT Continuity Milestones for Year Three
IT Continuity Milestones for Year Five

From the Paper:

"What is most critical is that the core business processes are not interrupted. These include the daily collaboration of managers with the manufacturing, purchasing, engineering, and logistics staffs, and the critical tasks of integrating enterprise resource planning with accounting, pricing, and finance. The software platforms and applications relied on to support these processes include collaboration tools including e-mail, the website, intranet portals and content management systems, manufacturing-related processes including inbound and outbound logistics, time and materials scheduling and accounting, job cost accounting, supplier management and procurement. To ensure these processes are not interrupted the systems and databases that contain these records need to be first replicated and then moved to a interim hosting center with IBM Global Services in Shanghai. IBM is the leader in hosting services in the region and has the best possible Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Riordan's specific needs of keeping manufacturing up and running during the transition."

Sample of Sources Used:

• AMR Research 2002 - Sell-Side E-Commerce: IT's All about Integration. April 1, 2002. Louis Columbus. AMR Research. Boston, MA
• LWC Research 2005.- IT Access in China Market Forecast and Analysis. April, 2005. LWC Research Corporation. Irvine, CA

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