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Introduction
The team has received SR-rm-002 requesting an evaluation for the development of an MRP system that would track and manage raw materials and provide a finished product inventory. This is to help Riordan Manufacturing reduce the raw materials received at each plant, and control and reduce the finished good inventory costs, at all its plants. This is a high level comprehensive analysis, which will result in proposed changes to the system; however it does not include an all-inclusive schedule for implementation nor exhaustive scope by department. This paper will describe the system development life cycle process for developing a Material Requirement Planning (MRP) system in Riordan Manufacturing.
Statement of Scope and Goals
Scope management includes managing the original definition of the system requirements to be accomplished within the project's allotted budget and timeframe. The goal is to ascertain whether the acquisition or development of a MRP system would be feasible for Riordan Manufacturing Industry. There are many phases involved in this SDLC; the first of which is the analysis phase; which could also be viewed as background material.
Background Material
The executive sponsors of this request are Hugh McCauley, Chief of Operations and Mark Neitzel, Vice President of Operations. Under proposal is a manufacturing equipment upgrade, estimated to cost the company $1M. This was not accounted for in the fiscal year budget. The proposed solution will recognize a $250K savings for the next six years, saving $1.5M for entire project. Upgrading all hardware, software and manufacturing processes at one time introduces significant risk to each of the upgrades and to the customers and suppliers. With the risks involved in this process an accounting of the current business and technological systems are needed to document its inefficiencies.
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