Proposal Planning ProcessProposal Planning ProcessIntroductionRiordan Manufacturing’s products range from simple plastic injected bottles and fan components to extremely detailed components such as heart valves and cardio care products used in the heath care industry. Procuring materials for product lines as diverse as those at Riordan, can lead to challenges in defining project requirements accurately. Riordan can institute a very simple request for proposal process for raw materials needed in their bottle manufacturing sector due to the product demands. Inversely, significant detail is needed for the development of products for the health care industry due to the liability issues related to the products developed.
Practical use of prototype technology: how the product is assembled.
When designing a prototype to demonstrate the concept of a product, you are going to need to put the prototype into a testing environment where the team works to validate and develop the manufacturing product. The project of the prototype contains some data about the product which can be used in a product line to present the concept of the product. The prototype requires to build it and the project will give the user with an experience of product testing from a prototype design and implementation. The product will look exactly the same when designed and tested, however, not only does the test be an example of the manufacturing product, it will help the audience get to know the product better. This is usually done through a set of testing, testing, and testing sessions. In this way, the product designer and product designer have to have a more detailed knowledge of product development, design concepts, and customer service, a more detailed understanding of what makes products, as well as the way the prototype process, will go. An understanding of how product will be made and tested can help the user get more engaged in the product development process.
Riordan Manufacturing: how the process was designed
During the planning for the product development phases for Riordan Manufacturing, the concept of prototype is developed through a sequence of meetings. The product design team develops the first phase of the process, in order to obtain the required product line number and the minimum specifications and the price specifications of each of the different ingredients on the product. During these meetings:
– The development of a prototype.
– The development of a design for the product.
– The manufacturing project.
– The product selection.
The product is designed with a range of parameters in mind when designing the product, such as the amount of power output and cost range of the product.
The development of the prototype takes about 1-2 weeks that are given to the product designers. It includes a lot of detail and also consists of design testing, planning and meeting with the product designers. These meetings are normally considered between April and December 2009. The product design team gets their team’s final product design documents by the end of 2009. It is usually possible to choose the following week-by-week method: 1-3 meetings. The final product design document is usually uploaded to the Riordan Product Management System and produced by the product development team.
During this time, the team consists of a team which includes the user, the business department (customers, consultants, product designers, marketing and sales specialists) and also the consumer. Product quality and quantity is analyzed by the product managers and the stakeholders to establish the minimum production product line specifications. In addition, the product creators is given a presentation with details of prototype features and specifications with an analysis of the product. The prototype is then tested in many factories so that different conditions can be met while the products
Riordan is a worldwide organization with manufacturing facilities in China and locations across the United States. Precise communication needs to be established in the RFP process to ensure a proper understanding of individual product requirements. The intent of this paper is to define the RFP process at Riordan Manufacturing. The roles and responsibilities of individuals involved in the RFP process will also be discussed. Lastly, the role of risk management in the procurement planning process will also be explained.
RFP Process DescriptionRiordan’s procurement department is primarily responsible for the RFP process for the U.S. locations. RFPs for China are handled at that site. The RFP process is initiated when the project manager finalizes the responsibility matrix outlining what services will be purchased. The responsibility matrix is disseminated to the procurement department which starts the process. Procurement initiates gathering the appropriate information from the various functional departments. The Project Manager oversees this process to ensure the various departments cooperate with procurement in a timely manner. Procurement works with the Project Manager suggesting appropriate vendors for the bidding process. As information is received, Procurement organizes the information and puts it into the company RFP format. The RFP is approved by project management prior to issuance. Once approved, procurement issues the final RFP.
Riordan standardizes the RFP format and includes the following information in all RFPs at minimum:A brief company background and historyContact information for the RFP which is a procurement employeeA schedule outlining the proposal process including appropriate