Rirodan Service Request Srm 04 Part 1

Riordan HR Review

Riordan HR Review

Riordan Manufacturing has issued service request SR-rm-004, which indicates the company’s desire and need for developing a comprehensive view of the existing Human Resource Information System (HRIS). By identifying issues and gaps within the existing HRIS in place at Riordan Manufacturing a strategy will be able to be developed and then put into action to either bridge existing systems to upgrades or introduce a new system to improve efficiency and effectiveness of management of the HRIS.

Riordan Manufacturing hopes that by looking into their Human Resource department they will be able to indicate the feasibility of the incorporation of the many aspects of the HR department and develop a state-of-the-art and integrated information system. The first section of this paper I plan to show the first phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with the analysis process.

Riordan Manufacturing is controlled and wholly owned by a parent company, Riordan Industries, which is a fortune 1000 company with annual earning of a billion dollars in revenues. Riordan Manufacturing is a leader in the plastic injection molding industry and employs 550 workers with projected earnings of $460 million. Some of the items they manufacture include plastic fans, custom plastic parts, and beverage containers. Riordan’s main clientele ranges from automobile parts manufacturers to beverage makers, The Department of Defense, aircraft manufacturers, bottlers, and appliance manufacturers. Riordan is HRIS that was installed in 1992 which is part of the financial systems package; however it does not currently meet with the current business requirements. 

Some deficiencies are:

Training and development is tracked using an Excel spreadsheet

Changes to personnel information requires assistance and authorization from payroll personnel

Each recruiter maintains an applicant's data for open positions...