Outline

Riordan Manufacturing – Hangzhou, China

Process Overview

The plant in Hangzhou, China produces plastic fan blades and fan housings. Electric

fan motors are purchased from a third-party and assembled with the plastic parts and

sold as a finished product. The China operation is being conducted as a joint venture

between Riordan Manufacturing and a small consortium of Chinese nationals. Riordan

Manufacturing is providing most of the operation’s capital, injection molding

machinery and expertise. The Chinese partners are supplying labor, interfacing with

local vendors, governments and regulatory agencies and providing some capital.

Receiving Department

The receiving department accepts delivery of raw materials that are shipped to the

company by truck.

The raw materials, or inputs, are:

1. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic pellets

2. Cardboard

3. Plastic film

4. Packing straw

5. Adhesives

6. Ink

7. Assorted electric fan motors

8. Solvent cleaners

9. Lubricating oils

10. Mold release agents

11. Electricity

The desired product is comprised of inputs sent to the molding department.

The possible byproducts, wastes, or outputs, from this department are:

1. Off-spec raw materials managed as a waste

2. Spilled materials that may cause land and water pollution

3. Wasted energy from lighting, heating, and processing equipment

If possible, off-spec raw materials are returned to the vendor for credit. Otherwise,

the material is treated as waste and disposed of by our Chinese partners.

Molding Department

The plastic fan blades and housings are offered in a limited array of colors. The

offered colors are all standardized and that allows us to order pre-dyed HDPE pellets.

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HDPE pellets

Lubricating oils

Solvent cleaners

Mold release agents

Electricity

The desired product is comprised of molded plastic parts for the trimming

department.

The outputs from this department are:

1. Emissions...