CMGTCB578 v1 Copyright 2021 by University of Phoenix. All
CMGTCB/578 v1 Copyright 2021 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Scenario Reynolds Tool & Die Reynolds Mission Statement “We are committed to providing our customers quality products with the highest engineering standards.” Reynolds Vision Statement “We are committed to achieving our goal of being a market leader for engineering solutions and will invest in technical innovation. We desire to continue to expand our markets, our technical competence, and our intellectual curiosity to serve our customers.” Additional Information Reynolds Tool & Die is an automotive component manufacturer supplying suspension pieces and technology to both other suppliers and major U.S. and foreign manufacturers. Annual revenue is around $50 million, and the company is profitable. Reynolds has production facilities at their headquarters in Akron, OH; in Bloomington, IN; and in Memphis, TN. Approximately 300 people work for Reynolds, including 7 in IT. The IT staff is broken down as follows: • IT Director • 2 Help Desk personnel • 3 Network Engineers • 1 Software Engineer, primarily supporting the company’s SAP ERP system. One network engineer works in Bloomington, one in Memphis, and the rest of the IT staff is located in Akron. The three sites are networked via an MPLS circuit. In addition to SAP® software, the company uses Microsoft® Office 2010 for administrative work along with several specialized CAD programs for design. The SAP software is two versions behind, but not at end of its life. A data center is in Akron, while the other two sites have smaller hardware footprints consisting of Microsoft Exchange servers for email, a small file and print server, and redundant Active Directory servers. EMC Storage Area Network (SAN) devices are at each site. Redundant backup appliances are in Akron and Bloomington, and data can be cycled among the SANS for further redundancy. While some server virtualization has been achieved, only about 20 percent of all servers have been virtualized with the help of VMWare. All sites use Cisco® switches, routers, and firewalls. Servers, desktops, laptops, and printers are all HP® and are between 3 and 5 years old and the desktops and Laptops use Windows® 7 as the operating system. All servers are on Microsoft Server 2012. There are no cloud applications. There has been a demand by administrative personnel and engineers for integrating mobile devices with Microsoft Exchange and other apps but to date, the company has not The IT budget typically is between $1.2 and $1.5 million annually, depending on capital expense. Note that this budget ONLY covers hardware, software, services, and licensing. Personnel costs are not included, nor do you need to include them for the Competency budget assignment. This year the company is embarking on significant expansion. A joint venture has been signed with a firm from Mexico Peraltada LLC to gain access to a new supplier market. B ...
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- 1. CMGTCB/578 v1 Copyright 2021 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Scenario Reynolds Tool & Die Reynolds Mission Statement “We are committed to providing our customers quality products with the highest engineering standards.” Reynolds Vision Statement “We are committed to achieving our goal of being a market leader for engineering solutions and will invest in technical innovation. We desire to continue to expand our markets, our technical competence, and our intellectual curiosity to serve our customers.” Additional Information Reynolds Tool & Die is an automotive component manufacturer supplying suspension pieces and technology to both other suppliers and major U.S. and foreign manufacturers. Annual revenue is around $50 million, and the company is profitable. Reynolds has production facilities at their headquarters in Akron, OH; in Bloomington, IN; and in Memphis, TN. Approximately 300 people work for Reynolds, including 7 in IT. The IT staff is broken down as follows: • IT Director • 2 Help Desk personnel
- 2. • 3 Network Engineers • 1 Software Engineer, primarily supporting the company’s SAP ERP system. One network engineer works in Bloomington, one in Memphis, and the rest of the IT staff is located in Akron. The three sites are networked via an MPLS circuit. In addition to SAP® software, the company uses Microsoft® Office 2010 for administrative work along with several specialized CAD programs for design. The SAP software is two versions behind, but not at end of its life. A data center is in Akron, while the other two sites have smaller hardware footprints consisting of Microsoft Exchange servers for email, a small file and print server, and redundant Active Directory servers. EMC Storage Area Network (SAN) devices are at each site. Redundant backup appliances are in Akron and Bloomington, and data can be cycled among the SANS for further redundancy. While some server virtualization has been achieved, only about 20 percent of all servers have been virtualized with the help of VMWare. All sites use Cisco® switches, routers, and firewalls. Servers, desktops, laptops, and printers are all HP® and are between 3 and 5 years old and the desktops and Laptops use Windows® 7 as the operating system. All servers are on Microsoft Server 2012. There are no cloud applications. There has been a demand by administrative personnel and engineers for integrating mobile devices with Microsoft Exchange and other apps but to date, the company has not The IT budget typically is between $1.2 and $1.5 million
- 3. annually, depending on capital expense. Note that this budget ONLY covers hardware, software, services, and licensing. Personnel costs are not included, nor do you need to include them for the Competency budget assignment. This year the company is embarking on significant expansion. A joint venture has been signed with a firm from Mexico Peraltada LLC to gain access to a new supplier market. Both companies will remain Course Scenario CMGTCB/578 v1 Page 2 of 2 Copyright 2021 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. independent, but Reynolds will exchange engineering expertise for a percentage of sales in Mexico and there will be joint development of intellectual property. Peraltada uses Microsoft Office 2016 and Oracle as their ERP solution. Desktop and laptops are HP, and they are running Microsoft Server 2016. They employ around 200 people with 5 in IT. The company provides key employees with iPhones for mobile access to their network. To diversify, the company has purchased a small company in Vancouver, Canada that makes light aircraft landing gear components. P.T. Tracy, LLC employs about 80 people, with 3 in IT. They also use
- 4. SAP for an ERP solution but one version newer than Reynolds. They use Microsoft Office 2013 and Windows 10 for their desktop OS. Their firewall solution is Palo Alto and they use Cisco routing and switching equipment. Servers, desktops, and laptops are all Dell®. They also have implemented a BYOD policy, using the MDM solution VMWare AirWatch®, supporting both Apple® and Samsung® Galaxy phones. They are running Microsoft Server 2016. All three companies in the scenario have a Microsoft Enterprise License in various stages of life; none will be up for renewal at the same time. Reynolds Tool & DieReynolds Mission StatementReynolds Vision StatementAdditional Information Example Spreadsheet Your spreadsheet should look, roughly, like this: Annual IT Budget for Reynolds Tool and Die JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC Capital Purchases - Hardware
- 7. Printers
- 8. ( Page 2 of 5 ) JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC Capital Purchases - Hardware Firewalls
- 9. Capital Purchases – Software CRM ERP MS Office
- 10. Security (endpoint) Security (servers) Mobile Management
- 19. TOTALS: