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In this final unit, you will synthesize what you have learned about financial and performance management throughout the module.
We are excited about our future, and have aggressive plans for it. Among these plans is expansion into a new product line. We hope to be producing and distributing Anthony's Orchard apple juice within the next 3 to 5 years.
As your Final Project for this module, you will create a consultancy report that will provide guidance and insight to company management regarding this decision. Relying on the work done in previous Individual Assignments Submission, you will make a recommendation to the company regarding the plan to expand the product line and make a significant investment in an apple press required for that expansion
To complete this Individual Assignment:
Develop the 'Executive Summary' and Section 5, 'Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion', which includes your formal recommendation to the company.
Contents:
Your consultancy report should include the following sections:
•Executive summary
• Section 1: Financial Analysis
•Section 2: Analysis of the Investment
•Section 3: Developing a Balanced Scorecard
•Section 4: Assessing Benchmarking Efforts
•Section 5: Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion
Executive Summary (New)
In this section, you introduce the nature and purpose of your study. Summarise your study and its objectives, and briefly state your recommendations.
Section 1: Financial Analysis (Overview of the given case study organisation and its current financial situation) (Unit 2)
In this section, refine the assignment you completed in Unit 2, an analysis of the current financial health of the company. Using data provided, assess materials and labor costs, the income statement, the cash flow statement and each of the business units in Anthony’s Orchard. Additionally, conduct a cost-volume-profit (C-V-P) analysis of the current year’s financials.
Section 2: Analysis of the Investment (Future capital investment opportunities and strategic financial plan) (Unit 3)
In this section, refine the assignment you completed in Unit 3, an analysis of the proposed investment in an apple press. Consider the impact this investment has on the company’s stated revenue objectives, and draft projected financial statements that provide a realistic assessment of expected revenues and costs.
Section 3: Developing a Balanced Scorecard (Balanced Scorecard and performance indicators) (Unit 4)
In this section, refine the assignment you completed in Unit 4, an analysis and projection of various performance measures for Anthony’s Orchard. Develop a Balanced Scorecard (BSC) for the company to measure financial, customer, internal process and learning/growth performance. Add to this your opinion of any effects on organisational performance that may emerge as a result of expanding the product line.
Section 4: Assessing Benchmarking Efforts (Gap analysis and benchmarking, including quality assurance techniques (Unit 5)
In this section, refine the assignment you completed in Unit 5, an analysis of various quality measures for Anthony’s Orchard. Conduct a gap analysis and provide recommendations for the development of benchmarking efforts.
Section 5: Summary, Recommendations and Conclusion (New)
In this section, present your recommendations in more detail than you did in Section 1. Include your final recommendation to the management of Anthony’s Orchard regarding the expansion of the product line to include apple juice and the requisite purchase of the apple press. Present your reasoning for your position, and include any subsidiary recommendations you may wish to make (such as additional performance or quality efforts suggested) in support of your primary recommendation. Reiterate any assumptions you made.
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