Total 2000 words needed. The company should be Australian. This assessment is a group activity and students are required to work with their respective groups. No individual submission will be accepted. You will not receive any marks for this assignment if your group members collectively report against you for non-participation or non-cooperation. You have to nominate someone as your group leader to coordinate the assignment submission. The assignment must be submitted online in Moodle and Turnitin. All materials MUST be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format. Other formats may not be readable by markers. Please be aware that any assessments submitted in other formats will be considered LATE and will lose marks until it is presented in MS Word. No paper based or hardcopy submission will be accepted. Assignments should usually incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion, and will be fully referenced including a reference list.

Clearly explain and analyse each tool relating it back to why it is relevant for the company. Report format is followed with the establishment of an executive summary and a table of content at the start of the report. Sub-heading for each topic/issue is expected. An assignment cover page is also required. Harvard referencing is strictly followed. A minimum of 5 different academic reference sources were used. Students are advised to use EBSCO Research. (Remember that Wikipedia, Investopedia and other similar websites are not academic sources and must not be used.). The word limit is 2,000 for the main part of your report (It excludes executive summary, table of content, heading & sub-heading, references, appendix & tables). The acceptable range for the assignment word count is based on +/- 10%. Possible mark deduction may result if students fail to comply with this requirement.

Clear introduction of the selected manufacturing/service sector company which covers all of the following: Company’s name; Establishment year; Vision & mission; Managerial Highlights; Products/Services; Key Performance Information. Identify all components of the value chain of the company and describe them in detail. Describe the process of Planning, Controlling and Decision Making in the company. Summarise and present the various types of management accounting information and tools that the company use in their business. Provide recommendation of at least 2 management accounting tools that you believe will be useful for the company and explain the reasons for your recommendation.

The work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. We strongly recommend you to refer to the Academic Learning Skills materials available in the Moodle. High quality work must be fully referenced with in-text citations and a reference list at the end. References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you are capable of conducting your own research. Also, in order to help markers determine students’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original.