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Case Study:
This is Part 2 of the case study project and is due in Unit 4. (Part 3 will be due in Unit 5.)
The following Course Outcome is assessed in this assignment:
GB519-2: Evaluate leadership approaches to the process of decision-making.
Part 2 of the project, due at the end of Unit 4, requires you to complete an analysis of a manufacturing organization. This evaluation will also provide the foundation for Part 3 of the project.
For the case project Part 2, you are to conduct research and complete an analysis of the manufacturing company you selected.
Note: Do not delay - Read all instructions and start work on your project immediately during Unit 1. The Unit 4 Case Project Paper cannot be submitted later than the end of Unit 5. A 1-week (10%) late penalty will be assessed for papers submitted late.
Your project organization must be selected from the approved case company list located at the end of this document.
A title page with properly APA-formatted running head, an abstract, and reference pages are required. Review the "APA Template" and "APA Sample Paper" documents in the writing resources located within the Course Resources in the left navigation Content pane. Incorporate all feedback and guidance from your Unit 3 Case Part 1.

Question 1. Begin with an introduction to the organization. Identify its manufacturing segment. Detail briefly the products manufactured by your organization and the company's market niche and/or customer base.

Question 2. Identify significant costs in your organization. Some of the topics to research and present about your organization include but are not limited to: (a) costs associated with environmental concerns, (b) cost behavior, (c) prevention costs, (d) appraisal (detection) costs, (e) internal failure costs, and (f) external failure costs.

Question 3. Include a section devoted to cost-volume-profit analysis (CVP). Review Chapters 18 and 19 in your textbook. The level of detail you include in this section is flexible. But, make sure your analysis is related to actual financial data from the company. Suggested metrics include the contribution margin, degree of operating leverage (DOL), break-even point, and others. Remember, it is vital that you determine whether or not you will have access to this information before you start the project. Otherwise, you may not have time to change organizations later during the course.

Question 4. Discuss budgeting considerations. Include the organization's budget process (for example, whether it is top-down or bottom-up) and the organization's budget variances, and discuss management decisions related to budgeting.

Question 5. Based on independent research and additional textbook readings, create a balanced scorecard (BSC), incorporating all four of the organizational dimensions (financial, customer, internal business, and learning & growth). Identify two or three strategic objectives (SOs), also known as critical success factors (CSFs), for each category/perspective. Then, evaluate and analyze your organization's performance in relation to these critical success factors. (To help you with this part, review the material found on pages 14-19 and 24-20 to 24-22 of the textbook.) Do not simply cut and paste a BSC collected from an online source. Create your own BSC.