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Assessment task
Topic 1: Business management and change
BUSINESS REPORT (20 MARKS)
A wholesale firm supplying leather goods, established in 1990, has expanded rapidly over the last few years. It was originally located in North Sydney, but outgrew that location and relocated to a new site in an industrial estate in western Sydney.
Since its move it has experienced the following:
• delays in receiving supplies as all supplies need to be delivered by truck
• high staff turnover
• high staff absenteeism
• increasing number of mistakes made by their own delivery staff
• poor stock control
• competitors moving into their market and prospering
• loss of customers.
Write a business report to the owners of this company providing a situational analysis and suggested management strategies that may be used to solve the company’s problems and allow the company to take advantage of market opportunities.
Topic 1 Assessment task Marking guidelines
Criteria
Marks
Presents a sustained, logical and well-structured business report
Clearly communicates concepts and uses appropriate business terminology within a structured business report
Provides reasons for specific management strategies appropriate to the wholesaler and relating to specific problems identified
Clearly relates overcoming the problems identified with business success
Specifically relates discussion to the leather goods wholesaler
Clearly identifies the implications of the management strategies
17–20
Presents a well-organised business report and uses the correct concepts and business terminology
Relates appropriate management strategies to overcome specific problems identified as a result of the wholesaler’s situational analysis
Provides alternative management strategies to overcome the problems identified
13–16
Includes some features of a business report and uses some concepts and business terminology
Generally describes a limited variety of management strategies that may be applicable
Topic 1: Business management and change
BUSINESS REPORT (20 MARKS)
A wholesale firm supplying leather goods, established in 1990, has expanded rapidly over the last few years. It was originally located in North Sydney, but outgrew that location and relocated to a new site in an industrial estate in western Sydney.
Since its move it has experienced the following:
• delays in receiving supplies as all supplies need to be delivered by truck
• high staff turnover
• high staff absenteeism
• increasing number of mistakes made by their own delivery staff
• poor stock control
• competitors moving into their market and prospering
• loss of customers.
Write a business report to the owners of this company providing a situational analysis and suggested management strategies that may be used to solve the company’s problems and allow the company to take advantage of market opportunities.
Topic 1 Assessment task Marking guidelines
Criteria
Marks
Presents a sustained, logical and well-structured business report
Clearly communicates concepts and uses appropriate business terminology within a structured business report
Provides reasons for specific management strategies appropriate to the wholesaler and relating to specific problems identified
Clearly relates overcoming the problems identified with business success
Specifically relates discussion to the leather goods wholesaler
Clearly identifies the implications of the management strategies
17–20
Presents a well-organised business report and uses the correct concepts and business terminology
Relates appropriate management strategies to overcome specific problems identified as a result of the wholesaler’s situational analysis
Provides alternative management strategies to overcome the problems identified
13–16
Includes some features of a business report and uses some concepts and business terminology
Generally describes a limited variety of management strategies that may be applicable