1. Read the case study information below and Prepare a SWOT analysis based on your assessment of the internal and external factors that influence LVM's success. (20] STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF L VM LTD L VM owns an assembly plant for laptop computers. It supplies products to some of the major brand names in the computer industry, but does not sell any under its own name. Every six months the managers hold a key strategic review meeting to consider the current position of the business and the long-term plans. The following are extracts from the most recent meetings: Megan Novak - Marketing Director: "Sales of our latest large screen models have exceeded expectations and the switch towards laptops from desktop PCs is expected to continue. The chance for computer companies to break into the expanding Asian market when trade barriers are lifted should lead to increased orders too. We need to undertake some market research in Asia as this market has higher growth potential than Europe, where most of our computers are marketed. The development of the newest mobile phone technology and links with the internet remain a concern for us. We decided two years ago not to develop this technology, and, if our competitors succeed in getting a major breakthrough, then sales of some laptops will dive in some markets." Elizabeth Burton - Operations Manager: "The automation of the screen assembly unit is now complete. We managed to push this through while still maintaining excellent staff relationships. This was helped by our continued expansion, which meant that no jobs were lost. We had to turn down an order from a big name brand last month due to too little factory capacity and shortages of skilled labour. I do urge you to agree to my plan to extend the factory space by 35% and to train more recruits. Research into the lighter, faster computer that was agreed on last year is making excellent progress and we will soon have to decide whether to proceed to the production stage." Katriona Nabokov - Finance Director: "Our profits are holding steady, but cash flow remains a concern due to the expenditure on automated machines and research costs. We need to borrow substantially to finance a factory extension. We would be in trouble if interest rates increased - there is already some government concern about rising inflation. There is a new range of grants available for businesses relocating to high unemployment areas. We must stay aware of exchange rate movements too - the recent depreciation helped our international competitiveness."

write down page numbers of where you can find evidence from the case study to support your answers/thoughts to the questions. USBS Consulting has secured us a new client – the Indonesian company: Blue Bird. We will be working with them over three separate weeks in the coming few weeks so your manager would you like to better understand the company in this first instance. Review Blue Bird’s new strategy/the way they are approaching the market. Is it working or are there issues that need to be considered? Conduct a detailed SWOT analysis to answer this question.

TIP: write down page numbers of where you can find evidence from the case study to support your answers/thoughts to the questions. USBS Consulting has secured us a new client – the Indonesian company: Blue Bird. We will be working with them over three separate weeks in the coming few weeks so your manager would you like to better understand the company in this first instance. Review Blue Bird’s new strategy/the way they are approaching the market. Is it working or are there issues that need to be considered? Conduct a detailed SWOT analysis to answer this question.

You are an audit manager in VWX & Co, a firm of Chartered Accountants. You are reviewing threesituations, which were recently discussed at the monthly audit managers' meeting:1. VWX & Co has recently been approached by a potential new audit client, Bender Co. Your firmis keen to take the appointment and is currently carrying out client acceptance procedures.Bender Co was recently incorporated by Kieran Bender, with its main trade being the retailing ofwooden storage boxes.2. VWX & Co provides the audit service to Lom Co, a national financial services organisation. Dueto a number of errors in the recording of cash deposits from new customers that have beendiscovered by Lom Co's internal audit team, the directors of Lom Co have requested that yourfirm carry out a review of the financial information technology systems. It has come to yourattention that while working on the audit planning of Lom Co, Sabine Chomp, one of the juniorson the audit team, who is a recent information technology graduate, spent three hours providingadvice to the internal audit team about how to improve the system. As far as you know, thisadvice has not been used by the internal audit team.3. Fishy Business Co is a manufacturer of bottled drinks and has been an audit client of VWX & Cofor five years. Two audit juniors attended the annual inventory count last Monday. They reportedthat Brenda Mangle, the new production manager of Fishy Business Co, wanted the inventorycount and audit procedures performed as quickly as possible. As an incentive she offered thetwo juniors ten free bottles of 'Super Juice' from the end of the production line. Brenda also invitedthem to join the Fishy Business Co office party, which commenced at the end of the inventorycount. The inventory count and audit procedures were completed within two hours (the previousyear's procedures lasted a full day), and the juniors then spent four hours at the office party.Required(a) Define 'money laundering' and state the procedures specific to money laundering that should beconsidered before, and on the acceptance of, the audit appointment of Bender Co.

A ________ VMS consists of independent firms at different levels of production and distribution who join through formal agreements to obtain more economies or sales impact than each could achieve alone.A.corporate.B.contingencyC.contractualD.communal

To differentiate themselves, many companies go beyond offering products and services; they are also developing and delivering customer .......a.brandsb.product linesc.eventsd.feedbacke.experiences