Writing Project - Part 1
Small Builders, Inc. has requested your help to review theircurrent processes. Below you will find information on the areasthey are looking for help with. After reviewing the givenbackground information, prepare a 1 page memo explaining how youcould improve the presentation of these reports and lists so theowner can more easily understand them. Address how often theinformation is recreated and whether the owner should have theoption to complete the Excel steps himself. Your goal should be tohelp justify why hiring you has already saved the company money andis going to allow more real time information to be readilyavailable. Be sure to include proper APA citations both within thebody of your text and a References page following the memo.
Currently, a hand written inventory is kept and the previousmanager was manually tracking the cost and quantity of inventory onhand.
Orders for inventory are made using a hand written form. Oftentimes there are mathematical errors in the totals of the amountsordered and the wrong amount is written for the check requestleading to underpayments that delay shipping.
Decisions regarding inventory mark-up are made by "good guess"but the owner has never fully understood how to make the bestdecision on what mark-up to include per inventory item. There alsoisn't always a quick place to see what that mark-up is per item orthe original cost. They wish this could be kept in one place.
Writing Project - Part 1
Small Builders, Inc. has requested your help to review theircurrent processes. Below you will find information on the areasthey are looking for help with. After reviewing the givenbackground information, prepare a 1 page memo explaining how youcould improve the presentation of these reports and lists so theowner can more easily understand them. Address how often theinformation is recreated and whether the owner should have theoption to complete the Excel steps himself. Your goal should be tohelp justify why hiring you has already saved the company money andis going to allow more real time information to be readilyavailable. Be sure to include proper APA citations both within thebody of your text and a References page following the memo.
Currently, a hand written inventory is kept and the previousmanager was manually tracking the cost and quantity of inventory onhand.
Orders for inventory are made using a hand written form. Oftentimes there are mathematical errors in the totals of the amountsordered and the wrong amount is written for the check requestleading to underpayments that delay shipping.
Decisions regarding inventory mark-up are made by "good guess"but the owner has never fully understood how to make the bestdecision on what mark-up to include per inventory item. There alsoisn't always a quick place to see what that mark-up is per item orthe original cost. They wish this could be kept in one place.
