Assignment 3: Formal Report Writing

The paper needs to demonstrate the key learnings for formal writing. Only pick one topic from #3. #2 is only for information to be used for question #3.

Assignment to be submitted in Word

Ajax Corporation is a conglomerate in the chemical field. Among its holdings are two plants, Northfield Aluminum and Belmont Processing, both of which produce aluminum sulphite, as shown below: 3. Using the information supplied in Exercise 2 above, write a formal report for one of the five scenarios listed. Add information if needed. a. Ajax is concerned about Northfield's poor profit picture as compared with Belmont's. It suspects that poor management is the problem but hasn't been closely involved with the operation. You are a consultant for Ajax, investigating and reporting on the problem, which you think is technical rather than managerial. b. Domtech Corporation is another conglomerate in the chemical field intent on expanding its holdings. Since it has heard that Ajax wants to sell some holdings, it has hired you to investigate and report on both plants. c. Whitfield Industries is another conglomerate in the chemical field. It has heard that Northfield could be up for grabs and wants to buy it. As a consultant reporting to Whitfield, you have concluded that this would be a bad idea. d. Ajax plans to close its Northfield operation while keeping the Belmont plant open. Your job is to explain the reasons for the decision in a technical report that will be made available to employees at Northfield along with the company's plans for relocation and severance. e. You are the manager of operations for Northfield. Through discussions with local politicians, you discover that Northfield may qualify for a plant modernization grant but that Ajax would have to apply for it. Since Ajax will have to spend a lot of time negotiating such a grant and will have to make certain guarantees to the government, the president of