Write a business report based on the following:

A new business, Globex Corporation has been created as the result of merging two large regional business, Riverina Precision Farming, and B T & Sons Farming Equipment. Globex Corp is primarily located in the Riverina Region of NSW and has three locations, Albury, Griffith and Wagga Wagga. Within Globex there are two arms to the business (Precision Farming & Farming Equipment), each of which is represented at each location.

The Globex Farming Equipment head office is located in Wagga Wagga, while the Globex Precision Farming head office is located in Griffith. Parts and Services for both arms as well as administration support are coordinated from the Albury office.

Globex Corporation strives to supply agricultural solutions that achieve the following objectives:

• Fulfill unmet market needs
• Exceed the standards for quality, effectiveness and value of its competitors
• Delivered on time
• Supported with expert technical service and advice
• Environmentally responsible and beneficial

Senior management has finalised on the following decisions:

1. Globex will retain all existing staff, stock and infrastructure from the merged businesses. B T & Sons aging systems are to be merged into the Riverina Precision Farming systems.

2. Globex have decided to invest in the development of an Online Sales Management System (OSMS), replacing all manual processes, allowing clients to order and pay for equipment online.

Write a business report outlining the above case, stating assumptions you make at the beginning of your report. Provide critique into the management decisions substantiating with reference to literature. In your report, make the difference between Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) issues and how it will affect customer choice, continued patronage, brand loyalty, and so on.

Suggest how to attract new customers (from competitors) and any other new business opportunities that may arise with such a set up. All these should be substantiated with references to IS and IT literature.

MARKING CRITERIA AND STANDARDS

Criteria	HD DI	CR	PS	FL
Introduction Word Limit: 150 words (2 marks)	Objective of the report and the relationship to other works in the field clearly stated	Objective and/or relationship not clearly stated	Either objective and/or relationship not present	No introduction or introduction not relevant to the body.
	2	1.5	1	0
Executive Summary Word Limit: 250 words (2 marks)	Summary of the complete report well written for the reader to become acquainted with the body of the material. Keeps to word limit.	Summary covers some topics. Contains minor errors.	Summary covers some of the key aspects only.	Summary is an extended introduction.
	2	1.5	1	0
Body of Report, Recommendations & Conclusion Application of IS and IT concepts and principles; ability to differentiate IS and IT. Word Limit: 1800 words (7 marks)	Report extremely well supported with relevant citation to literature & relevant case studies. Any assumptions made are clearly noted.	Report is supported with some citations whereas a few claims made are unsubstantiated with literature. Recommendations missing and/or conclusion poorly made. Any assumptions made are noted.	Report is supported with minimal citations. Recommendations and/or conclusion made disjointed from narrative in body of report. Not all assumptions made are noted.	Report is not supported with relevant case study examples. Any assumptions made are not noted.
	7	5	4	0
Formatting, Writing Style and text structure. Writing to the audience [Read Presentation Guide below] (3 marks)	Meets formatting and presentation requirements as set out. Minimal use of technical jargon. Terminology used is appropriate to a management team. No spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors.	Did not meet at least two formatting and/or presentation requirements. Minimal use of technical jargon. Terminology used is generally appropriate to a management team. Some spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors. Report written using mostly points or numbered lists.		Formatting and presentation rules not followed. Too much technical jargon used. Terminology used is not appropriate to a management team. Multiple punctuation and grammatical errors.
	3	2	1.5	0
Evidence and depth of research. Correct citation and referencing - Minimum 6 references (4 marks)	Extensive reading of more than 12 appropriate and relevant titles. Newspaper and magazine reports limited to a maximum of 2. APA 7th edition referencing applied. No referencing errors. Direct quotes used sparingly. Sources all documented.	At least 8-10 appropriate and relevant titles read. Newspaper and magazine reports limited to a maximum of 2. APA 7th edition referencing with two or more citation or referencing errors detected. Direct quotes used sparingly. Sources all documented.	At least 6-8 appropriate and relevant titles read. Newspaper and magazine reports limited to a maximum of 2. APA 7th edition referencing applied with two or more citation or referencing errors detected. Direct quotes used sparingly. Most sources documented.	Less than 6-8 appropriate and relevant titles used. Newspaper and magazine reports greater than 2. Referencing not done to the APA 7th edition standard. Over-use of direct quotes. Range of sources used is not appropriate and/or not documented.
	4	3	2	0