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Strategic Performance Management
Performance Hierarchy
Balanced Scorecard
Transfer Pricing
Value for Money (VfM)
Big Data and Analytics
Environmental Management Accounting
Performance Measurement in Not-for-Profit Organisations
Behavioural Aspects of Performance Measurement
Commercial Acumen
Kaizen Costing
Target Costing
Just-in-Time (JIT)
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Six Sigma
Performance Pyramid
Fitzgerald and Moon Building Blocks
Activity-Based Management (ABM)
Value-Based Management (VBM)
Hopwood’s Management Styles
Critical Success Factors (CSF)
Performance Planning Gap
Beyond Budgeting
Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)
Value Chain Analysis
Mendelow’s Matrix
Data Silos
Lean Management Accounting
Integrated Reporting
Prescriptive Analytics
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Factors
Business Process Re-engineering (BPR)
Value Chain Analysis
Mendelow’s Matrix
Data Silos
Lean Management Accounting
Integrated Reporting
Prescriptive Analytics
Commercial Acumen
Scepticism in Performance Evaluation
Economic Value Added (EVA)
Residual Income (RI)
Return on Investment (ROI)
Net Present Value (NPV)
Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR)
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA)
Financial and Operational Gearing
Strategic Alliances and Performance Management
Complex Supply Chains and Performance Measurement
Public Sector League Tables
Politics and Public Sector Performance
Data Visualisation in Management Reporting
Artificial Intelligence in Performance Systems
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Integration
Costs of Quality in Performance Management
DMAIC in Performance Improvement
Lean Principles in Service Organisations

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Complex Supply Chains and Performance Measurement

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of using integrated ERP systems in complex supply chains?

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A To ensure all suppliers use the same currency for invoicing and payments.

B To enable seamless data flow and coordination of KPIs across functions and partners. ✓

C To replace the need for transfer pricing in intercompany transactions.

D To allow each department to design its own performance metrics independently.

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✅ Correct!
ERP systems break down silos and support cross-functional integration, essential for end-to-end performance tracking. Option A is trivial and not a core ERP function. Option C is false—transfer pricing still applies. Option D undermines integration, contradicting ERP’s purpose of unified reporting.

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Value Chain Analysis

Question 2

An e-commerce firm wants to improve customer satisfaction by reducing delivery times. Using Value Chain Analysis, the finance director identifies inefficiencies in warehousing and dispatch. Which type of activity is being analysed, and how might it create value?

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A Operations, because faster order fulfilment enhances product quality.

B Inbound logistics, because timely restocking reduces stockouts.

C Outbound logistics, because improved delivery performance differentiates the service offering. ✓

D Marketing and sales, because faster delivery increases website conversion rates.

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✅ Correct!
Outbound logistics includes packaging, warehousing, and distribution—key to delivery speed. Improving this activity creates value through service differentiation. Option C correctly links the activity to competitive advantage. The other options misidentify the activity or misattribute the source of value creation.

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Beyond Budgeting

Question 3

Which statement reflects a common misconception about Beyond Budgeting?

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A Beyond Budgeting maintains financial discipline through adaptive planning, not rigid budgets.

B Beyond Budgeting means abandoning all planning and control processes. ✓

C Beyond Budgeting works best in dynamic environments with empowered teams.

D Beyond Budgeting can complement frameworks like Fitzgerald and Moon by improving responsiveness.

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✅ Correct!
Beyond Budgeting does not eliminate planning—it changes the method. Option B is the misconception. A, C, and D accurately reflect the model’s principles and application.

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