lpha Global Limited is a large multi-national conglomerate domiciled in England and having a global footprint. Alpha Global operates in a diverse range of business activities. One of their divisions is Richbrew Australia Limited (Richbrew), a company registered and operating in Australia. The company imports green coffee beans into Australia from various destinations where coffee is grown. Richbrew is a subsidiary of Coffee Traders Global, which operates from Singapore. Coffee Traders Global is in turn owned by Alpha Global.

The poor profit performance of Richbrew Australia Limited is of concern to the Directors of Alpha Global. The management team of Richbrew is considered to be both competent and dedicated to improving the performance of their business. An excerpt from the minutes from the last management meeting is provided in the case data below.

On receiving this excerpt, the Directors of Alpha Global realised that they needed an external expert advice to improve business processes at Richbrew. They engaged your consultancy for this task and provided you with the following brief.

1.Diagnose the deficiencies in the current information system as described (List up to 10 deficiencies drawing on Week 1 resources and/or your practical experience). (150 words)

2.Advocate improvements to the MIS to overcome these deficiencies. (300 words)

3.Assess the current adequacy and proposed structure of the finance function to implement your advocated improvements. (50 words)