...Designing a Balanced Scorecard for a pharmaceutical company Chadwick, Inc.: The Balanced Scorecard (Abridged)14 Company Background Chadwick, Inc., was a diversified producer of personal consumer products and pharmaceuticals. The Norwalk Division of Chadwick developed, manufactured, and sold ethical drugs for human and animal use. It was one of five or six sizable companies competing in these markets and, while it did not dominate the industry, the company was considered well managed and was respected for the high quality of its products. Norwalk did not compete by supplying a full range of products. It specialized in several niches and attempted to leverage its product line by continually searching for new applications for existing compounds. Norwalk sold its products through several key distributors who supplied local markets, such as retail stores, hospitals and health service organizations, and veterinary practices. Norwalk depended on its excellent relations with the distributors who served to promote Norwalk’s products to end users and also received feedback from the end users about new products desired by their customers. Chadwick knew that its long-term success depended on how much money distributors could make by promoting and selling Norwalk’s products. If the profit from selling Norwalk products was high, then these products were promoted heavily by the distributors and Norwalk received extensive communication back about future customer needs. Norwalk had historically...
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...term value creation. The corporate controller has recently learned about the Balanced Scorecard. He presented the concept to the president and chief operating officer who then issued a call to all Chadwick division managers to develop a scorecard for their divisions. The divisional controller at the Norwalk division was given the task of heading the effort to formulate scorecard measures for the division. Pedagogical Objectives A discussion of the Balanced Scorecard concept can focus on three objectives. First, the discussion should address questions about why financial measures are insufficient when they are used alone. Second, the discussion should question and review the concept of the Balanced Scorecard and its dimensions Third, students should practice exploring linkages between goals and measures on scorecard dimensions so that they can see how performance on one dimension supports or encourages achievement on others. [For part (a), see the “Suggestions for Classroom Use” section. Also see textbook questions 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, and 9-11, and exercises 9-31, 9-33, and 9-38.] [(b) and (c)] Opportunities for Student Analysis Although the case is short, it provides a remarkable amount of information about Chadwick, Inc. and the Norwalk Division. Using this information, students are able to relate objectives and needs to scorecard dimensions. They can construct a scorecard by associating goals and needs along each dimension and then putting these together...
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...Daryush Farid, Mehran Nejati, Heydar Mirfakhredini, Balanced scorecard application in universities and higher education institutes: Implementation guide in an iranian context / Annals of University of Bucharest, Economic and Administrative Series, Nr. 2 (2008) 31-45 BALANCED SCORECARD APPLICATION IN UNIVERSITIES AND HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTES: IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE IN AN IRANIAN CONTEXT DARYUSH FARID, َ EHRAN NEJATI, HEYDAR MIRFAKHREDINI∗ M Close compete of universities and higher education institutes in recent year in order to offer high quality services and achieve higher national and International rank, has led to an increase in their demand for a customized approach for assessing and improving their performance. This paper studies the application of Balanced Scorecard (BSC), as a powerful measurement and assessment system, in universities and higher education institutes. Reviewing the existing literature, the paper also provides an implementation guide for BSC in an Iranian perspective. Eventually, the performance indicators for measurement purposes of the introduced case study are proposed. Keywords: Balanced Scorecard, BSC, Performance Assessment, Higher Education, Universities, Iran. Introduction In today’s world of global competition, providing quality service is a key for success, and many experts concur that the most powerful competitive trend currently shaping marketing and business strategy is service quality (Abdullah, 2006, p. 31). Institutes of higher...
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...Bringing the Balanced Scorecard to Life: The Microsoft Balanced Scorecard Framework White Paper By: Charles Bloomfield Insightformation, Inc. Published: May 2002 For the latest information, please see http://www.microsoft.com/business/bi/ Abstract This paper describes the Microsoft® approach to developing and implementing a Balanced Scorecard for enterprise performance management. It presents basic information on the Balanced Scorecard performance management methodology, and identifies key business issues that must be addressed in developing and deploying a balanced scorecard. The paper then presents the Microsoft Balanced Scorecard Framework (BSCF)—a comprehensive set of techniques, tools, and best practices to speed scorecard implementation using toolsets with which organizations are familiar. An extensive body of research and literature describing the Balanced Scorecard exists. That body of knowledge is constantly being expanded by The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Balanced Scorecard Institute, various consulting organizations, software companies, and client organizations. This paper cannot comprehensively cover such a complex topic or reflect accurately many of the nuances of scorecard development and implementation. Instead, it presents a basic conceptual overview of the Balanced Scorecard. Interested readers are encouraged to use the bibliography presented at the end of this paper as a guide to more detailed information. ...
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...EXPANSION PLAN AND DIVISIONAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION DATE: 12TH NOVEMBER 2012 INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this report is to critically address the expansion plan of Santa division management focused on the anticipated plant replacement. This action is aimed at improvement of the Santa division manufacturing capacity which is required for meeting demands of a new customer offering an attractive five years contract. In spite of the considered plan of expansion is perceived as a low-risk venture, the report will review the impact of accepting the contract using the given information and basing on financial (Return on capital employed (ROCE), Residual Income (RI)) and non financial performance measurement techniques, specifically the balanced scorecard approach. The following data is available for Santa division: Net profit before tax (PBIT) £ 3 mln per annum Net capital employed £ 10 million Required rate of return 20 % before tax The Following data is available on the anticipated contract: Contract duration 5 years Sales provided £ 2 mln per annum Operating costs on the contract £ 1,35 mln per annum, excluding depreciation The following data is available on the plant required: Plant replacement = annual depreciation per year Required capital outlay £ 2 mln (£ 1,5 mln of new fixed assets + £ 0,5 mln) Plant life 5 years FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES (ROCE, RI): ROCE (also referred to as return on investment (ROI) and return on assets (RONA), is the most...
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...Bringing the Balanced Scorecard to Life: The Microsoft Balanced Scorecard Framework White Paper By: Charles Bloomfield Insightformation, Inc. Published: May 2002 For the latest information, please see http://www.microsoft.com/business/bi/ Abstract This paper describes the Microsoft® approach to developing and implementing a Balanced Scorecard for enterprise performance management. It presents basic information on the Balanced Scorecard performance management methodology, and identifies key business issues that must be addressed in developing and deploying a balanced scorecard. The paper then presents the Microsoft Balanced Scorecard Framework (BSCF)—a comprehensive set of techniques, tools, and best practices to speed scorecard implementation using toolsets with which organizations are familiar. An extensive body of research and literature describing the Balanced Scorecard exists. That body of knowledge is constantly being expanded by The Balanced Scorecard Collaborative, Balanced Scorecard Institute, various consulting organizations, software companies, and client organizations. This paper cannot comprehensively cover such a complex topic or reflect accurately many of the nuances of scorecard development and implementation. Instead, it presents a basic conceptual overview of the Balanced Scorecard. Interested readers are encouraged to use the bibliography presented at the end of this paper as a guide to more detailed information. ...
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...What is Balanced Scorecard? In the early 1990s, Balanced Scorecard was developed as a new approach to performance measurement due to troubles of short-termism and past orientation in management accounting (Kaplan and Norton 1992). Balanced scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is widely used in business and industry, government, and nonprofit organizations to side with business activities to improve internal and external communications and monitor organization performance against strategic goals (Balanced Scorecard Basics n.d) The balanced scorecard has changed from its simple performance measurement structure to a full strategic planning and management system. The balanced scorecard has evolved from its early application as a simple performance measure framework to a full strategic planning, a simple public presentation-measuring framework to a full strategic planning (Balanced Scorecard Basics n.d).The new balanced scorecard transforms an eye-catching but unreceptive document into the "marching orders" for the organization on a daily basis. It offers a framework that provides performance measurements as well as helping planners identify what should be through and considered. It also enables executives to truly implement their policies (Balanced Scorecard Basics n.d) The balanced scorecard does not only focus on attaining financial objectives, furthermore, it emphasizes the nonfinancial objectives that an organization must accomplish to convene and...
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...The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Framework, Implementation Methodology and Recommended Application - Executive Brief (April 2012) - Introduction Balanced Scorecard is an integrated, organization-wide management system that drives, in an aligned manner, the transformation, improvement and modernization efforts of all hierarchical levels towards the accomplishment of organization’s Strategy. For this reason, Balanced Scorecard is also known as a Strategy Execution system. More precisely, Balanced Scorecard represents a framework for aligned Strategic Planning and for the consistent management of the organizational and individual performance in the execution of the Strategic Plan. Furthermore, Balanced Scorecard is a communication tool that helps each employee better understand where the Strategy drives the organization, what the plan is for reaching that destination and what their departmental and individual measured contribution is to that convergent effort. With such understanding, the employees – whether directly involved in the planned Strategy Execution, or not – can also change and improve the way they perform their daily jobs through micro-decisions that are both convergent and complementary to the execution of organization’s Strategic Plan. BSC History Balanced Scorecard has been launched twenty years ago as a first set of principles for balanced strategic Objectives and Measures/KPIs setting and measurement. The “parents” of Balanced Scorecard are Dr. Robert S. Kaplan...
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...A critical analysis of Balanced Scorecard as a performance measurement tool: an overview of its usage and sustainability A iti al a alysis of Bala ed “ o e a d as a pe fo TABLE OF CONTENTS a e easu e e t tool: a o e ie of its usage a d sustai a ility TOPICS PAGE i ii iii iv-v LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL DECLARATOIN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study 1.2 Objective of the study 1.3 Scope of the study 1.4 Methodology 1.5 Limitations of the study BALANCED SCORECARD 2.1 Overview of the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) 2.2 Objective 2.3 Design 2.4 Original design method 2.5 Improved design method 2.6 Popularity 2.7 Variants and alternatives CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON THE CONCEPT & USING OF BALANCED SCORECARD WHETHER IT IS THE UNIVERSAL SOLUTION FOR THE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT? 3.1 Crucial investigation of the concept and using of Balanced Scorecard 3.2 A comprehensive new approach for the measurement and management 3.3 Is the Balanced Scorecard a universal key to the business management? 3.4 Balanced Scorecard: a question of conjecture and application CHAPTER FOUR: THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE BALANCED SCORECARD 4.1 The Balanced Scorecard: an instrument for sustainability management 4.2 Different possible approaches of integrating environmental and social aspects 4.3 The process of formulating a sustainability Balances Scorecard 4-7 5 5 5 6 7 8-15 9-11 12 12-13 13 14 14 14-15 16-25 CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE 17-21 21-22 22-23 23-25...
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...Balanced scorecard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The balanced scorecard (BSC) is a strategy performance management tool - a semi-standard structured report, supported by design methods and automation tools, that can be used by managers to keep track of the execution of activities by the staff within their control and to monitor the consequences arising from these actions.[1] It is perhaps the best known of several such frameworks (it was the most widely adopted performance management framework reported in the 2010 annual survey of management tools undertaken by Bain & Company.[2]) Since its original incarnation in the early 1990s as a performance measurement tool, the BSC has evolved to become an effective strategy execution framework.[citation needed] The BSC concept as put forth by Drs. Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton is now seen as a critical foundation in a holistic strategy execution process that, besides helping organizations articulate strategy in actionable terms, provides a road map for strategy execution, for mobilizing and aligning executives and employees, and making strategy a continual process.[citation needed] Contents [hide] • 1 Characteristics • 2 History • 3 Design o 3.1 Original design method o 3.2 Improved design methods o 3.3 Popularity o 3.4 Variants, alternatives and criticisms • 4 Criticism o 4.1 Balanced Scorecard used for incentive based pay • 5 The...
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...1.1 Introduction of Balanced scorecard The concept of balanced scorecard was created by Art Schneiderman who is an independent consultant on the management of processes in 1987 at Anolog Devices, a mid-sized semi-conductor company. In 1992, Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton start publicising the balanced Scorecard though a series of journal articles and 1996 they published the Balanced Scorecard book. The Balanced Scorecard is a performance planning and measurement framework, with similar principles as Management by Objectives, which was publicized by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton in the early 1990s. Having realized the short comings of traditional management control systems, Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton designed the Balanced Scorecard as a result of a one-year research project involving 12 companies. Since its introduction, the Balanced Scorecard has been awarded a prize by the American Accounting Association as the “best theoretical contribution in 1997”. The balanced scorecard (BSC) was developed in the 1990’s is to allow businesses to utilize both non-financial and financial measures in order to align business strategies and goals with the strategic plan. The goal of the balanced scorecard is to integrate the main organizational measures of success into a plan or framework if you will; a plan that is in alignment with the organizational mission, goals, strategic plan, and allows for modification in response to unanticipated change. Historically...
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...Provide counsel and support to the CEO 5. Ensure compliance However, board of directors often fall short in carrying out their five responsibilities due to limited time they have available, and the inadequate information provided to them. The board members, burdened by limited time and limited information, can participate in a more effective and efficient governance process by implementing Balanced Scorecard program. The program starts with an Enterprise Scorecard enabling the board to become more informed about the enterprise’s strategy so that it can perform better its responsibilities. The board can also create a Board Scorecard, which defines its primary outcomes, board processes, and skills, information, and meeting dynamics for more effective governance. Finally, executive scorecards enable the Board to evaluate the performance of each senior executive and his or her succession plans. Enterprise Balanced Scorecard Enterprise Scorecard describes the strategy of the organization, including strategic objectives, performance measures, targets, and initiatives. The enterprise scorecard has a dual role. First, and primarily, it is a powerful internal communication and alignment tool that helps the CEO implement the corporate strategy throughout the organization. It provides a brief comprehensive representation of the strategy and a summary of the organization’s success in implementing it....
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...A Balanced Scorecard Although good business decisions are a function of timely and accurate information a more important point is the timely response and actions managers take after making a decision from the data and information. Success in the hospitality industry today is determined its information and knowledge management, and especially the actions managers take resulting from their determinations to outsmart the competition and gain competitive advantages. Technology information is making vast changes in the hospitality industry which gives reasons for hotel managers to collect data and information. Considering the benefits from gathering usable information and applying the information effectively and creatively to gain hotel competitive advantages, but the benefits are only as good as they are in the hands of decision makers who have good common sense and experience with the knowledge in the context in which the information is applicable (Nyheim, McFadden, & Connolly, 2005, p.209 and 219). Technology today makes collecting information immeasurably easy but its application requires rigorous analysis with as little time as possible. The speed or time it takes to gather, interpret, and put the information to work and execute the resulting decisions produces a competitive advantage. Keeping in mind that hotels benefiting from usable information is produced by the speed in which the hotel collects and converts the information into useful measures by making good strategic...
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...RESORT AND HOTEL OPERATION ARGUMENT ESSAY Name: Tuong Vy Dinh Student ID: din12236844 Subject: Resort and Hotel Operations Lecturer: Lynn Richardson Tutor: Ajay Khatter The development of hospitality industry has been putting more pressure on hotel and resort managers. They not only satisfy their customers’ service expectation but also please their hotel owners wants with limited budgets. Although the “balanced scorecard” has been applied recently, it seems to be hard for the managers to adjust the balancing between these desires of two important elements in hotel and resort processes. This essay will analyze these expectations, the application of balanced scorecard in the hotel and resort industry and exam whether it is helpful to solve to conflict between owner and manager or not. In the competitive environment, understanding what customer expect and want is the most significant step to have a good service. According to Parasuraman (1988) and Richard (1997), customer expectations are reflected the service quality and customer satisfaction. However, hotel guests do not use only unique expectation; they may adopt many types of desires to judge hotel service. Predictive expectation- prediction what level of service that the customer will receive and normative expectations – what service that the guest believe that the provider will offer to them, are the most prevalent types being used to evaluate (Tam, M 2005). Moreover, location, furniture, price, hotel category...
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...Chapter 2 |The Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map |[pic] | QUESTIONS 2-1 Financial performance measures, such as operating income and return on investment, indicate whether the company’s strategy and its implementation are increasing shareholder value. However, financial measures tend to be lagging indicators of the strategy. Firms monitor nonfinancial measures to understand whether they are building or destroying their capabilities—with customers, processes, employees, and systems—for future growth and profitability. Key nonfinancial measures are leading indicators of financial performance, in the sense that improvements in these indicators should lead to better financial performance in the future, while decreases in the nonfinancial indicators (such as customer satisfaction and loyalty, process quality, and employee motivation) generally predict decreased future financial performance. 2-2 A Balanced Scorecard is a systematic approach to performance measurement that translates an organization’s strategy into clear objectives, measures, and targets. The Balanced Scorecard integrates an appropriate mix of short- and long-term financial and non-financial performance measures used across the organization, based on the organization’s strategy. 2-3 The four measurement perspectives in the Balanced Scorecard are (1) financial, (2) customer, (3) process, and (4) learning and...
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