A Food Processing company has proposed you as a management consultant. The firm seeks to implement the balanced scorecard tool in an attempt to monitor performance. The management has no idea about the balanced scorecard model and has approached you for guidance regarding the approach to implement it and the challenge such a model presents. a) Describe the balanced scorecard. b) Explain the steps that a company can take in designing and implementing the balanced scorecard.

A Food Processing company has proposed you as a management consultant. The firm seeks to implement the balanced scorecard tool in an attempt to monitor performance. The management has no idea about the balanced scorecard model and has approached you for guidance regarding the approach to implement it and the challenge such a model presents. a) Describe the balanced scorecard. b) Explain the steps that a company can take in designing and implementing the balanced scorecard.

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