Fortunately for the novice manager, there is a business performance cycle which can act as a framework. It is the blank canvass on which the manager can imprint the development of the business. It also provides parameters through which one examines the day to day activities of the company. For the purposes of convenience we will describe the mode that essentially looks at the manufacturing model. This model will vary slightly with those within specific service industries but it gives a good example of the progression of the business performance management project. It assumes that there are several major activities in the...
