Module Code & Title :-  BUS6002 Strategic Management Case Study Based
Assignment Type :- Report
Weighted :- 100%
Maximum word count :- 4,000 words
Assignment Brief :-
As part of the formal assessment for the programme you are required to submit a STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT assignment. Please refer to your Student Handbook for full details of the programme assessment scheme and general information on preparing and submitting assignments.

Learning Outcomes:
After completing the module, you should be able to:
1) Critically analyse and apply a number of theoretical models and their potential for developing strategy and supporting strategic decisions.
2) Analyse theoretical developments in strategy.
3) Support the development of organisational strategies and plans.
4) Critically assess the impact of strategy making in an increasingly volatile and turbulent environment.
5) Appreciate the significance of and the difficulties in formulating and implementing strategy.

Guidance :-
Your assignment should include:
a title page containing your student number the module name the submission deadline and the exact word count of your submitted document the appendices if relevant; and a reference list in AU Harvard system(s).

You should address all the elements of the assignment task listed below. Please
note that tutors will use the assessment criteria set out below in assessing your work.

You must not include your name in your submission because Arden University operates anonymous marking which means that markers should not be aware of the identity of the student. How ever please do not forget to include your STU number.

BUS6002 Strategic Management Case Study Based Report – UK

Please note the following:
Students are required to indicate the exact word count on the title page of the assessment.

The word count includes every thing in the main body of the assessment including in text citations and references. The word count excludes numerical data in tables figures diagrams footnotes reference list and appendices. ALL other printed words ARE included in the word count.

Please note that exceeding the word count by over 10% will result in a 10-percentage point deduction.

Assignment Task

This assessment is weighted 100% of the total marks for the Module.

Case study Organisation: Aldi entitled:
The Aldi effect: How one discount supermarket transformed the way Britain shops.
When Aldi arrived in Britain Tesco and Sainsbury’s were sure they had nothing to worry about. Three decades later they know better.

This assignment requires you to study the attached Case Study research further and under take critical analyses of the current business environment along with its strategic capabilities. Based on the outcome of your analyses you are then required to propose and justify future strategic choice(s) for Aldi. Below are the links to both the text and podcast versions of the case study:

Your brief includes a critical examination of the company’s current strategic plans and practices. In addition, you are required to suggest a comprehensive and justifiable strategic plan for adoption and implementation in the future.