Table of Content

1. Research Objectives and Overall Research Approach 2

1.1 Reasons for choosing the Topic. 2
1.2 Reasons for choosing the Industry and Company 2
1.3 Background of the Company 3
1.4 Research Objectives 3
1.5 Research Questions 4
1.6 Research Approach 4

2. Information Gathering and Accounting/ Business Approach 6

2.1 Information Gathering 6
2.2 Limitation of Information Gathering 7
2.3 Ethical Issues 7
2.4 Financial and Business Models Used 7
2.4.1 Ratio Analysis 8
2.5 Business Analysis 11
2.5.1 SWOT Analysis 11
2.5.2 PEST Analysis 13

3. Result, Analysis, Conclusion and Recommendation 16

3.1 Financial Analysis 16
3.1.1 Ratio Analysis 16
3.2 Business Analysis 29
3.2.1 SWOT Analysis 29
3.2.2 PEST Analysis 33
3.3 Conclusion 35
3.4 Recommendations
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Acknowledgements 3
PART 1: Project objectives and overall Research Approach
1.1: Reason for choosing the topic 4
1.2: Reason for choosing the company and industry 5
1.3: Background of the organization 6
1.4: Research objectives and research question 6
1.5: Overall research approach 7

PART 2: Information Gathering and Accounting Business Techniques

2.1: Sources of information
2.2: Methods of sources to collect information
2.3: Limitation of your information gathering
2.4: Ethical issues and their resolution
2.5: Accounting and business techniques

PART 3: Results, Analysis, Conclusions and Recommendations

3.1: Financial Analysis
3.2: Business Analysis
3.3: Conclusions
3.4: Recommendation

CONTENTS

01 02 03
A) REASONS FOR CHOOSING A) SOURCES OF A) FINANCIAL ANALYSIS – 14
TOPIC 8 – 03 INFORMATION – 07
B) BUSINESS ANALYSIS – 24
B) REASONS FOR B) METHODS USED TO
CHOOSING AEROSPACE COLLECT INFORMATION – C) RECOMMENDATIONS AND
INDUSTRY – 03 07 CONCLUSIONS – 28

C) BACKGROUND OF C) LIMITATIONS OF
INDUSTRY AND LOCKHEED INFORMATION
MARTIN – 04 GATHERING – 08

D) RESEARCH OBJECTIVES D) ETHICAL ISSUES FACED

AND QUESTIONS – 05 WHILE GATHERING
INFORMATION – 08
E) AN EXPLANATION OF
OVERALL RESEARCH E) ACCOUNTING/BUSINESS
APPROACH – 06 TECHNIQUES AND THEIR
LIMITATIONS – 09