Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Report
The assignment bellow is based off assignment 1 report that is attached for reference Also attached is the original instructions to assignment 1 for reference. The resources provided as links at the bottom and in the assignment 2 word doc are the only resources to be used. The assignment must include in text citations. The assignment must be written within the scope of the rubric at is also attached.
Assignment #2: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Report
Required Formatting of Assignment #2:
The TCO should be double spaced, 12-point font, and two to three pages in length excluding the title page and reference page.
Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.
Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment.
Title page
Use headings to help organize the paper
Use APA formatting for in-text citations and reference page. You are expected to paraphrase and not use quotes. Deductions will be taken when quotes are used and found to be unnecessary.
The expectation is that you provide a robust use of the course readings. No other books besides the course eBook can be used. When using a source document, the expectation is that the information is cited and referenced with a page or paragraph number.
Resources:
http://www.bearingpoint.com/en-nl/download/Spend_Mgmt_WP_FI_8p.pdf
https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2013/jul/5-reasons-to-use-total-cost-of-ownership
http://www.rpaycompany.com/industry/pdf/Negotiating_on_Cost_Not_Price.pdf
https://hbr.org/1992/01/the-balanced-scorecard-measures-that-drive-performance-2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlXpxuGAQpU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4HPYYR5iLw