Barrys Plumbing Case

- Barbie doesn't know anything about the company's control. She is the accounting manager and she doesn't know about it nor the company's operations.

-There are 5 companies, all in different places. Some of them are over two hours apart from each other. The company needed a good integrated accounting system, good internal control and communication should be the main characteristic between managers and CEO.

- There is no communication between the employees. If you are the manager, it needs to have communication with the employees

- Apparently, Barbie doesn't have any solid experience, as she has just graduated from University (2 years ago)

- Louise, who is the executive manager and has been working in the company for over 10 years, doesn't have control or knowledge about the operation controls of the 5 companies. Barbie and Butch have full authority and never share information about how the money is spent. On the other hand, Louise doesn't participate or ask about what is going on in the company.

- A checklist should be made for managers to follow what is happening in the company. So this way, the company will not miss any important operation and procedures for the end of month period or end of year period. This way, they will be able to control what was done and what is missing.

- Barbie and Butch Smith are boyfriend and girlfriend. The ideal is to keep employees without any relationship (same family, couples, etc). They should have people with "neutral" relationships.

- There is a lack of control because the same people who authorise all the operations in the company is the same people who manage the operations. Should have one operations manager, for example, and when Barbie wants to purchase something for the company, such as assets, she would have to request permission and authorisation from the operations manager