The principles of lean manufacturing and on-the-job employee training have been combined by logistics group Unipart as a core part of its strategy to improve productivity.
BUSS1 Example Answer for a 15 Marker
The BUSS1 exam typically has two 15-mark questions at the end of the paper which invite the candidate to provide an extended response to key issues or decisions in the case study, including...
BUSS1 Example Answer for a 10 Marker
It is important that students structure their answers appropriately to 10-mark questions in BUSS1. For example, a question that requires the candidate to "analyse two benefits" should do just that...
Here some more data you can use to practice calculating total profit and also basic variance analysis. Have a go first and then check your answers against the downloadable solution.Always remember...
It's always worthwhile checking that you know how to calculate contribution, break-even output, margin of safety and profit.Here is some financial information, based on the 2015 AQA BS03 Case Study...
BUSS1 Basics - Key Analysis & Evaluation Points
This short, simple revision presentation contains some summary thoughts about potential analysis and evaluation points which students might use effectively in their BUSS1 exam answers.The critical...
BUSS1 - The Final Countdown
The final main BUSS1 paper is sat on Monday. Last night Graham Prior hosted a twitter revision session with hundreds of BUSS1 candidates. Here are some of the most popular of Graham's tweets -...
Lean Production and sustainability
Unilever has tried to position itself as a multinational company that combines greenery with profitability.It sees these goals as complementary rather than contradictory. After a five-year...
Brompton Bikes - A Wheelie Good Case Study for BUSS4
Brompton, along with Pashley are now the only two volume manufacturers of bicycles in Britain. Raleigh, which at its peak produced more than 1m frames a year, now manufacturers abroad.Brompton is a...
Calculating variances is an area that many AS Business Studies students find tricky. With this in mind I recorded a short video which covers some of the basics of variance analysis along with two...
Here is one of my all-time favourite video clips for business studies, featuring one of my business heroes - Herb Kelleher.Herb who? You might not have heard of Herb Kelleher. However, I highly...
With AS Business Studies exams literally in the post I have just recorded a revision video on Understanding Markets which focuses on Market Size, Growth and Share.Watch: AS Business Studies:...
BUSS1 Revision Presentations
We've streamed a comprehensive collection of revision presentations to support students preparing for AQA BUSS1 here on the Business Blog. The links to each are shown below.You can also test your...
As you may know. I'm a big fan of the organisational culture at Ikea. It is a fabulous case study in how a strong culture can be a sustainable competitive advantage for a business.
BUSS1 - Revision Quizzes
We've now updated all our revision quizzes to support students preparing for BUSS1. Each quiz is listed below. Have fun testing your knowledge and understanding by working through them all - and...
Developing BUSS4 Exam Skills: Lessons Learned from June 2014
There's no doubt that BUSS4 is a challenging paper, not the least being the challenge of constructing two well-argued and evidenced essays that get right to the heart of what the questions are...
Holland and Barrett take on the Supermarkets
Holland and Barrett is planning to take on the supermarkets with the launch of its first Free From concept store, Holland and Barret More.
Developing BUSS3 Exam Skills: Lessons Learned from June 2014
BUSS3 is a challenging paper consisting of 4 questions with the last question being worth 34 marks. What makes this paper different from the other three papers is the amount of data in the...
Amazing Video for Innovation and Technology: Formula 1 Pit Stops
Just seen this amazing, amazing video today which would be perfect as a starter on innovation, technology and competitive advantage.
Developing BUSS2 Exam Skills: Lessons Learned from June 2014
BUSS2 is worth 60% of AS and 30% of A level and is therefore a crucial exam.What can we learn about BUSS2 from last year's examiners report?
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