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Video Case Studies - Resource Listing
7th January 2009
Here is a listing of all the video case study resources that we have provided on the Business Studies Blog. We’ll add to this resource listing as each new video case study is published.
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Latest video case study entries are at the top of each category list
SMALL BUSINESS / ENTERPRISE
Biofuel farmers feel the pressure
The Car Boot Sale
The wonder of Wellies
Jivana Style finds niche in the greetings card market
Pubs diversify to survive
Roadside Markets
Startup Bean Grinder
Diversify or Bust (Small Retailers)
Three Small Businesses Born in the Storm
Never Too Old to Start a Business
MARKETING
Fresh pizza from a vending machine
Pricing tactics for an upmarket restaurant - how to increase demand at lunchtime during the downturn
Product Life Cycle of the Standard Light Bulb
Behind the Scenes of Marketing at a Gift Business
Tiffinbites and the Curry Franchise
Yorkshire Firms Battle over Trademark
Product Innovation in the Recession
Christmas Tree Pricing
FINANCE
Profitability of Onion Farming
Market Traders and Fixed Costs
When the Bank Overdraft Becomes the Problem
PRODUCTION / OPERATIONS
Inside the Easter Egg Factory (2) - Cadburys
Fresh pizza from a vending machine
Making the world’s cheapest car
Mass market house production
Inside the Easter Egg factory (1)
Flexible storage is a boom business
Manufacturers move to short-time working to reduce production capacity
LG moves away from mass production to meet customer needs
Investment in Cricket Bat Manufacturing
Paul Smith Warehouse Expansion
Inside the Pizza Factory
Technological Change at the Cinema
Nissan and the Effect of Declining Demand on Production
BUSINESS STRATEGY
Export Success for Mining Tools Manufacturer
Poundland Thrives in the Downturn
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
Supply and demand in action (tea)
Quarry business dispute with local stakeholders
Substitute products - three great examples of how demand is shifting during the recession
Exporters Benefit from a Weaker Pound
Bettaware Beats the Recession
Demand for Real Ale
Pashley Bicycles Battles the Recession
Tourist Town Reinvents its Economy
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT