Unit4 Operations and Project Management iAlevel Business (entire unit revision notes as PPT)

45 slides of the whole unit as pointers, most slides allow students to write their own examples and encourage discussion. Good for iAlevel Business and L3 BTEC
includes:
Operations decisions = The influence of marketing, availability of resources and technology (e.g. CAD and CAM) on operations decisions
Flexibility and innovation = The need for flexibility with regard to volume, delivery time and specification • Process innovation
Operations methods: job, batch, flow, mass customisation
Differences between methods – advantages and disadvantages of each method • Problems of changing from one method to another
Location = Factors that determine (a) location and (b) relocation: geographic, demographic, legal, political, resources, infrastructure, marketing • Differences between local, regional, national, international location decisions
Scale of operation = Factors that influence the scale of a business • Causes and examples of internal/external economies/ diseconomies of scale
Links between economies of scale and unit costs