Christmas 2010

You will be sitting a full mock F291 in January (Tuesday 11th).

Your holiday work is to revise for this using:

1. Rapid revision guide
2. F291 question papers and mark schemes from the links to the left
3. other revision material found in the blog

You may also look forward to F292 which you will be starting second week back.

ryanair case study

investor relations page

yeo valley organic rebrand

yeo valley utube


http://www.yeovalleyorganic.co.uk/

innocent drinks case study 2010

innocent drinks website

innocent drinks blog

design council profile

coke buys into innocent bbc 4/09

coke innocent the times

coke innocent the guardian

innocent explain themselves

innocent defends deal (bbc)

diversification into veg

hardtalk interview with founder jan 2007

times talk to founder

innocents set up bbc 2003

bottom line bbc 2006

innocent drinks cashflow bbc 2001

Richard Reed, Innocent Drinks (Inspiring Entrepreneurs - Ethical Entrepreneurs) from Business & IP Centre on Vimeo.

external - ethics

erin brockovich

eco biz ben and jerry

suicide at ipad factory

external factors - social

external factors - technology

BBC Technology home page



business and technology posts t2u

dyson and engineers



internet contribution to GDP

economies of scale



cruise liner

car industry

decline in car output slows (bbc 2o nov)

car scrappage economist

russian car industry in structural decline

state support for lada

airline industry

basics http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6478651.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7256918.stm

http://www.open2.net/money/trailers_spring_08.html#plane

oct 2007 http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/transport/article2701536.ece

gatwick and baa sale
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7622013.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7571733.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7564877.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7571000/7571786.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7572442.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7571000/7571962.stm

supermarket industry

Competition Commission Report
BBC news
UK supermarkets set for shake-up
Supermarkets under scrutiny
Audio-visual reports The Competition Commission is to order major supermarkets to sell off land to boost choices for customers
Robert Peston Tesco Trimuphs
Newspaper coverage
Graphics you might want to use in your teaching
Guardian:
The Times Shoppers to pay for superstore shake-up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4785544.stm competition investigation (BBC 2006)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7375530.stm supermarket power (2008)

http://www.mmc.gov.uk/rep_pub/reports/2008/538grocery.htm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7739606.stm discount supermarkets grow

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7643552.stm (tesco profits sept 2008)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7659553.stm (sainsburys profits oct 2008)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7476672.stm future supermarkets

oil prices

car industry

global car industry

Car industry in crisis

FT In depth page - GM Europe

decline in car output slows (bbc 2o nov)

car scrappage economist

russian car industry in structural decline

state support for lada

google video



vauxhalls new model sept 2010

corn supply and demand

Module 1 - Consumer Demand Video Transcript

Module 2 - Demand Video Transcript

Module 3 - Market Price Video Transcript

Module 4 - Supply Video Transcript

Module 5 - Derived Demand Video Transcript

wheat prices

ft interactive

wheat prices bbc

wheat prices and biofuel guardian

commodity futures explained (fao)

wheat prices bbc 22/09/2010

the market

the functions of the price mechanism video 6mins

tea in china

cotton prices

junior apprentice

what businesses do

added value:
presentation
activity (pdf)

classification of a business:
worksheet

aims and objective:
presentation
worksheet

stakeholders:
revision presentation
video casestudy
worksheet

business growth basics
worksheet

opportunity cost:
worksheet (pdf)

adverts

latest tv adverts

latest print adverts

thermae bath spa

thermae bath spa

economic survey 2009

annual report 2006-7

report page banes

culture report 2007-8

spa recoups losses

thisisbath website - promotions

promo video 1

promo video 2

economic boost to city

spa reviews google

the competition?

the royal crescent hotel - the bath house

barcelo combe grove spa

the priory spa days

macdonalds spa hotel

other sources

rebranding margate

business documentaries on the bbc

bbc2 documentries:

inside john lewis - all encompassing look at the john lewis partnership

total recall - toyota: quality and kaizen

money programme home: a complete list of case studies from 2002 on with some video

cwo stonemasons case study

telegraph article

http://www.cwo.uk.com/ company website

company info sheet

stock control

introduction to stock control (t2u)

stock control charts (t2u)

other aspects of stock control (t2u)

Quality Issues

introduction to quality (t2u)

quality control (t2u)

total quality management TQM (t2u)

operations management

introduction to production (t2u)

capacity utilisation:
capacity and labour costs (bbc) during a recession

capacity management (t2u)

production processes:

types of production (t2u)
cool stuff being made

accounting ratios

apple computers (t2u)

innocent drinks (t2u)

investment appraisal

simulator

worksheet

bized resources

times 100 resources

breakeven

breakeven simulator

support materials

quality issues - toyota

toyota recall (bbc 05/02/10)

toyota's reputation (the economist 05/02/10)

peuguot production (ft feb 2010)

toyota production

How to find a business idea, by Laura Tenison | Smarta

How to find a business idea, by Laura Tenison Smarta

financial accounts

the income statement (t2u presentation)

income statement quiz

the balance sheet (t2u presentation)

balance sheet quiz

profits and cash (t2u presentation)

improving profit (t2u presentation)

new balance - quality issues

bbc video

- Why does the New Balance factory need to undertake a “relentless search to boost output & improve productivity”

- What is meant by contiunous improvement?

- “If you love your job, it goes a long way to making people good workers” according to Billy Edgar. To what extent do you agree with this view?

- Evaluate the importance of location to the success of the New Balance factory

- New Balance wants to triple the factory output from 1 million to 3 million pairs of trainers per year. Outline the main challenges New Balance will have to overcome if they are to achive this objective

football finances

the business of sport

football finances 2007-2008

costs

costs presentation

cashflow

cash flow presentation

other posts

cashflow simulation

positive cashflow

stable cashflow

negative cashflow

factors affecting cashflow

exercises:

xls worksheet (student)

xls worksheet (teacher)

what if version

cass business school website

http://www.cassknowledge.com/

Budgeting

Candidates should be able to:
•Demonstrate an understanding of the nature, and explain the purpose of, budgeting as an aid to decision-making and control; compare budgeted and actual achievements

Introduction to business planning

Introduction to budgets

Purpose and role of budgets

Incremental budgets

Zero based budgets

streamed presentation on budgeting

streamed presentation on budget control

streamed presentation on variance

budgeting quiz

F292 Tutor2u Blog Posts

Key Specifaction Areas:

Finance and Accounts

Operations Management

Human Resource Management

Marketing

business quizzes

f292 - production process

pizza factory

easter eggs

revision presentations unit 1

complete F291 Online Notes (Business Studies online)

business basics:
what is a business
adding value
objectives
objectives and stakeholders

creative ideas for new business
innovation and invention
understanding customers needs
risks and rewards

ownership structure:
start up structures
limited liability
external growth

finance basics:
the Startup Cash Flow Forcast
Cost Basics
the Basics of Profit
Revenues and Demand
Raising Finance for a New Business

human resources basics;
Recruitment for a New Business
Protecting Staff through Legislation
leadership

marketing basics:
market mapping
marketing and pricing
marketing and promotion
marketing and place

external factors:
new business and competition
new business and legisation
new business and social issues
Technology transforms business in the Noughties
business cycle and economic growth
economic policy
business ethics


other issues:
swot analysis

full list (all units)

globalisation and business

decade in business

guardian graphic