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Ch 29 5.2 Operations methods: complete notes

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Topics in this chapter

1. What you must be able to do
2. Operations methods at a glance AO3
3. Job production AO3
4. Batch production AO3
5. Choosing the batch size
6. Mass / flow production AO3
7. Which is cheaper: batch or flow? AO4
8. Mass customization AO3
9. Choosing the right method AO3
10. Technology, ethics and sustainability
11. Applying operations methods to a case: how to write the answer

“I can” checklist: what you must be able to do

• I can describe job, batch, mass/flow production and mass customization.
• I can evaluate each method (advantages, limitations, when suitable).
• I can explain changeover, batch size and economies of scale.
• I can calculate average cost and the output at which two methods cost the same.
• I can use a decision tree and statistics to compare methods.
• I can (HL) use contribution to price a special order.
• I can justify a recommended method using volume, variety, cost and ethics.
• I can write an AO3 judgement with a condition and use case figures.

What is inside the full chapter notes

• Concept notes with 7 worked examples (all numbers checked)
• Diagrams: volume-variety map, average cost curve, cost crossover, batch-size trade-off
• Business-management tools: decision trees, statistics, contribution (HL)
• Applying it to a case: AO2 and AO3 paragraphs
• Common mistakes and a command-term "How to score" box
• 12 Quick-check questions, explained
• Paper 1 style case with Section A parts and a 10-mark Section B question
• Paper 2 style quantitative set with an HL part, quick reference and "I can" checklist

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All chapters in this pack

1. Ch 1 1.1-1.2 The nature of business and types of business entity
2. Ch 2 1.3 Business objectives
3. Ch 3 1.4 Stakeholders
4. Ch 4 1.5 Growth and evolution
5. Ch 5 1.6 Multinational companies (MNCs)
6. Ch 6 2.1 Introduction to human resource management
7. Ch 7 2.2 Organizational structure
8. Ch 8 2.3 Leadership and management
9. Ch 9 2.4 Motivation and demotivation
10. Ch 10 2.5 Organizational (corporate) culture (HL)
11. Ch 11 2.6 Communication
12. Ch 12 2.7 Industrial and employee relations (HL)
13. Ch 13 3.1 Introduction to finance
14. Ch 14 3.2 Sources of finance
15. Ch 15 3.3 Costs and revenues
16. Ch 16 3.4 Final accounts
17. Ch 17 3.5 Profitability and liquidity ratio analysis
18. Ch 18 3.6 Efficiency ratio analysis (HL)
19. Ch 19 3.7 Cash flow
20. Ch 20 3.8 Investment appraisal
21. Ch 21 3.9 Budgets (HL)
22. Ch 22 4.1 Introduction to marketing
23. Ch 23 4.2 Marketing planning
24. Ch 24 4.3 Sales forecasting (HL)
25. Ch 25 4.4 Market research
26. Ch 26 4.5 The seven Ps of the marketing mix
27. Ch 27 4.6 International marketing (HL)
28. Ch 28 5.1 Introduction to operations management
29. Ch 29 5.2 Operations methods
30. Ch 30 5.3 Lean production and quality management (HL)
31. Ch 31 5.4 Location
32. Ch 32 5.5 Break-even analysis
33. Ch 33 5.6 Production planning (HL)
34. Ch 34 5.7 Crisis management and contingency planning (HL)
35. Ch 35 5.8 Research and development (HL)
36. Ch 36 5.9 Management information systems (HL)