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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies

4.1.1Production processes

Production processes in Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 4.1.1.1Calculate labour productivity and explain why efficiency matters and how to increase it.
  2. 4.1.1.2Explain lean production, just-in-time and Kaizen and their advantages and disadvantages.
  3. 4.1.1.3Explain why businesses hold inventory and what affects how much they hold.

Lessons

  • Productivity, efficiency and lean production

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  • Purchasing and inventory management

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Production processes: sample question

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A factory with 25 workers produces 4,500 units a week. What is its labour productivity?

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