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Wednesday 31 March 2010

IGCSE Business Studies - holiday work

Please visit the following site and download as many past papers and mark schemes as you require;



If you require a 'Secure download', the username is my e mail address;




and the password is;


fa1thful (thats a 1 not an i)


NB Revision skill a) look at the question, b) revise the relevant topics, c) attempt the past paper under timed conditiond and d) check your answers with the mark schemes.


Good luck, see you all after the break.

Wednesday 24 March 2010

Quality control - the old fashioned way!!


I am sure you have seen the 'Quality Control'clip at the Nissan factory....well here is a similar car manaufacture doing it slightly differently!!



Y12 Applied: The web: vital statistics

Excellent article on the web and its history;

BBC News - The web: vital statistics

New Videos for Business

Check out the clips below;

Creating a brand;



Developing a product;



Exporting products profitably

Wednesday 17 March 2010

Y12 Applied Business - Unit 4

This presentation will help you with section C of Unit 4.



Mr. Bentley

Monday 8 March 2010

TQM - Scenarios to discuss

What is TQM?

TQM refers to an integrated approach by management to focus all functions and levels of an organization on quality and continuous improvement. Over the years TQM has become very important for improving a firm's process capabilities in order to achieve fit and sustain competitive advantages. TQM focuses on encouraging a continuous flow of incremental improvements from the bottom of the organization's hierarchy. TQM is not a complete solution formula as viewed by many – formulas can not solve managerial problems, but a lasting commitment to the process of continuous improvement.

The main driving force of TQM is customer satisfaction.

Quality is not just product related. Quality is not just the product; it's a combination of the product and "add-ons," i.e. packaging, availability, convenience of use and value adding customer service, etc. The same applies to you in the employment market. Possessing a tertiary qualification may only get you 50% of the way towards being internally promoted or externally employed. The other 50% will depend upon what your acquired "add-ons" are, i.e. what makes you more valuable than your competitor in the mind of potential employers/customers.

Check out the clip below and assess what the issues are with each scenario....how would you improve the situation????