Operations management

Table of Contents

1. Topic pack - Operations management - introduction
2. Operations Management (OM) - Introduction
3. 5.1 Production methods notes
4. 5.1 Production methods - questions
5. 5.2 Costs and revenues - notes
6. 5.2 Costs and revenues - questions
7. 5.3 Break-even analysis - notes
8. 5.3 Break-even analysis - questions
9. 5.3 Break-even analysis - simulations and activities
10. 5.4 Quality assurance - notes
11. 5.4 Quality assurance - questions and activities
12. 5.5 Location - notes
    1. Location
    2. National location
    3. Types of Location
    4. Factors affecting location
    5. Relocation: Push and Pull factors.
    6. 'Cluster' strategy helps Holland industries find prosperity
    7. Demonstrations against new Tesco store
    8. IB - new global centre
    9. Storck to close Bendicks factory in Winchester
    10. Impact of globalisation on location
    11. Rolls-Royce's growth in Asia
    12. Case study - Subway Chain
    13. Virtual business and location
13. Innovation - notes (HL only)
14. 5.6 Innovation - questions
15. 5.7 Production planning - notes
16. 5.7 Production planning - questions
17. 5.8 Project management - notes (HL only)
18. 5.8 Project management - questions (HL only)
19. Print View

IB - new global centre

International Baccalaureate sets up new global centre in The Hague, The Netherlands - the two sides of a relocation

Read the article International Baccalaureate sets up new global centre in The Hague, The Netherlands (you can do this in the window below or follow the previous link to read the article in a separate window) which outlines the IB's move from Cardiff in the UK to the Hague in the Netherlands.

• What are the likely forces that are encouraging the IB organisation to relocate its UK headquarters from Cardiff to The Hague?
• What are the implications for Cardiff of the planned move?
• What potential threats are facing the IB organisation as a consequence of the relocation?
• What are the advantages to the IB organisation of centralising all of its regional offices in one location?

Extension Activity:

Prepare a Force Field Analysis showing the driving and restraining forces related to the relocation of the IB organisation to The Hague.