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

Storck to close Bendicks factory in Winchester

Read the article Storck to close Bendicks factory in Winchester(you can do this in the window below or follow the previous link to read the article in a separate window) and then answer the questions below.

Question 1

Define the terms:

• Brand name
• Multinational conglomerate

Question 2

Explain the Unite Union's statement that "Yet again, weak labour laws are working against the interests of the UK".

Question 3

Examine the impact of globalisation on Storck's decision to relocate Bendicks factory to East Germany.

Question 4

Using Storck as one example, evaluate the impact on a firm's objectives and strategy of changes in the external environment