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About Capacity utilisation and outsourcing
Questions on capacity utilisation and outsourcing: calculating capacity utilisation, dealing with excess or insufficient capacity, and the benefits and limitations of outsourcing and subcontracting.
10 past paper questions on this topic since 2020, across 5 exam sessions.
How often it comes up
| Year | Paper 3 | Total | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 |
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A Level Business questions by topic
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- Unit 1Business and its environment
- Ch 3Size of business
- Ch 4Business objectives
- Ch 6External influences on business activity
- Ch 7External economic influences on business activity
- Ch 8Business strategy
- Ch 9Corporate planning and implementation
- Unit 2Human resource management
- Ch 10Human resource management
- Ch 13Organisational structure
- Ch 14Business communication
- Ch 15Leadership
- Ch 16Human resource management strategy
- Unit 3Marketing
- Ch 19The marketing mix – product and price
- Ch 20The marketing mix – promotion and place
- Ch 21Marketing analysis
- Ch 22Marketing strategy
- Unit 4Operations management
- Ch 25Capacity utilisation and outsourcing
- Ch 26Location and scale
- Ch 27Quality management
- Ch 28Operations strategy
- Unit 5Finance and accounting
- Ch 31Costs
- Ch 33Financial statements
- Ch 34Analysis of published accounts
- Ch 35Investment appraisal
- Ch 36Finance and accounting strategy