Cambridge Past Paper Questions

Discuss ways in which the operations management department of a car manufacturing company could help the business survive during an economic recess...

'Location is the most important factor determining the success of a large car manufacturing business.' Discuss this statement.

A hospital requires employees to work long and often unsociable hours. Discuss why and how the hospital should assist its employees to achieve a go...

Rugged Back Packs (RBP) RBP is a manufacturing business that specialises in producing travel bags and backpacks. The products are sold by many diff...

Car Wash (CW) CW is a national chain of car wash businesses. Each car wash is a franchise of CW and is owned and managed by an entrepreneur who is ...

Occasion Cards (OC) OC is a private limited company that sells greeting cards designed using mass customisation. Customers order their cards on the...

Nearly New (NN) NN sells second-hand computers. NN is owned by Nathan who is a sole trader. Nathan is a fully trained and qualified computer engine...

Jones Sticky Labels (JS) JS is a private limited company that produces sticky labels for the industrial market. JS was set up by Lucy Jones 15 year...

Perfik Plumbing (PP) PP is a plumbing business owned and managed by Navpreet. She set up PP as a sole trader three years ago when she qualified as ...

Analyse the possible disadvantages for KKS of taking over VantoU.

Evaluate the usefulness of a marketing plan for successful expansion through Option B.

Discuss whether KKS should introduce the new HR Director's proposed changes (lines 63–67).

Discuss the extent to which the information in Appendix 3 is sufficient strategic analysis to allow KKS to consider entering the market in country Y.

Evaluate how KKS could successfully achieve the strategic implementation of its decision to expand internationally.

Analyse the limitations to ADP of using budgets and variance analysis when deciding the future of factory Q. Refer to Appendix 1 in your answer.

'Long term sales forecasts will be the most important factor in our new marketing plan to break into the USA market.' (Lines 58–59). Do you agree w...

Refer to Table 3. Calculate for 2017:

Evaluate whether the introduction of lean production techniques would be enough to improve ADP's operational efficiency.

Evaluate whether Prahalad and Hamel's concept of Core Competencies and Porter's Five Forces model are likely to be effective frameworks for ADP's f...

Discuss how ADP should strategically manage and plan for crises in ways that minimise their long term impact on the business.

Analyse the benefits to NFP of using critical path analysis when planning the frozen food project. Refer to Appendix 2 in your answer.

Evaluate the potential risks and rewards to NFP of market development into country Y.

Evaluate the extent to which the future success of NFP's operations depends on effective workforce planning.

Evaluate two strategic analysis techniques that NFP should use when considering future strategic options.

Discuss how NFP's senior management could effectively implement its strategy of integrating the VF business into NFP.