KS4 Curriculum Booklet 2017 - 18

Curriculum Overview KS3

Subject: Business Studies Overview effective from[date ]: September 2017

1 Reference – BBC Bitesize webpage on JIC BBC Bitesize recap quiz on stock control What does the video suggest is the stock control system used by Amazon? In pairs students test each other to revise the benefits and drawbacks of just in case. Teacher led explanation on the difference between just in time and just in case production. Split students in pairs – each pair to produce a paragraph arguing for the use of just in time or just in case for their chosen business. 1 Students brainstorm the main factors that would affect which supplier businesses choose. Show images of a variety of businesses, for example Poundland, Gucci, a pharmacy, Rolls-Royce, Primark – what are the main factors that would influence the choice of suppliers in each case? Use the 9-mark question format to create a question analysing and evaluating the main factor influencing the choice of supplier for a chosen business.

Managing stock – just in case (JIC)

To evaluate the use of managing stock using JIC

Students should recognise the benefits of having spare stock to satisfy demand balanced against the cost of holding buffer stock. Students will not be asked to draw or

to a given business.

interpret stock control charts.

Factors affecting choice of suppliers include price, quality and reliability.

Factors affecting choice of suppliers

To understand the factors affecting the choice of suppliers. To analyse the factors that affect the choice of supplier for a given business.