How the car makers responded to the downturn

Measuring the competitiveness of a business [18 May 2012]
Revision Presentation - Operations and Technology [17 May 2012]
Revision Presentation - Making Operational Decisions [17 May 2012]
BUSS2 Magic Formula [15 May 2012]
Predictions of a dramatic change in the way goods are produced - and how it may change business [25 Apr 2012]
Vodafone takes over Cable and Wireless Worldwide [23 Apr 2012]
Legislation forces Coke and Pepsi to change their recipe [9 Mar 2012]
Pampering - demand booms as consumers seek an affordable treat [4 Mar 2012]
Video resource: Do bonuses work as an incentive for better performance? [10 Feb 2012]
Happiness in the workplace still proving elusive [6 Feb 2012]
How to turn threats into an opportunity at Ryanair [31 Jan 2012]
Leadership - what qualities does an effective leader and manager have? [29 Jan 2012]
Strategy Lessons from the Tesco Downfall [15 Jan 2012]
Revision Presentation - Operational Objectives [3 Jan 2012]
Revision Presentation - Economies of Scale & Resource Mix [3 Jan 2012]
Why is productivity rising in the US? [1 Jan 2012]
Revision Presentation - Workforce Planning [26 Dec 2011]
Time for this Dragon to Cut Costs to Keep his Health Clubs Fighting Fit [11 Dec 2011]
Cut price cup cake deal goes wrong…... [22 Nov 2011]
Nurofen Plus and the importance of quality - [28 Aug 2011]
Automation and the arrival of 290,000 robots [2 Aug 2011]
McDonalds - Making a Meal out of the Olympics [20 Jul 2011]
New study shows CSR pays dividends [11 Jul 2011]
British manufacturer exploiting a niche [21 Jun 2011]
An end to outsourcing? [18 May 2011]
CSR - Can better social responsibility boost the UK economy by £17bn? [12 May 2011]
Jaguar goes for NPD investment with £5bn plan [10 May 2011]
Lesson Worksheet - Capacity Utilisation [5 May 2011]
Life in the chocolate factory - automation, productivity, motivation and culture [24 Apr 2011]
Capacity cuts at Toyota UK as production still hit after Japanese earthquake [20 Apr 2011]
Kate & Wills - A Short-term boost to demand [9 Apr 2011]
CSR - The Mega Dairy, Economies of Scale and Cornflakes [25 Feb 2011]
Protection for the endangered pasty [23 Feb 2011]
Nestle - using branding & productivity to overcome commodity price increases [17 Feb 2011]
Commodity prices in action - soaring Copper [6 Feb 2011]
Q&A - What are the main issues in operating a multi-site business? [29 Dec 2010]
Q&A - How important is location in determining business success? [29 Dec 2010]
Q&A - Explain what is meant by labour productivity and how it can be measured? [28 Dec 2010]
Cash flow Clue-doh! The Mystery is Revealed… [2 Nov 2010]
Making the FT Brand Sweat! [19 Oct 2010]
Analysing the Business Data - Marriage in Decline [19 Oct 2010]
Rationalising & Redeployment at Alliance Boots [9 Oct 2010]
Who ate all the pies? [17 Sep 2010]
Would you stand for it? [14 Sep 2010]
Strategy in Action - Crocs Comes Back from the Dead [4 Sep 2010]
Adding value…to the humble toilet roll [2 Sep 2010]
Recession Strategy - Manufacturing Emerges Leaner and Fitter [25 Aug 2010]
Lost in translation - demand from public sector to dry up? [4 Aug 2010]
Nissan profits from a recovery in demand [30 Jul 2010]
Demand for Foreign Holidays Takes a Sharp Dip [14 Jul 2010]
World Cup 2010 Business Winners and Losers [13 Jul 2010]
Emerging Stronger - How UK Businesses Responded to the Recession [14 Jun 2010]
Managing People - Will Staff Turnover Increase as the UK Emerges from the Recession [2 Jun 2010]
Recession Strategy - For Airlines it is all about Unit Costs [2 Jun 2010]
Emerging from Recession - Manufacturing Leads the Way [1 Jun 2010]
Strategy Case Study - Vauxhall/Opel restructuring [24 May 2010]
British vodka beats the world! [19 May 2010]
The dangers of focus on one product [9 May 2010]
Corus chief calls for more government funds for the economy [8 Apr 2010]
BUSS4 Research - a Corus of Disapproval [1 Mar 2010]
Strategies for the Recession - Insights from Six Restaurant Group CEOs [19 Feb 2010]
Is the cost-conscious UK consumer here to stay? [16 Feb 2010]
Managing a recruitment business through the recession [16 Feb 2010]
Amazing Production Video [15 Feb 2010]
Taking Demand-based Pricing To Extremes [8 Feb 2010]
Video case study - substitute goods benefiting from the recession [1 Feb 2010]
Strategy in a recession - Fusion Systems [1 Feb 2010]
Business priorities in a recession [1 Feb 2010]
Flexible working thrives in the recession [1 Feb 2010]
Measuring labour productivity - Google revenue per employee [29 Jan 2010]
Video case study - New Balance quality in a successful UK factory [28 Jan 2010]
Demand and Supply in Sction - Haggis [25 Jan 2010]
Product, pricing and profitability in a changing market [20 Jan 2010]
Revision presentation - labour productivity [17 Jan 2010]
Retrenchment and capacity cutting at Blacks Leisure - and then expansion again? [12 Jan 2010]
Revision Presentation - Revenues and Demand [30 Dec 2009]
Revision Presentation - Capacity Management [19 Dec 2009]
Video Case Study - Luxury Sound Maker Ditches CDs [4 Dec 2009]
Outdoor Ice-skating heads firmly down the product life cycle [3 Dec 2009]
Operations in Action - Video Tour of the Amazon Depot [23 Nov 2009]
Emerging markets drive demand for oil [16 Nov 2009]
Brompton Bicycles - Guardian Profile [9 Nov 2009]
Survive and prosper - emerging markets in the global recession [5 Nov 2009]
Emerging Markets - China’s Growth in Charts [5 Nov 2009]
“Promoting mental wellbeing at work” - superb resource materials [5 Nov 2009]
Halloween - packed full of business studies lesson ideas [3 Nov 2009]
Auto Warriors - the Capacity Management Reality Show [28 Oct 2009]
Q&A - What is globalisation? [27 Oct 2009]
Q&A - How are businesses affected by unemployment? [27 Oct 2009]
Q&A - What are the main causes of unemployment? [27 Oct 2009]
Q&A - Explain what unemployment is and how it is measured [27 Oct 2009]
Managing Cash Flow - Beware the Economic Recovery [26 Oct 2009]
Entrepreneur takes advantage of the postal strike [24 Oct 2009]
Economist on Lean Production [20 Oct 2009]
Strictly and X-Factor Drive Demand for Pizza [1 Oct 2009]
A textbook example of how rising unemployment affects demand [23 Sep 2009]
Demand is booming for UK Cinemas [16 Sep 2009]
Video case study: battling for survival in the restaurant trade [31 Aug 2009]
A dramatic fall in business investment [27 Aug 2009]
Strategic business decision-making - Network Rail [26 Aug 2009]