New Factory

Your company is expanding and wants to open a new factory in another area. You have been asked to consider where the best place would be to locate it.

●What factors need to be considered in choosing a good location
●Which of these factors are the most important to consider

Business Presentation

A local college has asked your company to give a short presentation to a group of young business students about the work of one of the departments in your company. You are in charge of organizing the presentation.
●Which department would be the most interesting for the students to hear about
●Which methods or aids could be used to make the presentation interesting for young people

Staff Turnover

The managing director of your company is keen to reduce the number of staff leaving after a short time. You have been asked to suggest ways of encouraging staff to stay in the company.
●What kinds of incentives might help to retain staff
●How to ensure that staff satisfaction is maintained

Market Research

Your company is considering introducing a new product and wants to assess the market potential. You have been asked to suggest ways of doing this.
●What kinds of information would be useful to obtain
●How to decide whether to go ahead with the product

Product Recall

Your company has discovered a design fault in a new product and needs to recall this product from customers. You have been asked to make recommendations about the best way to handle this incident.
●What would be the most effective method of informing customers of the product recall
●How to ensure the company’s reputation remains undamaged by the incident