3.1.7 Expanding a Business
- discuss the advantages and disadvantages of methods of growth
- understand the methods used by businesses when expanding (organic growth through franchising, opening new stores and expanding through e-commerce, outsourcing and external growth through mergers and takeovers)
- understand the benefits of growth in terms of unit cost advantages due to economies of scale and the drawbacks of growth due to diseconomies of scale
- understand the meaning of purchasing and technical economies of scale
- understand that with growth businesses increase the risk of diseconomies of scale occurring due to poor communication, coordination issues and reduced staff motivation
- calculate and interpret average unit costs
Benefits of a growing business - Guardian article : The first Starbucks - What are the benefits of Subway opening new stores? - The growth of Amazon - Video advertising Shakeaway franchise - Could you be a franchisee activity - Franchises word search - Video
Benefits and drawbacks of organic growth - Kraft takeover of Cadbury - Telegraph article on Cadbury losing its magic - Huffington Post article on investigation into Kraft takeover of Cadbury
Introduction to Outsourcing
Merge between Dixons and Carphone Warehouse
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Reuters article on reviving growth of Lego sales - 40D Undercover Boss - Past exam questions - past exam answers
BMW automation video.
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