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CAPE Management of Business Unit 2 · 2021 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)(ii)

WFM is a small business producing CDs, DVDs, and external hard drives with a design capacity of 11,000 units. Up to December 2018, daily output reached 6,500 units on a single shift. In 2019, shifts doubled and output reached 11,000 units, but monthly operating costs tripled between January and April 2020.

Calculate the capacity utilization for WFM during the year 2018.

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  1. 1(a)(i)Outline ONE feature of the 'just-in-time inventory management' approach.[2 marks]
  2. 1(b)(i)Explain how WFM can adopt quality assurance to develop the quality of their products.[3 marks]
  3. 1(b)(ii)Explain how WFM can adopt quality control to develop the quality of their products.[3 marks]
  4. 1(b)(iii)Explain how WFM can adopt total quality management to develop the quality of their products.[3 marks]
  5. 1(c)Discuss THREE ways in which outsourcing may be disadvantageous to WFM.[12 marks]

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