Business A-Level
Core vs non-core activities
What Core vs non-core activities means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Core vs non-core activities
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The key strategic decision is whether the activity is core to the business's competitive advantage, with outsourcing non-core functions common but outsourcing a core competence risking loss of control over quality and innovation.
Topics that use Core vs non-core activities
- Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains (AQA A-Level)
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- capacity utilisation
- effectiveness versus efficiency
- ethical sourcing
- holding cost versus stockout cost
- outsourcing
- producing to order
- re-order level and quantity
- single and multiple sourcing
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