CIMA E1
Subtitle: Enterprise Operations Study Text
Edition: 2011th ed.
Series: CIMA; Codices illuminati medii aevi
Publisher: BPP Learning Media
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9780751796025; 9780751794755
Subjects: Government business enterprises; Internal Auditing; Budget in business; Personnel management
Description: A Core Study Text for the CIMA New Syllabus.
Notes: 8 marketing and business strategy.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; How our Study Text can help you pass; Our other products; CIMA Distance Learning; Features in our Study Text; Streamlined studying; Should I take notes?; Further help; Syllabus and learning outcomes; Paper E1 Enterprise Operations; Old and new syllabuses; Studying E1; 1 What's E1 about; 2 What's required; 3 How to pass; 4 Brought forward knowledge; 5 Links with other Operations level exams; The exam paper; Format of the paper; CIMA guidance; Numerical content; Breadth of question coverage; Knowledge from other syllabuses.; title: May 2011 exam paperNovember 2010 exam paper; May 2010 exam paper; Specimen exam paper; Part A: THE GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT; 1 THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT; 1 The global business environment; 2 International environmental influences; 3 Economic context; 4 Emerging economies; 5 Different types of organisation; 6 Culture and the global organisation; Chapter Roundup; Quick Quiz; Answers to Quick Quiz; Answers to Questions; 2 GOVERNANCE AND REGULATION; 1 Government intervention in business; 2 Government and the macroeconomic environment; 3 Market regulation.; title: 4 Corporate governance5 Corporate social responsibility; Chapter Roundup; Quick Quiz; Answers to Quick Quiz; Answers to Questions; Part B: INFORMATION SYSTEMS; 3 THE ROLE OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS; 1 The role of information systems in organisations; 2 Data and information; 3 Types of information systems; 4 Emerging trends in information systems; 5 IT enabled transformation; 6 IT and new forms of organisation; 7 Privacy and security; Chapter Roundup; Quick Quiz; Answers to Quick Quiz; Answers to Questions; 4 SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION AND BUSINESS STRATEGY; 1 System implementation.; title: 2 Information technology and change management3 Introducing the change; 4 System evaluation; 5 System maintenance; 6 System outsourcing; 7 Aligning systems with business strategy; Chapter Roundup; Quick Quiz; Answers to Quick Quiz; Answers to Questions; Part C: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; 5 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND THE ORGANISATION; 1 Operations management; 2 Operations strategy; 3 Sustainability in operations management; Chapter Roundup; Quick Quiz; Answers to Quick Quiz; Answers to Questions; 6 QUALITY MANAGEMENT; 1 The scope of quality management; 2 Quality management approaches.; title: 3 Total quality management (TQM)4 Managing quality using TQM; 5 Processes of continuous improvement; 6 Lean production; 7 International Organisation for Standardisation; 8 Total productive maintenance (TPM); 9 The TQMEX model; 10 Service quality; Chapter Roundup; Quick Quiz; Answers to Quick Quiz; Answers to Questions; 7 MANAGING CAPACITY AND INVENTORY; 1 Capacity management; 2 Balancing capacity and demand; 3 Capacity planning; 4 Capacity control; 5 Inventory management; 6 Just-in-time (JIT); Chapter Roundup; Quick Quiz; Answers to Quick Quiz; Answers to Questions; Part D: MARKETING.