Specification - Unit 7: Business Operations in Engineering |
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Learning Outcome 1 -Understand how an engineering company operates |
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| Sectors | Code a weld website |
| Sheffield Forgemasters International | |
| The Welding Institute | |
| Engineering functions | |
| Organisational types | |
| Information flow | |
Learning Outcome 2 -Understand how external factors and the economic environment can affect the operation of an engineering company |
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| External factors | News about defense contracts |
| News about engineering and construction contracts | |
| Data about unempoyment figures | |
| Economic environment | Office for National Statistics |
| Data on currency exchange rates | |
| Data on historic interest rates | |
| Local enterprise partnerships | |
Learning Outcome 3 -Know how legislation, regulation and other constraints impact on the operation of engineering businesses |
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| Legislation | Data Protection Act PDF |
| Companies Act 2006 PDF | |
| Employment Law PDF | |
| HSE guide to Ionising radiation | |
| Regulation | Employment Equaility (Age) regulations PDF |
| Working Time Regulations 1998 PDF | |
Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 PDF |
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| Minimum Wage PDF | |
| Website and Email Law PDF | |
| Discrimination PDF | |
| Intellectual Property PDF | |
Learning Outcome 4 -Be able to apply costing techniques to determine the cost effectiveness of an engineering activity |
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| Costing techniques: | |
| Make-or-buy decisions: | |