Business 7115 · O Level · Recruitment, selection and training of employees
Recruitment, selection and training of employees — practice question
NCE makes cars in 4 factories by using flow production. The NCE Human Resources Director believes that effective induction training can help the business reach high productivity. Factory X is the most efficient of its factories. In the previous year, the size of the new car market fell by 20%. NCE now has to make 400 workers redundant at one of its other factories. ‘I am pleased that NCE is a large business,’ said the HR Director, ‘because I think a small business cannot survive in this competitive market’.
(a)[2]
What does the term ‘flow production’ mean?
(b)[2]
Calculate the output per employee in 2014.
(c)[4]
Identify and explain two ways in which induction training could help NCE.
(d)[6]
Identify and explain two factors that NCE would need to think about when deciding which workers to make redundant.
(e)[6]
The HR Director believes that ‘a small business cannot survive in this competitive market’. Do you agree with this opinion? Justify your answer.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 20-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “A product is made in large quantities through a continuous process.” …