Systems For Leisure 2
26 mins, 2004 This is a completely new film which updates the original Systems For Leisure (TV Choice 1993), but featuring the same leisure complex, Guildford Spectrum – still the UK’s largest leisure centre. TICKETS PLEASE: In 2002 Spectrum changed over to a new ticketing system called TOREX. What benefits does it offer? What were… Read more »
How A Business Works
23 mins, 2004 What makes a company tick? This video explains basic business functions inside Cameron Balloons, the world’s largest maker of hot air balloons. Marketing: Like all firms, Cameron has to market its balloons. Specialist publications, “word of mouth” and the internet are vital parts of its “marketing mix”. Production: We show how a… Read more »
Business Structures
26 mins, 2004 You can’t see it, but it’s probably the most important thing in a business – its structure. This film offers a comprehensive guide to business structures with a range of examples, including Daimler Chrysler, Easy Jet and Stena Line. FUNCTIONS: The most common business structure is by function – such as marketing… Read more »
Tuvalu: Going Under
26 mins, 2004 Tuvalu, the South Pacific island nation, is in danger of vanishing under the sea. The islanders believe it is due to climate change caused by global warming. This film explains what global warming is and why environmentalists say it will cause flooding, not only in Tuvalu, but all over the world –… Read more »
Systems In Banking And Data Protection
29 mins, 2003 Banks rely on information systems but how do they work? Dave Nellist investigates. He pays a cheque into his bank. It enters the clearing system, becomes a piece of data and finally allows him to draw out cash to buy his mum a present. Every stage in the process involves systems and… Read more »
Systems In A Theme Park
23 mins, 2003 Theme parks set out to scare and excite us. But behind the fun, information systems are at work. What are they? This film takes us behind the scenes at Drayton Manor Park. Ticketing: The theme park used to issue admission tickets using adapted bus ticket machines. Now a computerised system gives them… Read more »
The Marketing Mix At Tesco
30 mins, 2003 Tesco is the biggest UK supermarket. What are the secrets of its marketing mix? Tesco’s product isn’t the stuff on the shelves – it’s the fact that it sells everything from mince to mortgages. Tesco used to “pile’ em high and sell’ em cheap”. Today, it still fights price wars. But how… Read more »
Management Styles 2
40 mins, 2003 Textbooks speak of three management styles – autocratic, democratic and laissez faire. But how neatly do people fit into these categories? Lively dramatised case studies show what happens in the real world. LIMITS OF DEMOCRACY: Simon prides himself on being open-minded. He listens to staff and involves them in decision-making. But if… Read more »
Inside A Factory 1: The New Mini
26 mins, 2003 How is a car manufactured? Alison Hammond, of “Big Brother” fame, goes inside BMW’s factory in Oxford to provide a lively guide to the production process for its New Mini. PRODUCTION PLANNING: First comes production planning. Customers’ orders are analysed by a program called “Kiss” – this is vital to meet buyers’… Read more »
Impact Of Tourism: Thailand
25 mins, 2003 Beautiful beaches, wonderful scenery and friendly people — Thailand seems the ideal tourist destination. But what don’t they tell you in the holiday brochure? The Thai tourist authority is pushing “ecotourism”, which, in theory at least, doesn’t damage the environment. Ecotourists take rafts down river, ride elephants in lush green spaces, visit… Read more »
Bullying: A Case To Answer?
25 mins, 2003 Bullying at work is a major personnel issue – but it’s hard to prove. This dramatised case study focuses on a thorny problem. Simon’s job is to change the way his department operates. To most he seems friendly but he comes into conflict with conscientious admin worker Viv. Problems start when Simon… Read more »
Baked Alaska
27 mins, 2003 America’s coldest, richest state is warming ten times faster than the rest of the world. “That ice should be four feet thick”, confirms a hunter who catches walrus. “Now it’s only one foot thick”. Elsewhere houses and roads collapse as the ground beneath them melts. The US government now plans to drill… Read more »