VCE Industry and Enterprise case studies
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VCE Industry and Enterprise is a Victorian Certificate of Education study whose external assessment is set and administered by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). This page is an independent study resource for students preparing for that examination and for teachers supporting them; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by VCAA. The VCE Industry and Enterprise case studies are 5 cases and about 3,118 words.
1The Bakery's Overtime Squeeze
Ridgeway Bakery is a family-owned enterprise in a regional town with 14 employees, three of whom are full-time supervisors. A national supermarket chain has just opened an in-store bakery two streets away, cutting Ridgeway's wholesale orders by 18% in one month.
673 words, about 3 min2The Co-working Space That Priced Itself Out
Harbour Lane is a co-working enterprise with 60 desks across two floors in a mid-sized city. It charges 420 per desk per month, which is 60 above the two nearest competitors.
612 words, about 3 min3The Farm's Water Buyback Decision
Kellerman & Daughters is a third-generation citrus farm of 240 hectares in a drought-prone region. It holds a water entitlement of 1,800 megalitres per year.
653 words, about 3 min4The Apprenticeship Pipeline
Delta Fabrication is a 45-person metal fabrication enterprise supplying construction firms. It has relied on four apprentices at any time, but completion rates have fallen: of the last twelve apprentices, five left in their first year and only four completed.
590 words, about 3 min5The Market Stall's Expansion
Saffron Thread is a food enterprise run by two siblings, Mira and Dev, selling packaged spice blends at a weekly farmers' market. In the past year they sold 9,600 units at 14 each, with ingredient and packaging costs of 5.20 per unit and market stall fees of 14,400 for the year.
590 words, about 3 min