Introduction

Welcome to the purchasing section of the Cameron Balloons factory. This department could also be called the stock control department, and indeed in many companies is. The purchasing department is located at the far end of the factory by all the stock shelves.

Clicking anywhere on the purchasing area of the factory plan will always return you to this page, and you can jump to any other area of the factory by clicking on the plan.

The resources available in this section are:

• Explanation - This section tells you about the purchasing department.
• Theories - This section looks at various business studies theories relevant to purchasing including different stock control theories and stakeholding.
• Photos and questions - This section looks at some photos of the purchasing section and asks questions about what the photos show.
• Worksheets - This section has 2 worksheets for you to try about stock control and stakeholding.
• Issues - This section raises some problems and issues faced by Cameron balloons looking after their stock levels.
• Staff - This section takes a key member of the purchasing staff and looks at their role.
• Further work - This section considers some other work you could look at to help improve your understanding of stock control further.