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Operations Management Systems

By: Shane McNamara

01/10/2016

The second of this two-part series on operations management adapted from the Creative Commons Global Text Project book Business Fundamentals covers topic areas in operations management widely acknowledged as ‘best practice’ for successful organisations.

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Year of the booch - Ever heard of kombucha?

By: Roger Putman

01/05/2017

To celebrate the New Year, Britain’s Daily Telegraph looked at up-and-coming food and drink for 2017. There were edamame noodles, poké, fresh turmeric root, pignoletto, mastiha and among other things that few have heard of, let alone tasted, was kombucha. This is a fermented tea which originated in the Far East many centuries ago. It supposedly has health-giving properties and your old editor has been making it at home for the last couple of years.

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An accountable overview

By: Shane McNamara

01/07/2017

For those managing budgets or businesses this article looks at the principles of accounting, covering the importance of having a well-designed accounting system as well as the distinction between financial and managerial accounting. We will go over the six different types of accounts, their characteristics, and how they are used to create a detailed chart of accounts which is tailored to the specific needs of an organisation. Finally, we will cover the advantages of double-entry bookkeeping and how, together with ledgers and other accounting records, it enhances the accuracy of information maintained in an accounting system.

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All change for IBD diplomas: Important updates to examinations 2017/18

By: Steve Curtis

01/08/2017

They have been a long time in development but the changes resulting from the Diploma Examination Review that was first mooted in 2014 are now ready to be released to examination candidates in the form of revised syllabi and a new examination format for June 2018 examinations.

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All in good condition...

By: Shane McNamara

01/01/2015

Conditioning is the process post primary fermentation to achieve the correct appearance, flavour and carbonation profile of the beer. This overview looks at some of the key aspects of conditioning techniques.

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Just here for the bere - Distilleries and breweries help to conserve ancient Scottish barley

By: Peter Martin, John Wishart

01/01/2015

With the release of two bere (pronounced bear) whiskies and a beer, 2014 was a good year for the appearance of new drinks linked to this ancient Scottish crop. The development of these products has been facilitated by researchers at the Agronomy Institute of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) based at Orkney College UHI.

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Malteries Franco-Suisses - From barley to malt

By: Shane McNamara

01/05/2017

In this visit to Malteries Franco-Suisses we take a look into the journey and key stages of a barley kernel through the malting process, where this humble agricultural product transforms into a key brewing ingredient.

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