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Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 17/01/2026
Subject: Business
Lesson Topic: the contribution of operations to added value
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe the transformational process (inputs, transformation activities, outputs) and its role in creating added value.
  • Explain how operations contribute to added value through efficiency, quality, flexibility, innovation and speed of delivery.
  • Calculate added value per unit using the provided formula and sample data.
  • Evaluate strategies such as lean manufacturing, technology investment, and quality management to enhance operational contribution.
  • Apply the concepts to a case study by identifying improvements that increase a company’s operational value creation.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector or interactive whiteboard
  • Slide deck with the transformational process diagram
  • Handout containing the smartphone example calculation table
  • Worksheet for group activity on improving operations
  • Markers and flip chart
  • Calculator or spreadsheet software
 Introduction:
Begin with a quick poll: which business activity do students think adds the most value to a product?
Link this to their prior knowledge of inputs and outputs from earlier production lessons.
Explain that by the end of the lesson they will be able to describe how operations transform inputs into added value and calculate that value.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5'): Students list everyday examples of operations on sticky notes.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10'): Present the transformational process diagram and key concepts using slides.
  3. Guided practice (12'): Walk through the smartphone example and calculate added value per unit together.
  4. Group activity (15'): Teams analyse a case study and propose two ways to improve operational contribution, recording ideas on the worksheet.
  5. Whole‑class discussion (8'): Groups share proposals; teacher highlights efficiency, quality, flexibility, innovation and speed.
  6. Check for understanding (5'): Quick Kahoot quiz with three scenario questions.
Conclusion:
Recap that operations add value by transforming inputs through efficient, high‑quality, flexible and innovative processes.
For the exit ticket, each student writes one real‑world example of an operation that creates added value.
Homework: complete the worksheet calculating added value for a chosen product and suggest one improvement to its operations.