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CIMA MCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Management Case Study pre-seens, summarised in our own words and sorted by core activity. One sitting at a time, with the number of matching sub-tasks on each.

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May & Aug 2026 · Cartn: showing 9 of 9 sub-tasks that match your filters (144 in all MCS sittings). Clear filters

Packaging · 9 sub-tasks shown

  • V1 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Mitigating commodity price, product and contractual inadequacy risks on the new product.

    Business risks

  • V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Whether the company can claim to have followed TQM on a problem order.

    TQM, target and life-cycle costing

  • V2 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Indicators that push R&D to build sustainability into new products and processes.

    Responsibility centres and performance measures

  • V3 · Task 3(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Keeping seconded factory staff motivated and engaged on an installation contract.

    Leadership, teams and engagement

  • V3 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Bringing TQM ideas into work on a customer's equipment.

    TQM, target and life-cycle costing

  • V4 · Task 3(a)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Re-engineering the production process to make a new product for a customer.

    TQM, target and life-cycle costing

  • V5 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Using target costing when deciding on the recycling investment.

    TQM, target and life-cycle costing

  • V6 · Task 2(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Evaluating a director's view that the product is likely to fail and hurt the company.

    Business risks

  • V6 · Task 4(b)Core activity C: Performance and costs

    Reducing product reputation and contractual inadequacy risks at a product launch.

    Business risks

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