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CIMA OCS past questions by sitting

Every sub-task from recent Operational 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 · SoPa

CIMA's post-exam materials for May & Aug 2026

Restaurants · 10 sub-tasks shown

OCS past questions, May & Aug 2026 (SoPa): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V2 · Task 2(a)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Choosing restaurant capacity under maximax, maximin and minimax regret.
V2 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	How probability estimates and decision makers' attitudes to risk affect the capacity decision.
V3 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Choosing a supplier on expected purchase volume, and two limits of doing so.
V4 · Task 2(a)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Interpreting a payoff table and its statistics for a marketing campaign choice.
V4 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Which campaign risk-neutral, risk-seeking and risk-averse managers would choose.
V5 · Task 2(a)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Interpreting a payoff table and its statistics for a supplier choice.
V5 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Which supplier risk-neutral, risk-seeking and risk-averse decision makers would choose.
V6 · Task 1(a)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	What a decision tree shows for a set of linked options.
V6 · Task 1(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Using the decision tree on a risk-neutral basis to pick the best combination.
V6 · Task 1(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Two limitations of the approach and two other factors to weigh before deciding.

V2 · Task 2(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Choosing restaurant capacity under maximax, maximin and minimax regret.
Decisions under risk
V2 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
How probability estimates and decision makers' attitudes to risk affect the capacity decision.
Decisions under risk
V3 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Choosing a supplier on expected purchase volume, and two limits of doing so.
Decisions under risk
V4 · Task 2(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Interpreting a payoff table and its statistics for a marketing campaign choice.
Decisions under risk
V4 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Which campaign risk-neutral, risk-seeking and risk-averse managers would choose.
Decisions under risk
V5 · Task 2(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Interpreting a payoff table and its statistics for a supplier choice.
Decisions under risk
V5 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Which supplier risk-neutral, risk-seeking and risk-averse decision makers would choose.
Decisions under risk
V6 · Task 1(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
What a decision tree shows for a set of linked options.
Decisions under risk
V6 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Using the decision tree on a risk-neutral basis to pick the best combination.
Decisions under risk
V6 · Task 1(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Two limitations of the approach and two other factors to weigh before deciding.
Decisions under risk

Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 · SumTrix

CIMA's post-exam materials for Nov 2025 & Feb 2026

Ski manufacturing · 5 sub-tasks shown

OCS past questions, Nov 2025 & Feb 2026 (SumTrix): task, core activity, topic and our summary
Task	Core activity	Topic	What was asked (our summary)
V1 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Expected values, standard deviations and coefficients of variation for an order-size choice, risk-averse and risk-seeking.
V2 · Task 1(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Three statistical measures and the discount level each attitude to risk would choose.
V2 · Task 1(c)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Limitations of the what-if figures and of using expected value for the decision.
V3 · Task 2(a)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Using a decision tree, on a risk-neutral basis, to choose a sales agent.
V3 · Task 2(b)	Core activity E: Short-term decisions	Decisions under risk	Limitations of the decision tree approach for choosing the agent.

V1 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Expected values, standard deviations and coefficients of variation for an order-size choice, risk-averse and risk-seeking.
Decisions under risk
V2 · Task 1(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Three statistical measures and the discount level each attitude to risk would choose.
Decisions under risk
V2 · Task 1(c)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Limitations of the what-if figures and of using expected value for the decision.
Decisions under risk
V3 · Task 2(a)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Using a decision tree, on a risk-neutral basis, to choose a sales agent.
Decisions under risk
V3 · Task 2(b)Core activity E: Short-term decisions
Limitations of the decision tree approach for choosing the agent.
Decisions under risk

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