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Sectors of the Australian food industry

In the core strand, The Australian Food Industry, you study the sectors of the food industry and aspects of the food industry. You will learn to describe the activities carried out in one organisation within the food industry.

Outcomes

This material addresses aspects of the following syllabus outcome:

H3.1 The student investigates operations of one organisation within the Australian food industry

Source: Board of Studies NSW, Stage 6 Food Technology Syllabus, Preliminary and HSC Courses (1999)

Activity

1. In preparing for the HSC it is a good idea to summarise your work. Complete the table below to summarise the information you gathered during your investigation of an organisation within the Australian food industry. This table will then be a useful study tool.
   
   

   	your organisation and sector
   levels of operation
   research and development
   quality management
   resource management
   levels of mechanisation
   consumer influences
   impact on the environment
   impact on the economy
   impact on society
   career opportunities

   
   The following question is a useful way of expanding the information you recorded in your summary table. This question is similar in style to the questions you would find in Section III of the HSC exam, however there are more parts to it. This is a revision exercise.
   
   
2. The Australian food industry consists of four sectors, using an organisation you have studied within the food industry:
   1. Outline the activities of the organisation.
      
      
   2. Explain the internal and external factors contributing to and influencing the activities of the organisation.
      
      
   3. Identify which sector of the Australian food industry that the organisation belongs.
      
      
   4. Discuss issues facing this sector and how they may impact on the organisation you have studied.
      
      
   5. List the future directions for the organisation.
      
      
   6. Describe quality management strategies that may have been used.

Read the mind map below to give you a few clues on how to approach this question.