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Generation Logistics
Generation Logistics - Computing resources
This collection of computing resources have been designed to show how computing and technology is used in the real-world context of logistics and transportation.
Further education resources that link the world of logistics to suitable lessons and subjects in school can be found on the Generation Logisitics Education Hub.
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Data handling - stock control
This task is a real-world example of how spreadsheets can be utilised effectively to simplify data handling and calculation tasks.
Pupils are provided with information about the numbers of items in stock in a warehouse and the weekly sales of the items over a month. This task requires pupils to add the stock...
System security
This task gives students the opportunity to consider the wider implications of unauthorised access to the computer systems of a logistics business. Students are asked to investigate the main areas covered by the Computer Misuse Act and techniques used by hackers to access a company's data and systems. Students are...
Searching for parcels
In this resource students look at the application of linear and binary searches in the real world context of a delivery driver looking for parcels in a van. Students apply their understanding of a linear search to a series of questions before comparing a linear with a binary search to determine which would be...
Programming - Calculating wages
In this programming task students have to create a program to calculate how much to pay delivery drivers based on either the hours they work or the number of parcels they deliver. The students are given the rules that should apply to the program and are then encouraged to plan their program either as a flowchart or...
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| Subject(s) | Computing |
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| Age | 11-14, 14-16 |
| Published | 2020 to date |
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| Direct URL | https://www.stem.org.uk/cxjhuw |
