BUSINESS SECTORS

UNIT FOUR : BUSINESS STUDIES

What are business SECTORS OR ACTIVITIES?ARE THOSE ACTIVIES NEEDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CUSTOMERS SIMPLY BY PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES REQUIRED.

CLASSIFICATION OF BUSINESS THER ARE THREE STAGES IN THE PRODUCTION OF A FINISHED GOODS NAMELY:

1. PRIMARY STAGE

2. SECONDARY STAGE

3. TERTIARY STAGE

DEFINITION OF ACTIVITIES/SECTOR

PRIMARY SECTOR

-This is a business activity that obtain raw material from nature e.g. from earth or sea through collection, cultivation or extraction westraad et al.2008

Secondary sectorIN THIS SECTOR THE MANUFACTURING ASWELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAW MATERIAL IS TAKING PLACE TO PRODUCE A FINISHED PRODUCT.

TERTIARY SECTORTHE TERTIARY SECTOR IS CONCERNED WITH

MAKING THE PRODUCT AND SERVICE AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMERS AT THE RIGHT TIME. E.G. RETAILER

DIFFERENT SECTORS AND EXAMPLES

PRIMARY

ANGLO PLATINUM

I & J FISHING

SAPPI FORESTS

NEDERBERG WINE ESTATE

SECONDARY

CADBURY CHOCOLATE SAPPI PAPERS TIGER BRANDS

TERTIARY

POST OFFICE FIRST NATIONAL BANK SHOPRITE AMERICAN SWISS

HOW DIFERRENT BUSINESS LINK THROUGH CHAIN OF PRODUCTION

LET US TAKE A LOOK AT AN EXAMPLE OF A FISH AND PAPER PRODUCTION STEP BY STEPFISHPRODUCTION PRIMARY

SECTORTHIS IS THE COLLECTION OF THE FISH BY I&J FISHING AS A RAW

MATERIAL FROM THE SEA

SECONDARY PRODUCTION STEP 02 .FISHES ARE BEING PROCESED AT THE

I&J MANUFACTURE

TERTIARY PRODUCTION STEP 03

PICK N PAY SERVES

AS TERTIARY SECTOR BY MAKING

THE FINAL PRODUCT AVAILABLE TO

THE CONSUMERS

FINAL PRODUCTS

EXAMPLE NUMBER 02

THE PRODUCTION OF A PAPER BY A WELL KNOWN PAPER MANUFACTURE SAPPI

STEP NUMBER 1

PRIMARY PRODUCTION

STEP NUMBER 02SECONDARY PRODUCTION

A real paper is produced.

PROCESSING

STEP NUMBER 3TERTIARY PRODUCTION

FINAL PRODUCT at CNA STORES

LEARNER ACTIVITY1. Provide your own definitions of three business

sectors,primary,secondary, and tertiary .

2. Explain the production process of a bar of chocolate by indicating the stages it undergone

3. DHL couriers service is an example of which business sector?

4. Growing of trees for paper is an example of which sector?

Match column A and B1. PRIMARY

2. SECONDARY

3. TERTIARY

A. ABSA BANK

B. SUGAR PLANTATION

C. TRANSPORT SERVICE

EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITY.During the month OF April learners will be required to make a guava juice using the guavas from the tree inside the school yard.

.EACH GROUP WILL HAVE TO PERFORM THE ACTIVIVITY OF A PARTICULAR SECTOR E.G :GROUP 1 WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRINGING THE

GUAVAS FOR THE PRODUCTIONGROUP 2 WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PEELING THE

GUAVAS AND PROCESSING THEM INTO A JUICEGROUP 3 WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING THE

JUICE TO OTHER STUDENTS.

AN EDUCATIONAL TOUR TO A LOCAL MINE FIELD . LEARNERS WILL GAIN KNOWLEDGE BY VISITING THE

LOCAL MINE TO SEE HOW THE PLATINUM IS TRANSFORMED INTO THE FINAL PRODUCT.

THEY WILL HAVE TO IDENTIFY THE RAW MATERIALS USED DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS

THEY WILL HAVE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN HOW THE PLATINUM GET TO REACH THE FINAL SECTOR WHICH IS TERTIARY .

ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ARE REQIURED TO WRITE A REPORT ON WHAT THEY HAVE OBSERVED DURING THE EXCURTION AT THE MINE.

LEARNERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE PHOTOS OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING DURING THE PRODUCTION PROCESS.THIS WILL ALSO HELP THEM TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ENVOLVED DURING THE PRODUCTION E.G OPERATORS,MANAGEMENT ETC