How Singapore Airlines Makes 50,000 In-Flight Meals A Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7YgXassC3c&t=308s

 

Sandwich and pencil production

Nice videos on economies of scale and production
https://youtu.be/UPzq3LQCa-o
https://youtu.be/aPb-slJH9Vs

Internal and External Economies of Scale

Thanks to tutor2u
https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/explaining-internal-and-external-economies-of-scale

Economies of scale

Thanks to econfix for this revision mindmap
http://blog.elearneconomics.com/a2-revision-economies-of-scale-mind-map/

An even bigger container ship

The size of these behemoths continues to grow
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-40362922/oocl-hong-kong-felixstowe-port-welcomes-world-s-biggest-ship

The never increasing size of container ships

This is now the world's largest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-suffolk-40362922/oocl-hong-kong-felixstowe-port-welcomes-world-s-biggest-ship

Economies of scale at BA

Thanks to Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/british-airways-shrinking-seat-space-to-increase-capacity-on-boeing-777-economy-flights-10649264

Overcapacity in the container shipping industry

Lots of supply, demand and elasticity in this BBC clip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37873432

Super size cruise liners: Why so big?

Lots of economics in this story from Sky
http://news.sky.com/story/1697334/harmony-of-the-seas-sails-into-southampton

Football and diseconomies of scale

Thanks to tutor2u for this example
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/liverpool-fc-dele-alli-and-diseconomies-of-scale?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2014th%20April%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2014th%20April%202016+CID_e8b2a9e4793a68b1d8ee3ad19d2d810c&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Liverpool%20FC%20Dele%20Alli%20and%20Diseconomies%20of%20Scale%20A%20recent%20news%20story%20on%20how%20Liverpool%20missed%20out%20on%20the%20signing%20of%20Tottenhams%20Dele%20Alli%20offers%20a%20good%20example%20of%20diseconomies%20of%20scale%20in%20a%20large%20football%20club

Economies and diseconomies of scale

Thanks to tutor2u for this revision presentation
http://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/economies-and-diseconomies-of-scale-revision-presentation?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2014th%20January%202016&utm_content=Economics%20daily%20digest%20Thu%2014th%20January%202016+CID_1321dad8d69efa003b176e7d38acd312&utm_source=CampMonitor&utm_term=Economies%20and%20Diseconomies%20of%20Scale%20Study%20presentations%20This%20is%20a%20revision%20presentation%20on%20economies%20and%20diseconomies%20of%20scale

A gigantic Australian train!

Productive efficiency/economies of scale in action in this BBC clip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-34971953

Economies and diseconomies of scale

Quick-fire test from tutor2u

http://beta.tutor2u.net/economics/blog/internal-and-external-economies-of-scale-a-quick-fire-quiz

Economies ans diseconomies of scale

Thanks to tutor2u for this slideshare


http://www.slideshare.net/tutor2u/economies-and-diseconomies-of-scale-a2-micro

Conainer ships; even more economies of scale

Over the years I've posted links to stories about ever larger container ships. Here's the new King of the container ships able to carry 19,100 containers with 20 crew


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30720824#


Mindboggling!

Unit 1: Productive efficiency in transport: Container ships

I love stories about the biggest, fastest, etc so this economics packed clip, I love!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24439603#

Economies of scale: Greenhouses in Kent

From the BBC, a wonderful video showing a great example of economies of scale in action

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7452454.stm

a) Explain what economies of scale are
b) Explain what sort of economies of scale will result from growing tomatoes on this scale