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Problems in distribution, and technology in logistics

Goods can go wrong between the factory and the shop: they arrive late, spoil, get stolen or go to the wrong place. Islands depend on their ports and airports, so good facilities mean smoother distribution. Paper 1 asks what GPS stands for: the global positioning system.

By the end of this page you can

  • Identify problems in distribution
  • Outline measures to reduce them
  • Explain how technology helps logistics
  • Match a problem to its fix

Goals tick themselves off as you try the activities below.

A bowl of apples covered in brown rotten patches.

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A delayed shipment of fresh produce can arrive spoiled and unsellable.

How often it shows up in past papers

All papers4 of 23 papers
Last 53 of 5 · 2023–2026

Paper 1 counts come from our past-paper bank of CSEC Principles of Business Paper 1s. The last-5 row shows how often it came up in the five most recent papers.

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