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Ethical Procurement and Supply Question and Answers

Ethical Procurement and Supply

Last Update May 18, 2024
Total Questions : 90

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Questions 1

Decisions which do not represent the best overall outcome for the organisation could be called:

Options:

A.  

Suboptical

B.  

Subtropical

C.  

Subliminal

D.  

Suboptimal

Discussion 0
Questions 2

A specification which focuses on the outputs of a requirement is called:

Options:

A.  

Non-conformance

B.  

Performance

C.  

Conformance

D.  

Non-performance

Discussion 0
Questions 3

The usefulness of lifetime costing is for decision-making about whether to acquire an asset with an expected:

Options:

A.  

After life

B.  

Shelf life

C.  

Short life

D.  

Long life

Discussion 0
Questions 4

You have invited quotations for some building maintenance work to be done at your organisational headquarters. Your sister has recently taken up a position as Head of Marketing at one of the firms which has quoted for the work. What should you do?

Options:

A.  

Disbar the firm your sister works in, from the exercise, as the connection could create undesirable rumours about malpractice.

B.  

Do nothing – you know you are honest and that is what matters.

C.  

Ask your sister to take you out for dinner on her expense account to discuss the matter.

D.  

Advise your line manager in writing, and ask to be excused from participation in this particular procurement exercise.

Discussion 0
Questions 5

The axes on the Kraljic matrix are (select two):

Options:

A.  

Cost / profit impact

B.  

Supplier perception of the buyer

C.  

Number of suppliers

D.  

Risk to security of supply

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Regarding quality management, how many defects?

Options:

A.  

Zero

B.  

One

C.  

Three

D.  

Two

Discussion 0
Questions 7

Which of the following is not a concept related to quality management?

Options:

A.  

SPC

B.  

FMEA

C.  

TQM

D.  

SPQR

Discussion 0
Questions 8

It is thought that the cause of a negative variance in the materials budget is the poor negotiation skills of procurement staff. Which of the following (select two) would be a move in the right direc-tion to remedy this situation?

Options:

A.  

Replace the Head of Procurement

B.  

Use competition to find suppliers with lower prices

C.  

Provide effective negotiation training for procurement staff

D.  

Increase stockholding of the materials in QUESTION NO: to ensure supply

Discussion 0
Questions 9

‘I’m not really well up on ethics within organisations, especially within procurement. Where can I find some really good quality up-to-date information about ethics?’ Choose one.

Options:

A.  

CIPS website

B.  

A recently-elected local politician

C.  

A good second-hand bookshop

D.  

Anni, who retired from our organisation’s social media department four years ago

Discussion 0
Questions 10

Where performance of the contract may be impossible because of external unforeseen factors, this may be called:

Options:

A.  

Force majeure

B.  

Force supérieure

C.  

Force ouvrière

D.  

Mutatis mutandis

Discussion 0
Questions 11

In a manufacturing business, there are two important materials budgets. One is called ‘materials pur-chases budget’ and the other is called ‘materials XXX budget’. What is the missing word?

Options:

A.  

Expenditure

B.  

Sales

C.  

Usage

D.  

Returns

Discussion 0
Questions 12

The letters ‘EOQ’ refer to:

Options:

A.  

A person’s level of ‘emotional intelligence’

B.  

The notion of there being a best time to order

C.  

The idea of an optimum quantity to order

D.  

The idea of an optimum quality to order

Discussion 0
Questions 13

An internet-based auction between competing sellers or suppliers in real time, is called a:

Options:

A.  

Competitive e-tender

B.  

Dutch e-auction

C.  

Reverse e-auction

D.  

Forward e-auction

Discussion 0
Questions 14

In a tender process, if a bidder realises there is a mistake in their bid submission, for most buying organisations, under what circumstances will the buyer allow the bidder to alter their submission, to correct their error?

Options:

A.  

Anytime, including after bid receipt closing date, but before bids have been opened.

B.  

At no time, never.

C.  

Anytime, including after bid receipt closing date, even if bids have been opened.

D.  

Anytime, up to bid receipt closing date.

Discussion 0
Questions 15

Which one of the following is least likely to be an effective measure of internal customer service?

Options:

A.  

Supply Management annual awards

B.  

Satisfaction surveys of users within the organisation

C.  

Average total lead time

D.  

Time from requisitioning to purchase order despatch

Discussion 0
Questions 16

The purpose of a specification is (select all that apply):

Options:

A.  

Provide a means of evaluation of a product or service

B.  

Act as a means of exchange

C.  

Define the requirement

D.  

Communicate the requirement clearly

Discussion 0
Questions 17

Van Weele wrote that ‘quality is the degree in which XXXX requirements are met. We speak of a quality product or quality service when supplier and XXXX agree on requirements and those re-quirements are met’.

Options:

A.  

Replace XXXX.

B.  

Specifier

C.  

Designer

D.  

Customer

E.  

Manufacturer

Discussion 0
Questions 18

The Profex textbook for this subject, states that ‘specifications are said to be ‘the heart of the con-tract’. The book then goes on to state that goods supplied must be ‘fit for…’

Options:

A.  

A King

B.  

Usage

C.  

The requirement

D.  

Purpose

Discussion 0
Questions 19

OTIF stands for:

Options:

A.  

Order transmitted and in the supplier's factory

B.  

Order transmitted in full

C.  

On time and in our facility

D.  

On time and in full

Discussion 0
Questions 20

Regarding quality management, how many Sigma?

Options:

A.  

Five

B.  

Seven

C.  

Four

D.  

Six

Discussion 0
Questions 21

‘A high degree of skill or expertise’

Options:

A.  

Proficiency

B.  

Efficiency

C.  

Deficiency

D.  

Effectiveness

Discussion 0
Questions 22

‘Value engineering is a structured approach to increasing the value obtained from a product by of-fering the same level of XXXXX at a lower cost’.

What is XXXXX?

Options:

A.  

Functionality

B.  

Service

C.  

Applicability

D.  

Practicality

Discussion 0
Questions 23

A chart of the concept of 'economies of scale' would have two axes. Which two?

Options:

A.  

Price per unit

B.  

Cost per unit

C.  

Scale of operations

D.  

Economies of operation

Discussion 0
Questions 24

An effective specification is one that is (select all that apply):

Options:

A.  

Compliant with all legislation

B.  

Concise - succinct

C.  

Comprehensive – leaving nothing to doubt or misinterpretation

D.  

Clear and unambiguous

E.  

Comprehensible to all

F.  

Current – up to date with the latest technology, standards, etc

Discussion 0
Questions 25

The time between recognition / origin of the need; through to usage or consumption is described as:

Options:

A.  

User’s view of lead time

B.  

Seller’s lead time

C.  

Maker’s lead time

D.  

True lead time

E.  

Procurement lead time

Discussion 0
Questions 26

‘EBI’ stands for:

Options:

A.  

Earnest business interest

B.  

Early buyer involvement

C.  

Ethical business interest

D.  

Eager buyer involvement

Discussion 0
Questions 27

A common term to describe an approach to settling contractual disagreements:

Options:

A.  

Alternative dispute resumption

B.  

Alternative dispute discussion

C.  

Alternative hypothesis

D.  

Alternative dispute resolution

Discussion 0