Pre-qualification of suppliers is used to determine if the suppliers meet the basic requirements of the buying organisation. Which of the following is assessed at the pre-qualification stage?
Elaine works for a British manufacturer of confectionary (sweets/ candy) items. One of the key ingredients is cocoa powder, which cannot be grown in the UK. Elaine therefore needs to look abroad for suppliers. Which of the following are risks that Elaine needs to consider when sourcing internationally? Select THREE
Compared with single sourcing, what is a key advantage to dual or multiple sourcing? Select TWO
Roberto is running a tender in which his main concern is price. However he is keen to hear also about the companies' Corporate Social Responsibility Policies and how this will impact their delivery. Roberto is considering awarding the CSRquestion4 points in a weighted point system. If he does this, what weight should be given to the price?
In order to assess whether a company is able to meet its current liabilities, which financial ratio should you use?
Which of the following would you use to work out a company's gearing ratio? Select TWO.
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Which of the following would you use to determine the outcome of a competitive tender? Select TWO.
A buyer in the public sector has put an advert out asking for interested suppliers to express an interest in a potential tender activity to provide a facilities management contract to a hospital trust. The suppliers who have met that criteria are then sent a document detailing how they should submit their tender, how to price the opportunity, asksQuestionsrelating to how they will deliver the service and gives a deadline for bids to be submitted. Which document have the suppliers ben sent?
Greg is doing some research on a potential supplier and is concerned that the supplier's funding is based on long-term debts and loans. Working with this supplier therefore might bring additional risks to Greg's business. What should Greg do about his concerns?
Pierre is constructing a tender for a security contract. As well as cost, he would like to ask the security companies some questions about their health and safety processes and staff qualifications. He has created several questions and weighted these so that they add up to 25. is this the correct thing to do?
Ramesh is a procurement manager who is looking at his supplier base. He is pursuing a sourcing strategy with the aim of enabling logistical cost reductions. He has made the decision to scale-down his supplier base and purchase from one supplier.
Which type of sourcing arrangement has Ramesh began?
Kiran is appraising some potential suppliers and has noticed that one of these suppliers has an extremely high gearing ratio. What would this suggest?
Which of the following would you expect to find in an Invitation to Tender? Select THREE
What type of relationship should a buyer seek when making strategic sourcing for their business?
Philip is a procurement manager at XYZ Company which imports raw materials from abroad. Sup-pliers provide quotes to Philip in their local currency. Is this the best way to reduce the risk to XYZ Company of currency fluctuations?
Which of the following incoterms relate specifically to transporting items over water?
When selecting a supplier on technical merit, its important that the supplier is a good 'functional fit' for the organisation. What is meant by 'functional fit'?
In the Public Sector, what is the evaluation criteria most often used when evaluating bids fromsuppliers?
What is a risk of pre-warning a supplier that you will conduct an audit of their facilities?
Which of the following is not a Human Rights as protected by the UN Declaration on Human Rights?
What is a major benefit to using Incoterms when sourcing goods internationally?
Guillerme is a Category Manager within the procurement department of a Manufacturing company. In his Category there are 200 items he procures, and he has recently undertaken an ABC analysis of these. Which of the following items would be C category items?
Ali is the Category Manager at an airplane manufacturing factory. He works with many different suppliers who provide different components for the planes. The company is investing heavily in Environmental and Social Governance and Ali has been asked by the CEO what the best practice is to ensure ethical behaviour from suppliers. Ali has suggested completing Audits. Is this the right thing to do?
Polygon Incorporated is a new company in the mining industry, which often gets bad press due to issues of sustainability. Which of the following should Polygon Incorporated consider when developing sustainable business practices?