L4M2 Practice Questions
Defining Business Needs
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A company is evaluating two investment projects: Project A and Project
B.
Project A has a high initial cost but generates substantial cash flows over time. Project B has a lower initial cost but generates modest cash flows consistently. The company's cost model indicates a payback period of three years for Project A and a payback of four years for ProjectB.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the cost models and cash flow profiling for these projects?A buyer is undertaking an analysis of the market. This analysis has focused on the relative power of the main buyers in the market. It has also focused on the changes in capacity available amongst the key suppliers in this market. Which of the following describes this analysis?
When a procurement manager considers a substitution, the number and nature of additional func-tions that substitute provides should be taken into account carefully. Which of the following ratio could help the procurement manager to make the right decision?
Which of the following are features of a conformance specification? Select TWO that apply.
Which of the following is likely to be an outcome of over-specification?
Ineffective Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Higher supplier costs
Increased Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
Reduced inventory costs
At which stage of through-life contract management, procurement team needs to identify sources of risk and the ways to mitigate them?
A procurement team is categorising their purchased items into four quadrants of Kraljic's supply chain portfolio matrix. They realise that there are some low-value items which come from very few suppliers in the market. The organisation is critically dependent on these suppliers. The team plans to reduce the dependence by finding alternative sources. Is this a right course of action?
Warwickshire Ambulance Service (WAS) is an NHS Trust. It operates throughout Warwickshire and the neighbouring areas. It has three core areas of activity, namely the provision of Emergency Ambulance Services, routine Patient Transport Services, and Logistic Medical Services. The agency is working towards higher service level through benchmarking. Which of the following is the benefit of benchmarking to WAS?
A buyer is reviewing the difference between the direct and indirect costs of a supplier's production costs The buyer is unable to reduce the supplier's indirect cost for production. Is this statement true?
A charity is reviewing their spend and budget after an operation in flooded areas. They realise that the operators save money against the budgeting plan. This saving is known as...?
