A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) states "Measure the effort exerted by the project team to control costs throughout the contract duration." Is this KPI appropriate for measuring the management of contract costs?
In what way might a contract clause be used to stop the supplier from making unwarranted price increases during the term of the contract?
Which of these examples constitutes an invitation to treat? Select TWO that apply.
According to CIPS, procurement and supply management for CIPS members is a(n) (choose best fit):
Which one of the following is unlikely to appear in an organisational procurement manual?
Which of the following approaches could a purchasing organisation use to reduce the level of detail in a specification, without increasing the risk of an unsuccessful procurement process?
Increase the use of acronyms and abbreviations
Cross-refer to recognised industry standards
Require tendering suppliers to propose specifications
Provide samples to demonstrate the requirements
Northern Province Authority (NPA) seeks to use market dialogue to improve the contract specification for a new procurement tender of a domestic waste collection contract. Which of the following topics would be appropriate for dialogue with potential suppliers?
Thinking of the cultural web, which of the following refers to events or routines which take place, and really matter to the people involved?
A service contract for cleaning is due for expiry after a five-year duration. Which of the following are good sources of data to create a specification for the new invitation to tender?
Incumbent supplier
Maintenance services
Alternative suppliers
Management information
The creation of the internet / world wide web is an illustration of what kind of turbulence within the environment?
‘A person may exert power on the basis of their formal authority or status’
Which of the French and Raven sources of power is being described here?
An employee responsible for managing both warehousing and transport in an organisation would best be described as a:
The view that workers are naturally lazy, avoid responsibility and are without ambition is in line with Theory (Douglas McGregor):
Tony Campbell, a West Logistics Ltd (WLL) procurement manager, is working on a specification for a data storage solution. The current version of an Information Security Management standard (ISO27001) has been identified as a suitable standard for potential suppliers to be certified to. What is the advantage to WLL of stipulating this type of standard within a product specification?
Thinking of the cultural web (Johnson and Scholes), which of the following refers to the idea that past events will be recurringly discussed and kept alive by current employees telling newcomers, reinforcing certain aspects of culture?
‘All procurement requirements valued at more than $100,000 must be competitively tendered, and any contracts arising therefrom must be signed by the Procurement Director’. This is an example of a:
‘A person who cares for individuals and the team, a good listener, finds it hard to take difficult deci-sions’. From the ‘concern for people and feelings’ section of Belbin’s roles:
Thinking about PEST, or PESTEL, or STEEPLE; under which two headings would taxation most comfortably sit?
Where there is transformational change coupled with a rapid rate of change (‘big bang’), is this:
Thinking about PEST, etc: under which heading would exchange rates and inflation fit?
R Meredith Belbin made a distinction in his work between 'solo leaders', who were kind-of historic leaders; and 'team leaders' who are seen as being leaders for modern times, or are 'of the future'.
From the list shown, select the one answer which represents the team leader, rather than the solo leader.
Where there is transformational change coupled with a slow rate of change, is this:
Thinking of Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s work, which of the following terms describes a leader @who is not a dictator, but nonetheless makes the decisions. The team depends heavily on the lead-er, and what the leader says'.
People are inherently happy at work.
Workers seek responsibility.
Financial reward at work is welcome, but motivation, job satisfaction and recognition are equally A.
Which two of the following are ‘soft’ factors, within the framework of the ‘McKinsey 7S’ model?
Which of the following could be sent to suppliers under the heading of a 'performance specification'?
A set of required quality levels
A set of engineering drawings
A set of required safety levels and controls
A sample of the product
Which of the following would be included in a contract to ensure satisfactory outcomes are delivered?
Continuous improvement – making small changes in operations and activities in a never-ending way – is called in Japanese:
Which of the following are examples of implied terms in a contract? Select TWO that apply.
The purpose of model form contracts is to provide an organisation with an off-the-shelf contract agreement, the terms of which should not be amended by the parties. Is this statement true?
‘Other people are only ever in it for themselves, and never act for honourable or unselfish reasons’.
Which of the following departments would be both internal customers and internal suppliers of an organisational procurement function? Select all that apply.
Which of the following describes a tender process run under a framework agreement where the tender only includes price and limited aspects of quality?
Which of the following are key performance indicators (KPIs) that could be used to monitor the safety of a workplace? Select TWO that apply.
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TESTED 21 Nov 2024
