QUESTION 13
Drafting a specification is important because these documents become embedded within the contract and therefore, are legally binding. Is this statement true?

QUESTION 14
Taiichi Ohno came up with the notion of the ‘wastes’. How many wastes?

QUESTION 15
According to CIPS, which of the following are not included in the five ‘rights’ of procurement and supply?

QUESTION 16
The view that workers are naturally lazy, avoid responsibility and are without ambition is in line with Theory (Douglas McGregor):

QUESTION 17
A buyer is in the process of supporting colleagues internally in the drafting of a specification for a new product. They have limited personal knowledge of the product and of the market. They are at the very early stages of drafting the specification and are seeking to increase their knowledge, whilst at the same time, keeping their likely future needs a commercial secret at this stage. Which of the following would be the best method of achieving this?

QUESTION 18
If the speed of change was incremental, and the extent of change was realignment, what single term might we use to describe this change?

QUESTION 19
Where there is transformational change coupled with a slow rate of change, is this:

QUESTION 20
Peter Scholtes identified ten behaviours (have you noticed ho it’s always ten, never nine or eleven?) which commonly create problems in teams. Which are the three out of the four shown, which are genuine Scholte terms to describe these undesirable behaviours?

QUESTION 21
As part of a tender, which of the following are advantages that a purchasing organisation would expect to achieve by specifying that suppliers hold certification to an international environmental management standard, such as ISO 14001?
* It provides assurance that bidders have achieved a common standard of practice
* It provides a guarantee that any polluting suppliers will be unable to tender
* The standard is recognisable to local and international bidders
* It removes the need to conduct internal environmental training

QUESTION 22
Responsibilities within a procurement function can be split into strategic, tactical or operational. Which of the following would usually be seen as operational? Choose two.

QUESTION 23
XTC Ltd is developing a new product to improve its competitive advantage. They are looking for suppliers to use their expertise and innovation to assist with the development of a new component. What is the most appropriate form of specification to use?

QUESTION 24
Which of these examples constitutes an invitation to treat? Select TWO that apply.

QUESTION 25
Spot the one which is one of the seven wastes.

QUESTION 26
Which one of the following is unlikely to appear in an organisational procurement manual?

QUESTION 27
The letters ‘BPR’ stand for:

QUESTION 28
‘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?

QUESTION 29
Esther Francis has recently changed jobs from a supply role at Shine Cleaning Services (SCS) to a purchasing role at Southern Commercial Property (SCP). Esther requires industry technical input to develop a cleaning services requirements specification for her new employer. Esther Francis wants to include her former employer SCS in a market engagement exercise to inform the specification. Which of the following would be the most appropriate way to deal with the conflict of interest?