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A) Exchanging Documents
A) Exchanging Documents
of the following?
A) exchanging documents
B) making payments
C) chasing orders
Q52 A 'supplier sourcing portal' assists purchasers with which of the following?
Q53 Purchasing cards are an ideal method of dealing with which type of items?
A) low value
B) complex
C)high value
D) high risk
Q54 An online 'track and trace' system, within the P2P (purchase to pay) process, will be helpful for
which activity?
A) expediting
B) negotiating
C) supplier selection
A) purchase order
C) appraisal questionnaire
D) imvitation to tender
Q56 Effective P2P (purchase to pay) systems rely on which of the following?
A) accurate forcasting?
What information is difficult to ascertain from using the internet to identify potential suppliers
C Financial information
D Management capability
A Accurate forecasting
D Locally based su
A scm addresses the relationship btwn the organisation and its immediatensuppliers
B scm addresses the interactions and linkages btwn all the organisations that make up the supply
chain
C scm addresses issuesnof transport and the movement of goods btwn the organisation and its
customers
D scm addresses the relationship btwn the organisation and its immediate customers
49.which of the following is a potential benefit to organizations when they buy from overseas suppliers?
50.which of the following completes the sentence below? A letter of ....issued by buyers bank is used to
guarantee payment to the supplier once appropriate documents are received
A credit
Bcompensation
C conformance
Dcontract
41. in which of the following situations is a competitive bidding situation likely to be used by a
purchaser?
C when price is one of the least important factors in the award of the contract
D when there are many technically qualified suppliers that want the business
42.which of the following terms completes the sentence below/..A...is used to notify a supplier of
specific requirements against a previously agreed framework agreement?
A prepaid order
B call-off order
C availlability order
D specification order
43.which of the following terms completes the sentence below? A...relationship is a long term
relationship between the buyer and seller based on trust and collaboration to achieve mutual benefit?
A transactional
B corporate
C financial
D partnership
44.which of the following terms defines collusion between suppliers where they agree to compete on a
price in a market?
A complexity
B competition
C cartel
D centralization
51.which of the following sets out agreed explanation of terms used in international trade to define the
obligations of the seller and buyer
A shipperterms
B incoterms
C logiterms
D customsterms
52.which of the following is a charectaristic of a first-tier supplier to an organisation
53.which of the following is a process where a top-level purchaser gains access to a supplier s costing
records to identify achievable cost savings?
54 which of the following terms describes a supply chain as a linked sequence or network of distributors
in different firms/
55.which of the following is the correct sequence in the downstream retail supply chain?
A retailer/producer/wholesaler/consumer
B producer/wholesaler/retailer/consumer
C consumer/producer/retailer/wholesaler
D wholesaler/retailer/producer/consumer
56.which of the following defines the term OEM
45.an ITT is an initiation to suppliers to bid for a contract,wher the buyer intends to choose the one
submitting the lowest price or best offer.which of the following defines the term ITT?
A intention to treat
B input to trade
C informatin to target
D invitation to tender
37.which of the following will the buyer request from the supplier when a delivery of goods is rejected?
A order acknoledgement
B credit note
C consignment notes
D bill of materials
38.which of the following documents in the purchasing cycle defines the suppliers offer?
A quotation
B purchase requisition
C order acknowledgment
D delivery note
39.which of the following is the sequence in which documents are issued in the purchasing cycle?
40.which of the following terms defines the activities taken by a buyer to track the progress of a purcase
order and its delivery?
A forecasting
B contracting
C sourcing
D expediting
Q16 'An agreement between two parties, intended to be legally binding' is a definition of what?
A) an agreement
B) a contract
C) an informal arrangement
D) a memorandum of understanding
Q19 In what way does 'selective' tendering differ from 'open' tendering?
Q20 What information on a company website demonstrates their policy towards ethical trading?
B) financial reports
C) company overview
A) cost-plus?
B) cost-minus
C) gainshare
D) Cost target?
Q2 Clear, quantitative measures of actual achievement against the most important areas of required
performance are known as:
A) KPIs
B) SLAs
C) SRMs
D) MAMs
Q3 Which of the following is the reason for a buyer to agree a cost plus incentive fee contract with a
supplier?
A) term contracts
B) variance contracts
C) target contracts
D) incentivised contracts
Q5 An arrangement whereby the supplier is guaranteed to cover their costs, in addition to earning an
agreed level of profit, is a....
Q20
What information on a company website demonstrates their policy towards ethical trading?
B. Financial reports
C.company overview
Q21
What is an advantage of using the internet search engine to locate supplier information?
Q22
B. In a large organisations with many location it can help ensure access to stock records and avoid
over ordering.
C. Suppliers are able to access customer database and information on sales and adjust delivery to suit
usage.
What are the two major areas of risk that a credit score helps us to understand?
Q24
What information is difficult to ascertain from using the internet to identify potential suppliers?
C. Financial information
D. Management capability
Q25
D. There are few search engines and portals that can be used.
A brief selection process between capable provider under an existing framework agreement defines
what?
A. A micro competition
B. A tendering exercise
C. A pre qualification
D. A mini competition
Q46 The use of e-sourcing can achieve which of the following benefits for the purchaser?
A) e-marketplace
B) e-tender
C) e-catalogue
D) e-notice*
D) training staff
Q50 Topan Group always use competitive bidding for major contracts and have a process of creating a
shortlist of suitable suppliers. How do they create the shortlist?
C) invitation to tender
D) supplier pre-qualification
Q41 Which of the following can be used to compare purchase order and goods received data, to speed
up payments to suppliers?
A) PO reconciliation system
B) electronic payment
A) malware
B) password
C) backup
D) firewall
Q43 In which of the following electronic auction systems do suppliers lower their prices competitively
during the period of the auction?
A) standard auction
B) reverse auction
C) spanish auction
D) collaborative auction
Q44 Buyers are often required to purchase goods that have been bought previously, but with some
minor change to the specification. Which of the following terms describes this type of purchase?
A) straight re-buy
B) modified re-buy
C) spot re-buy
D) contact re-buy
Q45 The use of electronic tools to determine how and from where products are obtained. This describes
which of the following?
A) e-sourcing
B) e-tendering
C) e-marketplaces
D) e-catalogues
Q36 Which of the following is true in regard to a companies financial stability?
Q37 For which of the following is an organisations website the main method of engagement?
A) wider community
B) potential suppliers
C) existing suppliers
D) existing employees
Q38 Which of the following allows fast updating of news and information websites?
A) search engines
B) blogs
D) wikis
A) contract
B) requisition
C) notice
D) framework
Q31 Which of the following sources would provide information on the credit status of a supplier?
D) profitability ratios
Q32 Which of the following is true of the information found on a customer website?
Q33 Which of the following can be purchased from a credit rating company?
A) published accounts
Q35 Which of the following describes how search results for a new supplier are displayed?
B) in a list of the most financially stable suppliers who have several years of data available
C) by suppliers who have the most media rich information on their website
D) by larger companies in own country ranked first and then small to medium companies
Q26 What is an advantage of using a credit rating agency on existing or potential suppliers?
C) the credit rating agency will clarify and issues raised with your suppliet
A) inventory records
B) demand information
C) purchase orders
Q30 Which of the following describes how the internet is helpful in locating supplier information?
Q21 What is an advantage of using the internet search engine to locate supplier information?
B) in large organisations with many locations it can help ensure access to stock records and avoid over
ordering
C) suppliers are able to access customer databases and information on sales and adjust delivery to suit
usage
Q23 What are the two major areas of risk that a credit score helps us to understand?
Q24 What information is difficult to ascertain from using the internet to identify potential suppliers?
C) financial information
D) management capability
D) there are few search engines and portals that can be used
(2014 MAY)
A) a conformance specification
B) a performance specification
C) a compliant specification
D) a functional specification
Q7 The last stage of a tendering process for most bidders will be..
A) specification
B) evaluation
C) pre-qualification
D) incentivisation
Q8 Opening a market to a wider supplier base brings which of the following advantages?
Q9 How might a policy of spot buying assist a buying organisation's supplier diversiry policies?
continue PROCESS
Q11 'A brief selection process between capable providers under an existing framework agreement'
defines what?
A) a micro- competition
B) a tendering exercise
C) a pre- qualification
D) a mini-competition
Q12 An agreement under which a supplier agrees to provide an estimated quantity over an agreed
future period of time is called what?
A) a blanket order
B) a regular order
C) a repeat order
D) a sheet order
A) call-off purchase
B) repeat purchase
C) stripe purchase
D) one-off purchase
D) vary once
Q15 The award of an individual supply contract under a framework agreement is called what?
A) pre-qualification
B) a call-off
C) an ITT
D) a call-on
Q1
Which of the following explains why an order acknowledgement is requested when purchase orders are
issued?
Q2
Which of the following is best practice when damaged or poor quality goods are identified at inspection
stage?
A. Cancel the contract and return all items until the problem is corrected.
B. Scrap the items, deducting the additional costs from any payment due.
C. Isolate the parts affected , contact the supplier to agree how to resolve the problem.
D. Deduct the amount involved from the supplies invoice when it is presented.
Q3
Which of the following is defined as " the right to exercise power in a particular context"?
A. Responsibility
B. Accountability
C. Authority
D. Expediting
Q4
At which of the following stages is it "best practice" to first issue detailed specifications to a supplier in à
tender process?
Q5
The bid management and decision regarding the winner of a tender should ideally be undertaken by one
staff member. The statement is....
A. False, because a single staff member should not have total control over the tender.
C. True, because only one staff member is able to understand the bids
D. False because different staff members will want to ensure they can change the result.
Q6
Which of the following is best practice to ensure that new supplier invoices presented are complete?
Q7
Which of the following is the purpose of an authorisation hierarchy within a purchasing department?
D. To add rigour to the purchase process and reduce the risk of fraud.
Bwana Procurement Offcer 1.B.wen a confirmation has reached you frm the supplier tht thy hav
received the order you placed and are actually procssn t..t assures you as a buyer tht the order has been
accepted...2.C..descrepancies or damages are bound to happen wen executn a contract
aggreement....3C..a boss has his subbordinates tht report to him or he commands (span of control or
chain of command)
Bwana Procurement Offcer 4.B.a specification is only attouched to a purchase order document wen
placing an order to a supplier,so tht the supplier is med aware of wat he is expected to deliver
Bwana Procurement Offcer 5.A..in tendering there is much work to be involved tht needs teamwork in
areas such as;supplier evaluation,his financial capability..6.A..well defined and detailed purchase orders
will make t much mo easier for the supplier to indicate the amount of goods the buyer has reaquested
and is accountable to pay...if payment is due
Bwana Procurement Offcer 7D.a formal way of doing things within the purchasing department prevents
issues of embezzlement,fraud and mismanagement of resources of the organisation
Onesta Hope
Fredy Diesel
Rates of discount time to pay and cost reimbursement could form part of what
A.mini competion
B.negotiation price
D.delivery schedules
Term contracts
B. Repeat purchase
C. Stripe purchase
Q14
D. Vary once
Q15
The award of an individual supply contract under a framework agreement is called what?
A. A pre qualification
B. A call off
C. An ITT
D. A call on
Q16
'An agreement between two parties, intended to be legally binding' is a definition of what?
A. An agreement
B. A contract*
C. An informal arrangement
D. A memorandum of understanding
Q17
Q18
Q19
C. In open tendering, potential suppliers are pre qualified and short listed.
Processes
2.which of the following allows fast updating of news and information websites?
A.search engines
B.blocks
D.wikis
A. framework
B .repeat
C.tender
D.one off*
4.a buyer is unable to draw up a detailed specification upon which to base pricing schedules . the buyer
he may agree to. .
A. A trolley *
B. A credit card
D credit
Processes
Q11.A supplier has a sales revenue of e2.0m and debtors of e200,000.Which of the following is the
correct'credit period given'?
A.35.0 days
B.10.0 days*
C.73.5 days
D.36.5 days
Q12.Which of the following is the formula for calculating the 'gross profit percentage'of an organisation?
Q13.A cost model or breakdown consistd of:overheads,labour,profit and which other from the list
below?
A.Materials
B.Breakeven
C.Loss
D.Gearing
A.Explore
B.Delete
C.Environmental
D.Exploit
A.ISO9001
B.QS900
C.BS5700
D.ISO14001*
A.Liquidity
B.Profitability
C.Gearing
A.Profitability
B.Gearing
C.Financial market
D.Liquidity
Q18.With which of the following is it most likely that direct negotions would take place?.
Processes
1.Which of the following is the basic determinant of whether a contract exist?
2.which of the following allows fast updating of news and information websites?
A.search engines
B.blocks
D.wikis
A. framework
B .repeat
C.tender
D.one off*
4.a buyer is unable to draw up a detailed specification upon which to base pricing schedules . the buyer
he may agree to. .
A. A trolley *
B. A credit card
D.guaranteed delivery
Processes
Q11.A supplier has a sales revenue of e2.0m and debtors of e200,000.Which of the following is the
correct'credit period given'?
A.35.0 days
B.10.0 days*
C.73.5 days
D.36.5 days
Q12.Which of the following is the formula for calculating the 'gross profit percentage'of an organisation?
Q13.A cost model or breakdown consistd of:overheads,labour,profit and which other from the list
below?
A.Materials
B.Breakeven
C.Loss
D.Gearing
A.Explore
B.Delete
C.Environmental
D.Exploit
B.QS900
C.BS5700
D.ISO14001
A.Liquidity
B.Profitability
C.Gearing
A.Profitability
B.Gearing
C.Financial market
D.Liquidity
Q18.With which of the following is it most likely that direct negotions would take place?.
Which of the following document is used at the start the formal purchasing process??
A)Purchase requisition
B)Purchase order