QUESTION 61
Which of the following macro-environmental factors can affect supply chains?

QUESTION 62
What is a disadvantage of including qualitative KPIs into a contract?

QUESTION 63
Brian Air is a company that is trying to break into the air transport market. Which of the following could be barriers to entry for Brian Air? Select THREE

QUESTION 64
A supermarket is struggling with sales and has done an analysis on its competitors. It has discovered that it has two major competitors; one provides groceries at a much cheaper price and another that provides only organic products. The supermarket has decided that it wants to continue providing groceries to a wide target audience but that it will compete by offering superior customer service. What is the supermarket’s source of competitive advantage?

QUESTION 65
Jenny is a procurement manager who works in the public sector. She has been charged with organising a tender to source new Xray machines for a hospital and to ensure that they receive ‘value for money’. Which of the following should Jenny consider when drafting her ITT?

QUESTION 66
What is collaborative inertia?

QUESTION 67
Which of the following are elements of a business that can develop a company’s competitive advantage? Select THREE.

QUESTION 68
Which of the following are primary activities, according to Porter’s Value Chain? Select THREE.

QUESTION 69
Which of the following relationship types would you consider using for a Main Contractor on a building construction project, who will be responsible for co-ordinating the activities of other suppliers?

QUESTION 70
Mendelow’s Stakeholder Matrix categorises stakeholders into four groups and provides insight into how these stakeholders should be managed. What is a limitation to using this Matrix to categorise stakeholders?

QUESTION 71
ABC is a company which sources a vital component from a supplier. There are only a few suppliers in the industry and without this component, ABC would not be able to produce their final product. What type of relationship should ABC seek to develop with their supplier?

QUESTION 72
Which of the following is an advantage for the suppler of entering into a partnership with a buyer?

QUESTION 73
Kinky Boots Ltd provides high heeled shoes in large sizes. Their target market are Drag Queens. There are a couple of rival shoe manufacturers in this market and Kinky Boots Ltd offer the cheapest high heels. What strategy is Kinky Boots Ltd employing in terms of competitive advantage?

QUESTION 74
Pablo has run an open- competition to secure a new contract for a supplier of paper for his Birthday Card making company. He has received 10 submissions from various suppliers and needs to put a team together to evaluate the bids. What type of team should Pablo consider?

QUESTION 75
Which of the following are not stages of team development? Select TWO.

QUESTION 76
One of the fist stages of designing a Partnership is to come up with joint KPIs. These should be:

QUESTION 77
According to Mendelow, there are four ways stakeholders can be managed, depending on the amount of power they have, and how interested they are in your project. What are these four categories?

QUESTION 78
A doctor’s surgery requires a complex database system to manage all of its patients data, which is highly sensitive. The system also needs to link to other departments of the health service such as physiotherapy and intensive care. The Manager of the surgery is considering outsourcing the management of the database to an IT company. What is the Manager’s main motivation for doing this?

QUESTION 79
Which of the following are considered part of the ‘5 Rights of Procurement’? Select THREE.