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L3M2 Ethical Procurement and Supply Question and Answers

Question # 4

Imagine that the Chief Executive of a UK bank attempted to learn the name of a whistleblower within the bank - the whistleblower had earlier reported wrongdoing within the bank to the state banking authorities anonymously. Trying to find the name of the whistleblower was a breach of the organisation’s internal protocol which guaranteed anonymity to whistleblowers. Imagine the regula-tory authorities in both the UK and the US took action as a result. What is the most likely action which would be taken by the authorities?

A.

The bank was fined a substantial sum

B.

No further action - nothing happened

C.

The bank was closed down

D.

The Chief Executive was imprisoned

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Question # 5

The time between recognition / origin of the need; through to usage or consumption is described as:

A.

User’s view of lead time

B.

Seller’s lead time

C.

Maker’s lead time

D.

True lead time

E.

Procurement lead time

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Question # 6

Which two of the following are world-famous quality management gurus?

A.

W Edwards Deming

B.

Philip Crosby

C.

Phil Collins

D.

Bill Cosby

E.

Bing Crosby

F.

Edgar Hoover

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Question # 7

‘The act of drawing the attention of someone in authority, to an alleged instance of unethical con-duct’, is called:

A.

Whistleblowing

B.

Wetting one's whistle

C.

Whistle stopping

D.

Whistling in the wind

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Question # 8

The objective of value engineering has been described as:

A.

Doing more with the same

B.

Doing more with less

C.

Doing more with more

D.

Doing more with your time

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Question # 9

Use of competition is most obviously going to influence which of the following ‘rights’?

A.

Revenue

B.

Time

C.

Price

D.

Place

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Question # 10

In a manufacturing business, there are two important materials budgets. One is called ‘materials pur-chases budget’ and the other is called ‘materials XXX budget’. What is the missing word?

A.

Expenditure

B.

Sales

C.

Usage

D.

Returns

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Question # 11

‘Expediting’ is:

A.

Setting off for Nepal

B.

Taking an audit of warehouse stock

C.

Seeking approval for organisational expenditure

D.

Chasing up orders already placed

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Question # 12

Which two of the following would be unlikely to increase value for money for an organisation?

A.

Attending social events at supplier's expense

B.

Use of value analysis or value engineering

C.

Standardisation of components

D.

Accepting a late bid in a tender process

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Question # 13

The abbreviation ‘PDCA’ represents the words:

A.

Plan do check assess

B.

Purchase do check act

C.

Procure, distribute to customers actively

D.

Plan do check act

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Question # 14

A specification which focuses on the outputs of a requirement is called:

A.

Non-conformance

B.

Performance

C.

Conformance

D.

Non-performance

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Question # 15

The formal appraisal of a current supplier, measured in terms of factors such as quality, timeliness of delivery, etc is known as:

A.

Vendor rating

B.

Overall rating

C.

Quality rating

D.

Ship's rating

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Question # 16

Which ISO standard describes quality as ‘the degree to which a set of inherent characteristics fulfils requirements’?

A.

ISO 9000

B.

ISO 19000

C.

ISO 14001

D.

ISO 5750

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Question # 17

In the period in question, the budget for staff overtime and bonuses is zero.

The actual expenditure is 2,900.

Is this variance:

A.

Averse?

B.

Favourable?

C.

Adverse?

D.

Zero?

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Question # 18

Select the two words which explain least well why the procurement of services can be more chal-lenging than the procurement of physical products:

A.

Intangible

B.

Variable

C.

Permeable

D.

Inseparable

E.

Perishable

F.

Unimaginable

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Question # 19

Thinking of Carter’s 10 C’s, the ‘c’ for Commitment refers to:

A.

Delivery

B.

Profit

C.

Quality

D.

Customer

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Question # 20

‘Efficiency is measured in terms of a quantity of …’

A.

Output per unit of input resource

B.

Resource per unit of input

C.

Input per unit of output resource

D.

Throughput

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Question # 21

According to the Profex textbook for this subject, specifications are said to be ‘the heart of the con-tract'.

A.

The book then goes on to say the goods supplied must be of satisfactory:

B.

Quality

C.

Cost

D.

Sturdiness

E.

Quantity

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Question # 22

In a tender process, if a bidder realises there is a mistake in their bid submission, for most buying organisations, under what circumstances will the buyer allow the bidder to alter their submission, to correct their error?

A.

Anytime, including after bid receipt closing date, but before bids have been opened.

B.

At no time, never.

C.

Anytime, including after bid receipt closing date, even if bids have been opened.

D.

Anytime, up to bid receipt closing date.

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Question # 23

Which of the following most closely represents 'the five rights'?

A.

PTQQQ

B.

QQPTT

C.

QQPPT

D.

PPTTQ

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Question # 24

Where the buyer’s and seller’s conditions of contract clash, this is commonly known as ‘the battle of the…’

A.

Bulge

B.

Terms

C.

Firms

D.

Forms

E.

Papers

F.

Titans

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Question # 25

‘From an accounting perspective, added value is total XXXXXX minus total costs of all activities’.

Which word is missing?

A.

Costs

B.

Expenditure

C.

Savings

D.

Revenue

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Question # 26

The budget for procurement staff costs is 100,000 but only 90,000 has been spent in the period. This has resulted in substantial further work for procurement staff members, sometimes working into the evening or at weekends.

A.

Is the variance:

B.

None of the above?

C.

Adverse?

D.

Favourable?

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Question # 27

Individuals, units, teams, groups or organisations that have an influence over procurement, or which are affected by procurement operations, can be called:

A.

Customers

B.

Stakeholders

C.

Shareholders

D.

Wholesalers

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