Pass the CIMA Operational E1 Questions and answers with ExamsMirror

There are four stages of development of supply chain management, according to Reck and Long's strategic positioning tool. Which stage of this model does the following description identify?

Emphasis is on better co-ordination between departments and suppliers involving timely communication about changes in price and availability of materials.

Mitch owns a small furniture business, which he is keen to grow.

Which of the following would MOST benefit the growth of Mitch's business:

Which of the following best describes a virtual team formed by individuals from different companies to achieve a common aim?

Which THREE of the following suggest an integrative approach to organisational purchasing according to Reck and Long?

An individual works for Organisation A. They are responsible for collating financial information from all the local County primary schools in order to report budgetary requirements for the next financial year.

An individual works for Organisation B. They are responsible for collating financial information from all the local charity shops in order to report donation items and items sold.

An individual works for Organisation C. They are responsible for counting and recording raw materials stock, work in progress and finished goods stock on a monthly basis for the managers to report on rates of stock wastage and pilferage at the monthly board meeting.

For each of the organisations above, match them with the relevant sector below.

When testing an information system before it goes live, using contrived testing will present the system with which type of data and transactions?

DnD1_0151-R2-D: Match each of the ethical principles with the correct brief scenario.

XY Company manufactures in a highly competitive environment and achieves competitive advantage by regularly monitoring all the activities in its value chain. Which of the following would be affected by problems in the outbound logistics function?

Company T operates a highly automated manufacturing system. It is computer controlled to promote efficiency and effectiveness and is capable of producing a large number of parts in a flexible manner.

 The main advantage this brings to Company T is that dedicated output can be produced quickly in response to customer orders so that the organisation can give very high levels of customer service.

Which system of operational capacity is Company T using?

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a knowledge management system specific to a particular organisation?