Pass the CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations L3M1 Questions and answers with ExamsMirror

Explanation

Government decisions and actions regarding the level of interest rates and supply of money in the economy.

Fiscal policy relates to taxation and its relationship to government expenditure.

The other two suggested answers: exchange rates and unemployment rates are a factor of other poli-cies; the size of coins and banknotes is beyond the scope of your syllabus and my knowledge. :)

Explanation

Exchange rate fluctuations and escalating materials costs can both substantially impact on a contract price. Where a contract has been drafted to allow for it, the price may be adjusted in line with some pre-agreed mechanism or formula to make the price paid more equitable.

Quality problems of the supplier's own making and shareholders seeking extra profit - neither being uncommon - are not seen as being grounds for adjusting price (upwards).

I should mention that price adjustment clauses can result in prices being adjusted either upwards or downwards, or not at all, depending on circumstances.

Explanation

All of these.

Explanation

A local independent supermarket would be a private sector organisation - that is one intended to make a profit. The others suggested here would all be not-for-profit.

Public sector organisations, although not created to make a profit, are generally referred to as 'public sector' - often funded from taxation - with 'not-for-profit' often being funded from members, do-nors, or other voluntary sources.

Explanation

A competitive exercise is being referred to, in which the seller is under competitive pressure to try to win the business, yet not charge so much they don't win the business. This is commonly known as a 'tender', or 'tender exercise'; also 'competitive bidding' etc.

It is this desire to win profitable business, restricted by an upper limit on price because of competitor behaviour, that forces suppliers to be competitive with their prices. This tension between the bid-der's desire for profit; and the need to be realistic with price, explains why the competitive approach is so highly valued in procurement.

Explanation

Increasingly practised, albeit often quietly, protectionism seeks to protect domestic industries, re-ducing access to markets for foreign companies. The aim is normally to protect domestic worker's jobs, often with an eye on domestic politics. Industries recently (late 2020) mentioned in this subject area include agriculture, airlines, defence, shipbuilding, steel, etc - not just in UK or Europe, but worldwide.

The World Trade Organisation seeks to reduce protectionism - an activity supported by many econ-omists, as globalism is believed by many to increase global wealth overall.

However, this is not clear cut, and there are a variety of views.

Interventionism is not relevant to this QUESTION NO:, and preventionism is a made-up word.

Explanation

This a definition of liquidated damages. Calculated in advance of the event occurring ie pre-contract and thus agreed by the parties in advance. Meaningful advance calculations (estimates) must be available to enforce legally.

The term and the spirit of 'penalty clause' is discouraged in English law - damages should be aimed at returning the damaged party back into the position they would have been in, had a wrong not been done.

Unliquidated damages can only be awarded by a court after the event, and should not be relied up-on.

An example of a quantum meruit award can be found in the British Steel v Cleveland Bridge (1984) case - a rare occurrence, and again something which must not be relied upon.

Explanation

The correct answer, covering all of these, is 'economic'.

'Political' could also be considered, but 'economic' covers them all.

The other two answers suggested are not really relevant.

Explanation

The x-axis shows time. For some products, it may represent a year; for others, a century.

The other answers given could all be shown on the y-axis of the PLC, depending on circumstances.

Explanation

All answers are correct. Each of these areas can create safety hazards for people in the workplace, and so in many countries government legislation has been passed to make these topics subject to regulation.

For example, within the UK, it is mandatory for employers to provide compulsory training for em-ployees who may be involved in lifting heavy items, and there are limits placed on the weight which can be handled by any one person. In many cases, mechanised lifting equipment is used to aid or replace humans.