Pass the CIPS Level 3 Advanced Certificate in Procurement and Supply Operations L3M4 Questions and answers with ExamsMirror

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Which one of the Tuckman stages of team development is being described here?

‘..the team struggles to come together … conflict … competing for status and position’

CIPS believes that it is good practice for different staff members to be responsible for three key ac-tivities in procurement (specifying / requisitioning; sourcing / contracting; authorising payment), in order to reduce the likelihood of malpractice, and to do what is in the best interests of the organisa-tion. Select two of the following terms which this principle is known by.

Which of the following would be suitable general key performance indicators (KPIs) for monitoring supplier performance? Select THREE that apply.

‘Using expensive equipment for a task when the same task could be done more simply and cheaper another way. Sometimes called “using a sledgehammer to crack a nut” ’. Which one of the ‘wastes’ is being described here?

In what way might a contract clause be used to stop the supplier from making unwarranted price increases during the term of the contract?

Which of the following departments would be both internal customers and internal suppliers of an organisational procurement function? Select all that apply.

A performance specification has several features that make it different from a conformance specification. Which of the following are features of a performance specification? Select TWO that apply.

A buyer is in the process of supporting colleagues internally in the drafting of a specification for a new product. They have limited personal knowledge of the product and of the market. They are at the very early stages of drafting the specification and are seeking to increase their knowledge, whilst at the same time, keeping their likely future needs a commercial secret at this stage. Which of the following would be the best method of achieving this?

Prior to circulating the service specification to a tendering supplier, it is good practice for the purchasing organisation to request completion of a non-disclosure agreement. Is this statement correct?