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CIPS L4M1 - Question & Answer Past exam questionsO1. Outline FIVE differences between purchasing goods and purchasing services. - correct answer 1. Goods are tangible, services are intangible: 2. Services cannot be separated from their supplier: 3. Heterogeneity: goods are usually uniform in nat...

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CIPS L4M1 - Question & Answer Past
exam questions

O1. Outline FIVE differences between purchasing goods and purchasing services. - correct answer 1.
Goods are tangible, services are intangible:

2. Services cannot be separated from their supplier:

3. Heterogeneity: goods are usually uniform in nature while services are unique at each delivery

4. Services 'perish' immediately on delivery whereas goods can be stored until required

5. Products are easier to specify, being tangible



O2. Explain THREE circumstances in which a competitive tendering exercise might not be the best
approach to making a purchase. - correct answer 1. Urgency

2. Commercial confidentiality or national security (e.g. military organisations):

3. Value of the purchase:

4. Production costs cannot be measured accurately:

5. Price is not the only criterion for supplier selection and contract award

6. Intellectual Property Rights and monopoly



O2. Describe TWO e-sourcing tools and their use in procurement and supply. - correct answer 1. E-
Catalogues

2. E-Tendering

3. E. Auction

4. Reverse Auctions

5. Online suppleir evaluation data



O3. Explain the role of a shared services unit (SSU). - correct answer SSUs reflect a desire to centralise
and share services

The shared service provider becomes a dedicated provider of services such as; finance, HR, IT and
procurement which continue to be provided internally

,An SSU manages costs and quality SLAs to demonstrate value for money.

An SSU's benefits may be summarised as:



• cost effective internal service;

• liaison with its customers;

• anticipating future demand;

• employing resources and providing higher levels of service more cost effectively than if they were
provided by a department or an external provider.



O3. A manufacturer of electrically powered tools for the engineering industry consists of four separate
business units, each of which undertakes its own purchasing activities.



Discuss THREE benefits of centralising all purchasing activities with those of retaining the present
decentralised structure. (1 of 2) - correct answer Centralisation' and 'decentralisation' refer to the
degree to which responsibility and authority is delegated. Arguments for centralisation can only be
evaluated in the context of specific organisational environment and might include:



1. Policies & procedures

2. Consolidation of requirements

3. Location

4. Supply market structure

5. Expertise required:

6. Customer demands



O3. A manufacturer of electrically powered tools for the engineering industry consists of four separate
business units, each of which undertakes its own purchasing activities.



Discuss THREE benefits of centralising all purchasing activities with those of retaining the present
decentralised structure. (2 of 2) - correct answer The benefits of retaining the present de-centralised
structure include:

1. Local responsibility

2. Knowledge of the local environment, culture and customer needs

, 3. Skills development of buyers in each unit

4. Better communication and coordination between procurement and operating departments,

5. Customer focus: buyers are 'closer' to internal and external customers developing understanding of
user needs and problems.

6. Quicker response to operational and user needs,

7. Smaller purchase quantities:

8. Accountability: d

9. Freeing central procurement units to focus on higher-level, value-adding tasks.



O3. Explain the following IT systems used by the procurement or supply chain function:

(i) 'Enterprise Resource Planning'

(ii) 'Materials Requirement Planning'

(iii) 'Purchase to Pay (P2P)'. - correct answer ERP is a single data base to manage a wide range of
functions and resources across a business. It offers real time solutions.

MRP is a set of records, decision rules and procedures to manage demand.

P2P is a two way flow of transactions taking a purchase requisition through to payment of invoice.



O1. FIVE elements of the total cost of ownership of capital equipment - correct answer 1. pre acquisition
costs

2. purchase price

3. operating costs

4. maintenance and repair costs

5. downtime costs and end of life/decommissioning costs



O1. It is widely believed that it is important to attempt to reduce costs and add value throughout the
supply chain. Explain THREE innovative strategies that might achieve such goals - correct answer 1. value
engineering

2. lean supply

3. agile supply

4. TQM

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