THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS MNB1601 ASSESSMENT 5 SEM 2 OF 2024 EXPECTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. USE IT CORRECTLY AS A GUIDE AND FOR PRACTICE TO SCORE ABOVE 80%
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Question 1 Which one of the following best describes a closed tender?
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a. A tender which is no longer valid.
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question b. A tender where the due date has lapsed, but no outcome was reached.
c. A tender where only specific suppliers were requested to tender.
d. A tender where an agreeable outcome was reached.
The correct answer is: A tender where only specific suppliers were requested to
tender.
Question 2 Following several worldwide recalls, it has become evident that Toyota has rushed
Correct into relationships with suppliers whom have not been adequately vetted. Supplier
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alliances and supplier development are thus crucial elements that need to be
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and supplier development occur?
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Select one:
a. Strategic level
b. Tactical level
c. Middle-management level
d. Operations level
The correct answer is: Strategic level
______________ allocate the responsibility for buying a specific material or service to
a specific person.
Select one:
a. Informal structures
b. Specialist groups
, c. Purchasing teams
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Incorrect d. Buyer forums
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Question 4 Which one of the following options is NOT an inventory-control system?
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a. System of fixed-order quantities
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b. Capital budgeting system
c. Cyclical-ordering system
d. Just-in-time system
The correct answer is: Capital budgeting system
Question 5 Kgaugelo owns an organic food store in Newlands. None of his produce is pre-
Correct packaged and consumers are expected to bring their own containers. The prices
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charged for produce are based on the weight of the produce consumers choose to
of 1.00 purchase and as such, quantities vary greatly. To assist with inventory control,
Kgaugelo and his team do stocktaking at the end of each week for each product in
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question the store and the order quantities are adjusted to the quantities available. Which
inventory-control system would be the most appropriate to use in this scenario?
Select one:
a. The cyclical-ordering system
b. The materials-requirements planning system
c. The just-in-time system
d. The quick-response system
The correct answer is: The cyclical-ordering system
Vicki is the regional buyer for Black Cat Pet stores in Gauteng. She prefers to buy a
greater volume of cat food at her preferred supplier, Munchkins, as it results in lower
inventory levels and lower prices as Munchkins gives her discount for volume
orders. This is an advantage of _______________ which is possible with a _________
purchasing and supply structure.
Select one:
, a. standardisation; centralised
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Correct b. profit-leverage; centralised
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d. supplier relationships; decentralised
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The correct answer is: standardisation; centralised
Question 7 Should a company assess the effectiveness of their purchasing and supply activities
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______________________.
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question a. inventory-holding
b. workload
c. timeliness
d. supplier performance
The correct answer is: supplier performance
Question 8 Carol is the purchasing manager for J’Divine, a popular wedding photography
Correct business. She is responsible for assessing the purchasing and supply activities
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performed by J’Divine’s purchasing and supply function. Carol is busy comparing the
of 1.00 actual prices they have paid for their high quality photo paper from which their books
are made with market prices in the industry. This is known as __________ .
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question
Select one:
a. cost-saving
b. price proficiency
c. supplier performance
d. purchasing cost
The correct answer is: price proficiency
Question 9 Bidvest International Logistics (BIL), which provides an end-to-end supply-chain
Correct solution across a number of different industries, including essential services in the
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retail, healthcare and perishables sectors, noticed that some clients increased stock
of 1.00 levels in preparation for future supply constraints, while volumes for clients
, Flag providing non-essential services lessened during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is
question expected that the diversification of supply chains will be the new normal and that
companies will be sourcing products from numerous suppliers instead of one or two
suppliers. The decision to select more than one supplier for a specific product
through supplier alliances and supplier development, will occur at which level of
purchasing and supply planning?
Select one:
a. Strategic level
b. Tactical level
c. Operations level
d. This would have occurred without any purchasing and supply planning.
The correct answer is: Strategic level
Question 10 When it comes to the internal organisation of the purchasing and supply function,
Incorrect ____________ are used when each person takes responsibility for buying a specific
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material or service.
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question a. independent buyers
b. informal structures
c. specialist groups
d. cross-functional teams
The correct answer is: specialist groups
Question 11 Mavis is the marketing manager for Mars Plastics. She is serving on a cross-
Incorrect functional purchasing team for the company’s toy division. The team includes
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members from the finance department, the purchasing and supply department and
of 1.00 Mars Plastic’s main toy supplier, Kidz R Us. In order to assess the management
performance of the cross-functional team on which Mavis serves, Mars Plastics has
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question put together an evaluation sheet. Which one of the following options would be
included in the evaluation sheet used for management performance?
Select one:
a. The adequacy of performance appraisal
b. Noting the number of orders marked as urgent
c. The diligence with which purchasing requests are executed
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