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MNP2601 - ASSESSMENT 2 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - SEMESTER 2 - 2024
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2024 – S1 – MNP2601 – ASSESSMENT 2 – Q&AAssessment 2
Started on Monday, 15 April 2024,
State Finished
Completed on Monday, 15 April 2024,
Time taken
Marks 15.00/15.00
Grade 100.00 out of 100.00
Question 1
When a need for an audit trail exists, the purchasing process would be less vigorous
since control is exerted later during the audit process.
True
False
Feedback
The correct answer is 'False'.
Question 2
Unnecessary inventories can seriously affect the liquidity of the organisation
because they tie up capital.
True
False
Feedback
The correct answer is 'True'.
Question 3
A fixed long-term supplier relationships can hamper the organisation’s flexibility in
responding to changes in demand.
True
False
Feedback
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The correct answer is 'True'.
Question 4
Janet owns an organisation producing different types of canned sardines in
Mombasa on the Kenyan coast. She sells her products directly throughout Kenya
and to larger exporters. She employs 30 workers, exports 80% of her product to
foreign markets, depends on three suppliers and uses support services (a trucking
company and a security company). Given this information, which purchasing and
supply organisational structure does she employ?
Decentralised, because she surrounds herself with various stakeholders to
perform her purchasing activities efficiently.
Centralised, because her plant and all main stakeholders are situated centrally
in Mombasa.
Decentralised, since workers are local, but sales are done throughout Kenya
and further (exports) with the aid of a trucking company.
Centralised, because she does all the purchasing activities for her
organisation.
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The correct answer is:
Centralised, because she does all the purchasing activities for her
organisation.
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Question 5
Janet owns an organisation producing different types of canned sardines in
Mombasa on the Kenyan coast. She sells her products directly throughout Kenya
and to larger exporters. She has 30 workers working in close proximity every day.
During the Covid pandemic, the demand for tinned products rose in Kenya. After
careful consideration Janet decides that to benefit from increased demand, she must
improve customer lead time by having high inventories of tinned sardines available.
Given the pandemic, which one of the following options would be the most viable to
Janet?
Buy in additional tins of sardines from abroad to be flown in on short notice.
Negotiate the delivery of additional tins from the metal producer at lower
prices.
Expect all 30 workers to get vaccinated and work after-hours with families
(kids included) to produce as many tins of sardines as possible.
Agree with the local Fishers Cooperative that if the Mombasa region is
disrupted, to negotiate fish supply with other Kenyan fishers cooperatives.
Feedback
The correct answer is:
Agree with the local Fishers Cooperative that if the Mombasa region is
disrupted, to negotiate fish supply with other Kenyan fishers cooperatives.
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Question 6
The grocery store you are employed at adopts the “local is lekker” strategy to source
from local known suppliers. Several suppliers have been added to the organisation’s
preferred supplier list. Management tasks you to reorder from local suppliers as they
envisage it will reduce costs. Against the background of the case study, which one of
the following statements best describes your consideration of buying local to directly
reduce costs?
Local suppliers have a larger audience and broader reach than national and
global suppliers.
Local suppliers offer a more extensive range of products than national and
global suppliers.
Price can be negotiated with local suppliers.
Quick and contact-free shopping can be negotiated with local suppliers.
Feedback
The correct answer is:
Price can be negotiated with local suppliers.
Question 7
In a typical electric vehicle (EV) supply chain, which one of the following represents a
fixed point where forward and reverse battery flows intersect?
EV assembly factories
EV battery manufacturing plants
EV charging stations network
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