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Which of the following are elements of a business that can develop a company's competitive advantage? Select THREE.
Jenny is a procurement manager who works in the public sector. She has been charged with organising a tender to source new Xray machines for a hospital and to ensure that they receive ‘value for money’. Which of the following should Jenny consider when drafting her ITT?
Francisco has entered a partnership with Pedro, who is a key supplier, and wants to ensure that the partnership achieves all of Francisco’s goals. As well as qualitative and quantitative KPIs, what other measures could Francisco take to ensure the partnership is a success?
Kirsty is designing a specification for a new contract and wants to include some qualitive KPIs for the new supplier, as well as quantitative. Which of the following could she include? Select TWO.
Phone Maker Incorporated is a manufacturer of mobile phones. It is considering investing in a partnership with its supplier of batteries and circuit boards as it wishes to produce new models of its phone more regularly. What is the main driver for Phone Maker Incorporated?
Janet runs a factory which produces 1 million bread rolls every day. It requires a large amount of flour, and for this to be delivered regularly- in time with manufacturing operations. There are very few suppliers in the market place that can deliver the quality of flour Janet requires in the quantities required. Janet has just established a contract with Friendly Flour Limited - what type of supplier is Friendly Flour Limited to Janet?
A company has just hired a new cleaning firm to clean their offices. The specification for the clean was detailed in an appendix in the contract and included a list of pre-approved products that the cleaning firm should use. The cleaners that were sent to site had not read the contract and therefore did not use the appropriate products. What is the reason for the failure of this?
Danny is procuring a new IT software, which he doesn’t know much about. He has done a bit of research on the internet but is still unsure how much he can expect to pay. What should be Danny’s next step?
A doctor's surgery requires a complex database system to manage all of its patients data, which is highly sensitive. The system also needs to link to other departments of the health service such as physiotherapy and intensive care. The Manager of the surgery is considering outsourcing the management of the database to an IT company. What is the Manager's main motivation for doing this?
Lee is a procurement manager at Real Pirates Ltd and he has a contract with Peg Leg Industries for the supply of fake, wooden legs for his team of Pirates. Real Pirates Ltd have been working with Peg Leg Industries for almost 10 years but recently Lee has discovered he will need to terminate the contract due to ‘Contract Frustration’. What could be the reason for this?
A partnership relationship can be described as any relationship between a buyer and supplier where there is a good level of communication and both parties are happy with each other’s performance. Is this statement TRUE?
Which of the following statements are true of a market place which is considered a 'perfect competition'? Select TWO.
When developing a supplier partnership, a buyer can take either a strategic or reactive approach. What would be a reason for a reactive approach?
TESTED 04 May 2024