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CIPS L5M7 - Achieving Competitive Advantage Through the Supply Chain (L5M7)

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Total 88 questions

What isBusiness Process Re-engineering (BPR)?

A.

Comparison of business strengths and weaknesses

B.

A strategy that analyses workflow to find efficiencies

C.

Repositioning a company in its market segment

D.

Refinancing of a company

Farmer Joe sells wheat and barley. He charges more when demand is high and less when demand falls. What pricing strategy does he follow?

A.

Competitive Pricing

B.

Flexible Pricing

C.

Dynamic Pricing

D.

Variable Pricing

Which of the following could explain why an organisation chooses tooutsourcea function?

A.

Control

B.

Culture

C.

Globalisation

D.

Quality

ABC produces electronics in a highly competitive, fast-changing market. Which supply chain strategy should ABC employ?

A.

Lean

B.

Just-in-Time

C.

Responsive

D.

Agile

Normal distributionforms what shape on a graph?

A.

Horizontal line

B.

Vertical line

C.

Bell curve

D.

Circle

Electro Bob is a wholesaler of electrical equipment. One of its customers, RoostyFace, spends very little and is unlikely ever to increase its spend. Whattype of customeris RoostyFace to Electro Bob (Supplier Preferencing Model)?

A.

Core

B.

Annoying

C.

Exploitative

D.

Nuisance

Which of the following could be consideredadded valuewithin a supply chain? Select THREE.

A.

Profit

B.

Marketing

C.

Quality

D.

Innovation

E.

Time to market

SRT Ltd, a national construction firm, has acentralised procurement function. What is an advantage of this?

A.

Increased flexibility

B.

Stakeholder management

C.

Closer to stakeholders

D.

Coordination of cost-reduction initiatives and bulk ordering

Trust is a dynamic concept required in partnership relationships. Which of the following are part of thefive trust componentsimportant in supply chains?

A.

Integrity

B.

Competence

C.

Loyalty

D.

Power

E.

Charm

Where two organisations atdifferent levelsof the supply chain share responsibilities, resources, and performance information to serve similar end customers, what is this known as?

A.

Vertical collaboration

B.

Horizontal collaboration

C.

Tight supply chain collaboration

D.

Loose supply chain collaboration