Which of the following problems may be identified as open-ended problems? Select TWO that apply:
Honda of America Manufacturing is a well established automobile manufacturer. It purchases tens of thousands of materials and parts from suppliers, however, only few of them are strategic. To these suppliers, Honda's procurement manager requires them to send details of labour, materials, overhead cost and profit. However, the suppliers are reluctant to submit such confidential infor-mation. Is the procurement manager’s action appropriate?
Which of the following methods will enable a company to eliminate waste, lost time and lost material from its processes?
To improve the productivity, Plantation Ltd is planning to purchase a tractor, which it has never bought before. The project must be quick to catch up with the next growing season. Leanne, a jun-ior procurement staff at the company, assumes that she could skip market analysis stage to save time. Is this assumption reasonable?
Which of the following are typically reasons why an organisation implements value analysis? Select TWO that apply:
When procuring a machinery, at which stage buyer must check whether it is working to the stand-ards set out in the design specification?
Which of the following are typical environmental considerations throughout the contract life cycle? Select the TWO that apply.
Housing Ltd is inviting a number of contractors to a tender for the construction of a commercial building. In the attachment to the invitation to tender, there is a document which describes the re-quired materials and installation methods. This document is known as...?
EV Inc is facing the following challenges:
1. The capital investment is enormous.
2. Most of company's working capital is in form of inventories, which include raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods.
3. Competitors are increasingly deploying robotics and automation to boost productivity.
Which of the below business sectors does EV Inc belong to?
Datong is a defence and law enforcement equipment supplier. They are developing new product but largely concerns about the detailed specifications of components and the capability of supply market. Which of the following approach should Datong adopt in order to optimise the specification and shorten time to market?
Dana is an automobile manufacturer. It has a new electrification strategy that aims at making eco-friendly electric pick-up trucks. To implement this strategy, the procurement department must source new categories of parts that make motors, sensors, solenoids and stators. He starts to analyse the market by identifying specific supply market segments for those parts and finding suppliers who have the best capabilities in those segment. He intends to segment the market based on specific features of the products. Which variable is used by Dana procurement manager to shape and manage supply market?
Which of the following are typical social considerations throughout the contract life cycle? Select the TWO that apply.
Which of the following is a tool to define roles and responsibilities of a project team?
Which of the following are the fair and reasonable comparators in price analysis? Select TWO that apply: