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‘Using expensive equipment for a task when the same task could be done more simply and cheaper another way. Sometimes called “using a sledgehammer to crack a nut” ’. Which one of the ‘wastes’ is being described here?
Continuous improvement – making small changes in operations and activities in a never-ending way – is called in Japanese:
‘The individual does not believe that the change is really happening and looks for evidence that it is not true’. Which stage of the Kubler-Ross model does this describe?
A buyer is using a framework agreement to purchase office furniture. The buyer invites the four suppliers listed on the framework to quote for the furniture; the winning bid is the lowest price. What would best describe this approach?
Peter Scholtes developed a matrix which looks at the relationship between how much a leader is perceived to care, and how competent the leader is perceived to be. This matrix is often called the 'trust matrix'.
Based on Scholte’s Trust matrix, which of the following terms would apply to a leader that the team thinks cares a lot, and is also very capable?
Peter Scholtes identified ten behaviours (have you noticed ho it's always ten, never nine or eleven?) which commonly create problems in teams. Which are the three out of the four shown, which are genuine Scholte terms to describe these undesirable behaviours?
Drafting a specification is important because these documents become embedded within the contract and therefore, are legally binding. Is this statement true?
‘operating at its full potential … working positively … getting on with their jobs’
Which of the Tuckman stages of team development is being described here?
While it is recognised that longer-term contracts have the potential to drive significant benefits for the organisation, a number of situations are more suited to making one-off purchases. Which of the below situations is likely to be more suited to a one-off purchase?
Express terms are terms stated in the contract between the parties. Which of the following are commonly-used express terms?
Which of the following are examples of express terms in a contract? Select TWO that apply.
Continuous improvement – making small changes in operations and activities in a never-ending way – is called in Japanese:
A performance specification has several features that make it different from a conformance specification. Which of the following are features of a performance specification? Select TWO that apply.
A process by which a person’s abilities are gradually developed – a lifelong process – could be de-scribed as:
Which of the following would be suitable general key performance indicators (KPIs) for monitoring supplier performance? Select THREE that apply.
The view that workers are naturally lazy, avoid responsibility and are without ambition is in line with Theory (Douglas McGregor):
‘A person who solves difficult problems with original and creative ideas’. From the Belbin ‘problem solving / thinking’ section:
Thinking of Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s work, which of the following terms describes a leader @who is not a dictator, but nonetheless makes the decisions. The team depends heavily on the lead-er, and what the leader says'.
Which one of the Tuckman stages of team development is being described here?
‘..the team struggles to come together … conflict … competing for status and position’
Company A sends a purchase order complete with a set of conditions of contract for the provision of professional services to Company B. Company B responds with an invoice complete with a set of its own conditions of contract. Company A pays the invoice. Which conditions of contract take legal precedence?
A psychological view in which an employee treats the business and the work as if it were their own:
Daryl was expecting some spare parts to arrive from abroad by air freight. He hears on the news that flights have been delayed due to an ash cloud from a volcano that has erupted. Which contract provision is likely to deal with this scenario?
It is said that society is undergoing the ‘fourth industrial revolution’. Which description most close-ly defines this idea?
‘A person who is reliable in seeing a task through to the end’.
Which of the Belbin team roles is being described here?
(An easy one – perhaps too easy)
A catering supplier agrees to provide a meal to a school for $1.15 per unit for two years. What type of commercial agreement is this?
Thinking about the STEP / PESTEL / STEEPLE model, into which two categories would taxation most suitably fall?
Which of these are elements of a contract being in existence?
Confidentiality
Written format
Legal capacity
Correct form
Which of the following departments would be both internal customers and internal suppliers of an organisational procurement function? Select all that apply.
Prior to circulating the service specification to a tendering supplier, it is good practice for the purchasing organisation to request completion of a non-disclosure agreement. Is this statement correct?
Northern Province Authority (NPA) seeks to use market dialogue to improve the contract specification for a new procurement tender of a domestic waste collection contract. Which of the following topics would be appropriate for dialogue with potential suppliers?
Responsibilities within a procurement function can be split into strategic, tactical or operational. Which of the following would usually be seen as operational? Choose two.
Which of the following would be most suitable for a one-off purchase agreement?
A xxxx team is a group of individuals brought together into a single team from different areas of the organisation.
Select one which best replaces xxxx.
TESTED 21 Nov 2024
