Pass the CIPS CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply L6M9 Questions and answers with CertsForce

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Questions # 11:

XYZ Ltd is aretail organisationselling various hair care products. Themarketing teamis reviewingsales figuresfrom the past year and wants to determinewhich products should receive extra marketing.

One product haslow market sharebut exists in ahigh-growth market.

According to theBoston Consultancy Group (BCG) Matrix, which category does this product fall under?

Options:

A.

Dog


B.

Cash Cow


C.

Star


D.

Problem Child


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Questions # 12:

Which of the following arebenefits of optimising the supply chain?Select ALL that apply.

Options:

A.

Increase of business flexibility to cater for demand


B.

Higher profit margins


C.

More accurate prediction of demand from customers


D.

Use of AI and technology


E.

Control of waste


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Questions # 13:

Strategic stocking decisions are likely to change under what circumstances? Select ALL that apply.

Options:

A.

Changes in competitor activity


B.

Raw materials are vulnerable


C.

There is a short lead time for the product


D.

Customer demand is low


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Questions # 14:

Maxi Ltd is a medium-sized manufacturing organisation in the automotive industry that creates engines for cars. It has traditionally worked well with its suppliers, with strong relationships and regular meetings. There are currently around 15 suppliers who provide parts to Maxi Ltd.

Due to changing customer demands, Maxi Ltd will, from next month, modify the manufacturing of some of its products. Product X is being made more environmentally friendly, with output of CO2 being reduced by 32%. The product will take longer to produce, but there will be no additional cost to customers for this.

Maxi ltd are considering outsourcing the manufacturing of Product Y as it is not a product which is routinely ordered by customers. This will allow Maxi Ltd to focus on other products which generate higher revenues for the company. The concern within the Board of Directors is that if demand increases for this product, an outsourced company may not be able to cope with higher numbers of orders.

Product Z is an extremely popular item and oftentimes Maxi Ltd does not have the capacity to fulfil all orders. Consideration has been given to increasing the size of the factory, but this has been discarded as risky as demand is not guaranteed. The product has been available on the marketplace for a short amount of time and sales are continuing to increase, but the company believes this will soon plateau. To deal with current demand, the marketing team is working on campaigns to invite customers to make orders for this product at certain times of the year when product X is not being created in the factory. This means resources can be reallocated to the creation of product Z.

Whatarea of the product lifecycleis product Z in?

Options:

A.

Introduction


B.

Growth


C.

Maturity


D.

Decline


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Questions # 15:

White Moon Ltd, amanufacturing organisation, is consideringoutsourcing transportation. What would be areason for doing this?

Options:

A.

To gain better access to emerging markets


B.

To decrease fixed costs


C.

To please shareholders


D.

To avoid the inefficiency trap


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Questions # 16:

Which of the following statements aboutDynamic Capability TheoryareTRUE? SelectALLthat apply.

Options:

A.

It can be utilised to understand how the operations functionreconfigures its competenciesin response to changes in the marketplace


B.

It can contribute to thecompetitive advantageof the organisation


C.

The focus is on reducing costs to ensure the organisation remains profitable


D.

Information sharing throughout thesupply networkis important to creating dynamic capability


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Questions # 17:

Asimple supply chainconsists of threecommercial roles. What are these?

Options:

A.

Buyer


B.

Supplier


C.

Organisation


D.

Distributor


E.

Manufacturer


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Questions # 18:

Mabel, theOperations Directorat a hotel, is engaged in a debate abouttrade-offs. The CFO believes thatefficiency and effectiveness cannot be achieved together. Is this correct?

Options:

A.

Yes - the hotel must make a trade-off between efficiency or effectiveness, it cannot have both


B.

Yes - engaging in trade-offs means that continuous improvement methodologies are no longer required


C.

No - the concept of trade-offs means that the organisation can position itself to achieve both effectiveness and efficiency


D.

No - with improvements to technology and communications, there is no need for trade-offs


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Questions # 19:

Maxi Ltd is a medium-sized manufacturing organisation in the automotive industry that creates engines for cars. It has traditionally worked well with its suppliers, with strong relationships and regular meetings. There are currently around 15 suppliers who provide parts to Maxi Ltd.

Due to changing customer demands, Maxi Ltd will, from next month, modify the manufacturing of some of its products. Product X is being made more environmentally friendly, with output of CO2 being reduced by 32%. The product will take longer to produce, but there will be no additional cost to customers for this.

Maxi ltd are considering outsourcing the manufacturing of Product Y as it is not a product which is routinely ordered by customers. This will allow Maxi Ltd to focus on other products which generate higher revenues for the company. The concern within the Board of Directorsis that if demand increases for this product, an outsourced company may not be able to cope with higher numbers of orders.

Product Z is an extremely popular item and oftentimes Maxi Ltd does not have the capacity to fulfil all orders. Consideration has been given to increasing the size of the factory, but this has been discarded as risky as demand is not guaranteed. The product has been available on the marketplace for a short amount of time and sales are continuing to increase, but the company believes this will soon plateau. To deal with current demand, the marketing team is working on campaigns to invite customers to make orders for this product at certain times of the year when product X is not being created in the factory. This means resources can be reallocated to the creation of product Z.

What is themain concernregarding the option to outsource the manufacturing of product Y?

Options:

A.

Cost


B.

Competence


C.

Scalability


D.

Finance


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Questions # 20:

Which of the following areexamples of Linear Programming (LP) solvers? SelectALLthat apply.

Options:

A.

Excel


B.

Lindo


C.

MATLAB


D.

CPLEX


E.

LPX


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