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Management studies and experiments over several decades have found that increased participation of workers in decision-making about changes tends to lead to (choose one):
Which one of the following is unlikely to appear in an organisational procurement manual?
According to CIPS, which of the following are not included in the five ‘rights’ of procurement and supply?
Drafting a specification is important because these documents become embedded within the contract and therefore, are legally binding. Is this statement true?
Where an organisational internal customer / user deliberately circumvents the procurement function, and buys from an external supplier without following due procedure. This is commonly called:
Which two of the following actions are most likely to be carried out by the buying organisation?
Express terms are terms stated in the contract between the parties. Which of the following are commonly-used express terms?
Which of the following describes a tender process run under a framework agreement where the tender only includes price and limited aspects of quality?
Which of these are elements of a contract being in existence?
Confidentiality
Written format
Legal capacity
Correct form
Which one of the following is not part of John Adair’s 'action-centred leadership' model?
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.
'XXX theories of leadership are now largely discredited as a means of identifying team leaders'.
This quotation comes from the Profex Publishing textbook for this subject. Which word has XXX replaced?
As part of a tender, which of the following are advantages that a purchasing organisation would expect to achieve by specifying that suppliers hold certification to an international environmental management standard, such as ISO 14001?
It provides assurance that bidders have achieved a common standard of practice
It provides a guarantee that any polluting suppliers will be unable to tender
The standard is recognisable to local and international bidders
It removes the need to conduct internal environmental training
Which two of the following could not be classified as internal triggers for change? A change of:
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?
People are inherently happy at work.
Workers seek responsibility.
Financial reward at work is welcome, but motivation, job satisfaction and recognition are equally A.
According to CIPS, procurement and supply management for CIPS members is a(n) (choose best fit):
As a result of a global pandemic, a local hospital is facing significant patient capacity pressures and would like the construction of a new 50-bed ward to be prioritised and fully operational at the earliest opportunity. Which of the following pricing arrangements would support this aspiration?
R Meredith Belbin made a distinction in his work between 'solo leaders', who were kind-of historic leaders; and 'team leaders' who are seen as being leaders for modern times, or of the future.
From the list shown, select the one answer which represents the solo leader, rather than the team leader.
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’
Tiger Rolls Bakery is a small local baker requiring a continuous supply of flour and butter for their products. These items are in plentiful supply, due to the standardised nature of the items, they are bought regularly on a spot purchase approach from a range of market suppliers. Tiger Rolls Bakery has an electronic purchase order system that they use to place orders with the suppliers. On the back of each purchase order issued, Tiger Rolls Bakery includes a copy of their commercial contracting terms.
Which of the following describes the Tiger Rolls Bakery commercial contracting terms?
Which one of the following is very commonly seen as being the primary role of the procurement function (especially by those outside the procurement function)?
A key performance indicator (KPI) that records the frequency and timeliness of goods arriving at a warehouse is related to which of the following?
R Meredith Belbin made a distinction in his work between 'solo leaders', who were kind-of historic leaders; and 'team leaders' who are seen as being leaders for modern times, or are 'of the future'.
From the list shown, select the one answer which represents the team leader, rather than the solo leader.
Tony Campbell, a West Logistics Ltd (WLL) procurement manager, is working on a specification for a data storage solution. The current version of an Information Security Management standard (ISO27001) has been identified as a suitable standard for potential suppliers to be certified to. What is the advantage to WLL of stipulating this type of standard within a product specification?
XTC Ltd is developing a new product to improve its competitive advantage. They are looking for suppliers to use their expertise and innovation to assist with the development of a new component. What is the most appropriate form of specification to use?
Kotter and Schlesinger suggested six approaches to organisational change. One approach is based on the idea that people don’t really understand, and by increasing their understanding, commitment could be won. This relatively soft approach to change is called:
An office manager buys some wallpaper based on samples, only to find the batch of paper delivered is of a slightly different colour than the sample provided. Is this an implied term covered under sale by description?
A psychological view in which an employee treats the business and the work as if it were their own:
‘A person who is reliable in seeing a task through to the end’. From the ‘doing / acting’ section, which of the Belbin team roles is being described here?
According to CIPS, which of the following are not internal stakeholders? Select one.
‘operating at its full potential … working positively … getting on with their jobs’
Which of the Tuckman stages of team development is being described here?
Peter Kraljic first published his Portfolio Purchasing Model in a paper entitled ‘Purchasing Must Become Supply Management’ in the Harvard Business Review in September of which year?
One of the appendices to a formal contract should be a 'pricing schedule'. This is because price is the most important item of a contract and it is a requirement for it to be detailed in a pricing schedule. Is this a correct statement?
TESTED 17 Jun 2025