Choose the correct answer and write down only the letter $($A $$ D$)$ next to the question number $(15)$ on your answer page, for example, $1.$ B$.$

$1.$ The steps of the procurement process include which of the following:

a$.$ Define the Business Needs

b$.$ Negotiation and Award of Contract

c$.$ Induction and integration

d$.$ All of the above

e$.$ None of the above $(1)$

$2.$ Which of the following can be classified as indirect costs in a supply chain?

a$.$ Operations management

b$.$ Systems management.

c$.$ Maintenance of hardware and software components

d$.$ All of the above

e$.$ None of the above $(1)$

$3.$ The five steps of the supplier selection process are:

a$.$ Identifying suppliers $($identify qualified potential suppliers$)$

b$.$ Soliciting information from suppliers

c$.$ Building long$-$term relationships

d$.$ Negotiation with suppliers

e$.$ Evaluating suppliers

f$.$ More than one of the above $(1)$

$4.$ Which of the following is a responsibility of Procurement?

a$.$ Preparing requests for proposals and requests for quotations

b$.$ Place an advertisement in the newspaper to advertise a product

c$.$ Training all the new staff in the company

d$.$ All of the above

e$.$ More than one of the above