Question: Please help me to answer these MCQ Question 11 (1 point) For routine supply items, the strategic aim should be to adopt simple, cost-effective procurement

Please help me to answer these MCQ

Question 11 (1 point)

For routine supply items, the strategic aim should be to adopt simple, cost-effective procurement techniques, such as:

Question 11 options:

E-procurement/fully automated ordering (for stock items)

Direct call-off by users from suppliers in the basis of blanket agreements

Purchase by users using field order or procurement card procedures

Outsourcing

All the above

Question 12 (1 point)

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The main stages in the purchasing process include:

Question 12 options:

Recognition of need

Best practice benchmarking

Total quality management

Customer focus

All the above

Question 13 (1 point)

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Which of the following is an advantage cited for organizational decentralization:

Question 13 options:

Economies obtained by consolidating like requirements

Avoidance of price anomalies between group units

Better overall stock management and material utilization

The local buyer will be able to respond quicker to emergency requirements

All the above

Question 14 (1 point)

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With respect to environmental procurement and the supply chain, buyers need to investigate issues like:

Question 14 options:

Promoting environmental issues with suppliers

Energy consumption

Consumption of non-renewable resources

Amount of packaging materials and how to get rid ot it

All the above

Question 15 (1 point)

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Carter's 10 Cs Checklist includes:

Question 15 options:

Catching

Keeping up

Clean

Quality

All the above

Question 16 (1 point)

Some considerations that need to be evaluated when deciding between using one supplier, or many suppliers, include:

Question 16 options:

Effect on price

Effect on security of supply

Effect on supplier motivation

Effect on market structure

All the above

Question 17 (1 point)

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Incoterms 2010 include:

Question 17 options:

EXW - Extra Work

CIP - Cancel Insurance at the Port

FAS - Find a Ship

DAT - Delivered at Terminal

All the above

Question 18 (1 point)

Research on the topic of Onshoring found the most frequent problems experienced by European companies with manufacturers in the Far East included:

Question 18 options:

Difficult communications

Rising prices

Long lead times

Poor quality of production

All the above

Question 19 (1 point)

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One consideration that might influence an organization to Outsource is:

Question 19 options:

Internal supplier has better capability

Increases in operating costs

Increasing or spreading risk

Economies of scale

All the above

Question 20 (1 point)

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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company outsourced more than 40 indirect spend categories to cut costs, including:

Question 20 options:

Transportation

Repair

Packaging

Energy

All the above

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