For several years, an environmental services company has contracted on a single-source basis with a supplier that offers highly specialized testing procedures. The supplier's performance is excellent, but it has Instituted frequent rate increases. The company's supply manager is under pressure to reduce costs wherever possible, but developing other sources will be time-consuming. Given this situation, which of the following actions should the supply manager take FIRST?
A. Issue an RFI to identify other potential sources
B. Inform the current supplier that the contract will be terminated If it does not reduce prices
C. Perform a 'should cost' analysis of the current supplier's pricing
D. Negotiate a maximum yearly limit on price increases with the current supplier
正解:C
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質問 2:
Which of the following is the BEST reason to develop relationships with a small number of suppliers?
A. To Improve sourcing opportunities
B. To decrease internal cultural barriers
C. To identify innovation opportunities
D. To obtain pricing improvements
正解:D
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質問 3:
The use of procurement cards to simplify purchases of low cost/low complexity items is BEST suited for which of the following categories of spend?
A. Critical
B. Tactical
C. Strategic
D. Leverage
正解:B
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質問 4:
To weigh the benefits and risks of outsourcing a function, a supply manager conducts due diligence from cost, cultural, and service perspectives. The skills the supply manager is employing can BEST be described as
A. analytical problem solving
B. technical knowledge
C. project management
D. functional interaction
正解:A
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質問 5:
MNO, Inc. purchases benchmarking data services from Supplier X, which is the sole source for data relevant to MNO's industry. In recent months, Supplier X's pricing has increased and its technical support has worsened. MNO's supply manager is preparing to negotiate for contract renewal with Supplier X and needs to resolve these concerns. Which of the following is the BEST course action for the supply manager to take before conducting negotiations?
A. Revise the Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Supplier X, with penalties for non-performance
B. Compare Supplier X's rates against similar services to establish reasonable costs
C. Determine whether data can be collected from other sources, to bring the services in-house
D. Develop win-win scenarios to add long-term value in a collaborative relationship
正解:D
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質問 6:
A firm's primary goal for its upcoming raw material negotiations with a well-performing supplier is cost reduction. In order to achieve this, which of the following courses of action should supply management take?
A. Research market conditions and the supplier's tolerance for early payment incentives
B. Offer to purchase a larger volume of material over the next five years
C. Review the supplier's key performance indicators (KPIs)
D. Inform the supplier where it is located on the Kraljic Matrix and request price concessions
正解:A
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質問 7:
A supply manager is working with multiple management layers to create a procurement policy. Which of the following should the supply manager do FIRST in order to ensure that this policy is successfully adopted by the organization?
A. Host a meeting with key internal stakeholders to review the proposed policy
B. Host a meeting with key external suppliers to understand engagement for policy adoption
C. Verify that senior management approves and distributes the policy to the organization
D. Engage business unit sponsors to ensure adoption throughout the organization
正解:A
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