A manufacturing company wants to do a better job of tracking prices and evaluating trends. It wishes to employ an index within contracts to determine yearly increases or decreases. In this situation, the company would be BEST served by consulting which of the following?
A. CAPS research
B. Automotive News
C. Chicago's Business Barometer
D. Bureau of Labor Statistics
正解:D
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質問 2:
A company is facing growing pressure to reduce costs by finding less expensive suppliers of raw materials offshore. However, the sourcing team has little experience with offshore suppliers. To prepare the team, which of the following actions by the supply manager will have the GREATEST impact?
A. Restructuring the department to concentrate on priority material categories
B. Revising performance evaluation criteria to emphasize cost savings
C. Obtaining approval for new positions with higher experience requirements
D. Using diagnostic tools to target specific training needs for the staff
正解:D
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質問 3:
A company has a strict policy of limiting employee gifts from suppliers to no more than S25. An employee violates this policy by accepting an $80 ticket to a sporting event from a regular supplier. Given this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for this employee's supervisor to take?
A. Warn the supplier that its contract will be terminated if any such gift is given again
B. Deduct the S80 from the employee's paycheck
C. Dismiss the employee for violating company policy
D. Conduct face-to-face training with the employee on company policy
正解:D
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質問 4:
A supervisor in a chemical plant is distressed to find sexually-themed cartoons and photos displayed around employee workstations. However, no complaints have actually been filed by any employees. Given this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for the supervisor to take?
A. Do nothing, as no employee has filed any objections to the material
B. Survey employees to determine their attitudes on the matter
C. File a sexual harassment allegation
D. Mandate that the material be removed from the workstations
正解:D
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質問 5:
A new buyer is hired, and over time the department supervisor notices the buyer's writing style is consistently unprofessional. To improve the buyer's written communications, the supervisor edits several of the buyer's memos, and returns them with a note as an example of how company communications should be written. However, this does not result in any changes in the buyer's writing style.
How should the supervisor rate the "written communication" portion of the buyer's performance review?
A. Unsatisfactory; performance improvement plan necessary
B. Satisfactory; deficiency addressed and no additional or further review necessary
C. Needs improvement; course on business writing required
D. Acceptable; deficiencies addressed, but continual monitoring until annual review
正解:A
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質問 6:
Smith is a supply manager for UVW, Inc. In late June, a stakeholder asks Smith to issue a request for proposal (RFP) with a due date of August 8. Smith makes an error in the RFP and indicates the deadline as August 15. Smith discovers the error several weeks later and, without consulting the supervisor, contacts the stakeholder to say that some potential suppliers could not meet the August 8 deadline and requested that the deadline be extended to August 15. The stakeholder grudgingly agrees to the extension. Smith's supervisor learns of the attempted cover-up before the original due date. Which of the following is the BEST way for the supervisor to handle this situation?
A. Explain the situation to the stakeholder, contact the suppliers, and request that they submit their responses by August 8 as originally required
B. Contact the stakeholder and explain the situation, accept bids through August 15, and reprimand Smith in accordance with HR policy
C. Call the stakeholder, and explain that although the suppliers did not request an extension, the additional time for response will likely increase quality, and thus the extension will be of benefit
D. Do nothing, as the stakeholder already agreed to the extra week, and telling the stakeholder what happened could damage the department's credibility
正解:B
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質問 7:
The possibility that purchased software will not function as planned or that new software will emerge making existing software obsolete can be described as which of the following types of risks?
A. Data security
B. Operational
C. Technical
D. Environmental
正解:C
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質問 8:
A supply management department has an upcoming audit of its procurement system. The department supervisor is conducting a pre-audit assessment to validate compliance with company policies and procedures. Which of the following is the FIRST step the supervisor should take?
A. Select a representative sample of transactions to review
B. Conduct a survey of department personnel asking them to self-assess their level of compliance
C. Define the scope and objective of the review
D. Review all applicable policies and procedures
正解:C
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質問 9:
A supply chain's stability, as well as its ability to continue business or recover from a major disruption, is BEST predicted by
A. how a primary supplier manages its sub-tier suppliers
B. the amount a primary supplier purchases from sub-tier suppliers
C. the financial strength of primary suppliers
D. the location of a primary supplier in relation to its sub-tier suppliers
正解:A
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