L3M1 Exam Dumps - Procurement and Supply Environments

Economy is most easily thought of as paying less, hopefully with no loss of quality, service, etc

Effectiveness is most easily thought of as achieving the right outputs.

What one really seeks is effectiveness. Unfortunately it is possible to be efficient without being ef-fective. An example from my work life is the collection of statistics / 'returns'. I have come across parts of organisations which were very efficient at collecting data, but the data were not used in any meaningful way - the outputs of the efficiency did not add value and did not create useful outputs. There was a lack of effectiveness. The distinction is worthwhile, I think.

Explanation

A monopoly is a single supplier (or for some authorities where one supplier has control of the market eg 75% market share); a monopsony is a single buyer.

Perfect competition involves many suppliers and many buyers.

The clue here is the 'small number' of suppliers.

Explanation

It's a supplier quotation.

Both the RFQ and the PQQ (sometimes known as 'SQ') are issued by the buying side, not the sell-ing side.

A commercial invoice doesn't tell you what the price 'would be' - it tells you what is owed after the event (usually - an exception being with prepayment in mind; or a 'proforma invoice' which is issued in some circumstances, especially internationally).

Explanation

Payment (the implication here is 'in full') 60 days after delivery allows the buying organisation time to check the goods carefully, and possibly even use them in that time.

All of the other options would require the buyer to part with money prior to holding the goods, thus exposing that sum to risk. The least risky from the buyer's viewpoint is therefore after 60 days.

Particularly hazardous would be payment at time of order.

Explanation

The answer is 'not-for-profit', meaning 'third sector' (charities, co-operatives, NGOs, etc). This is not the same as 'public sector'. You should be clear on this terminology.