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L4M6 Exam Dumps - Supplier Relationships

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Question # 49

Canadian Office Furniture Manufacturing Ltd (COFM) was trying to enter the Australian market, but without any success. The main issue is that the Australian government supports local manufacturers. COFM has successfully bid to acquire an Australian office furniture manufacturer. Which of the following benefits will COFM achieve by the acquisition?

    Accessing the restricted local market

    Removing the government support for local manufacturers

    Decreasing the competition between local manufacturers

    Improving its knowledge of the local market

A.

1 and 2 only

B.

3 and 4 only

C.

2 and 3 only

D.

1 and 4 only

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Question # 50

A supplier is working with a buyer who represents a large percentage of his business. Without this particular buyer, the supplier would likely go out of business. There has been a dispute in the last invoice which the buyer is not happy about. What technique should the supplier use when talking to the buyer about this?

A.

Competing- the supplier needs to earn more money as they are struggling financially

B.

Avoiding- the supplier should avoid talking with the buyer as this may result in conflict

C.

Accommodating- the supplier should show a large degree of co-cooperativeness as the buyer is important to their survival

D.

Accepting – the supplier should accept that conflict should sometimes occur in buyer: supplier relationships and work hard to avoid them

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Question # 51

Matt Blanche is the manager of a procurement team. Two high-performing individuals in the team have regular conflicts between them. Which of the following resolutions would be appropriate to resolve the conflict? Select all that apply.

A.

Set up individual meetings with the staff members to see if the issues are personal or work-related

B.

Set up a meeting with the individuals and set mutual targets for both of them

C.

Move one of the staff members to another team

D.

Avoid the issues and let the staff members resolve their differences themselves

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Question # 52

A large construction group has a critical contract with a brick supplier. This represents high-value spend and the contract has a five-year duration. What type of commercial relationship would be the most appropriate?

A.

Partnership

B.

Transactional

C.

Closer Tactical

D.

Outsourcing

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Question # 53

In the 1990s, a manufacturer of portable music players partnered with a mini-disk producer. The aim of the partnership was to reduce the size and cost of the devices and enhance flexibility. Sales of the product after launch were low due to a competitive launch of small digital players, which offered better flexibility to customers at a comparable price. The partners suffered substantial loss and never recovered the investment. In order to mitigate the risk described, what should both partners have considered before investing in the product? Select the TWO that apply.

A.

Fast charging markers

B.

Customer price expectation

C.

New substitute technology

D.

Cost of investment

E.

Legal implication of partnering

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Question # 54

A university based in Europe has an objective to increase the number of students coming from the United States of America (USA). The university appoints a consultant with specialist knowledge of the USA market and has issued them with a performance-based specification. Which of the following is a characteristic of a performance specification?

A.

It provides details of how the services must be carried out

B.

It encourages innovation from the supplier

C.

It enables the buyer to detail technical information

D.

It ensures the supplier must conform with the specification

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Question # 55

In a partnership who is responsible for decision making?

A.

The project steering committee

B.

Both the supplier and the buyer

C.

The buyer

D.

The supplier

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Question # 56

The Pareto Principle is sometimes also known as what?

A.

Five Forces

B.

JIT

C.

ABC Analysis

D.

Cost Engineering

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