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Compared with single sourcing, what is a key advantage to dual or multiple sourcing? Select TWO

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Question 1: Khalid is a procurement manager in the UK who is looking to ...
Question 2: If a company is concerned with ethical sourcing and has conc...
Question 3: Which of the following is an example of intracompany trading...
Question 4: Elaine works for a British manufacturer of confectionary (sw...
Question 5: When sourcing an item of strategic importance and high value...
Question 6: Which of the following is considered as part of ESG?...
Question 7: Which award criteria can be applied when sourcing requiremen...
Question 8: Ivan is an investor who is looking to invest in new business...
Question 9: A buyer in the public sector has put an advert out asking fo...
Question 10: An organisation wants to measure its Triple Bottom Line. Whi...
Question 11: A company's balance sheet will show you which of the followi...
Question 12: Bob works in the procurement department of a construction fi...
Question 13: Which of the following are key areas of regulations that gov...
Question 14: Scott is a procurement manager who is evaluating a bid from ...
Question 15: Which of the following characteristics are likely to be requ...
Question 16: The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) publish a list o...
Question 17: When conducting a competitive tender, is it appropriate to u...
Question 18: Steff is a procurement manager at Giant Buttons Ltd who are ...
Question 19: In which instance would multiple sourcing be the most applic...
Question 20: The balance sheet (Statement of Financial Position) is one o...
Question 21: You have been asked to purchase 500 pens of a specific brand...
Question 22: Which documents are used to allow the movement of goods? * E...
Question 23: What is a risk of pre-warning a supplier that you will condu...
Question 24: Which of the following is an advantage to the TUPE regulatio...
Question 25: A business may be faced with the challenge of deciding wheth...
Question 26: Which models would be appropriate for analysis of the supply...
Question 27: Yolo Inc. have recently run a tender opportunity to find a s...
Question 28: Which is an example of a criterion for supplier selection du...
Question 29: According to the CIPS code of conduct, which laws should a p...
Question 30: What type of ratio is used to measure a company's ability to...
Question 31: Zeb is a Procurement Manager at Zig Zag Zips manufacturing. ...
Question 32: As a procurement officer for a large organisation, a supplie...
Question 33: During which stage of the procurement cycle would you remove...
Question 34: Which of the following is not a indices that measures econom...
Question 35: What type of relationship should a buyer seek when making st...
Question 36: Which of the following is true for CIPS members who sign and...
Question 37: During the quality assurance of a supplier, Margaret is look...
Question 38: Which of the following incoterms has the lowest risk to the ...
Question 39: Procurement professionals should never appoint any suppliers...
Question 40: It is good practice for the procuring organisation's auditor...
Question 41: Dylan is looking to appoint a new supplier of paint to his m...
Question 42: A buyer has discovered their supplier has taken the passport...
Question 43: Bribery is considered an unethical business practice. What c...
Question 44: A buyer evaluates a supplier's ethical and social practices ...
Question 45: Why do tenders often have longer timescales in the public se...
Question 46: Pierre is constructing a tender for a security contract. As ...
Question 47: Guillerme is a Category Manager within the procurement depar...
Question 48: What mechanism helps buying organisations achieve a best val...
Question 49: Daniel is evaluating bids from new suppliers who are looking...
Question 50: The procurement manager has received the following data from...
Question 51: Pre-qualification of suppliers is used to determine if the s...
Question 52: Which of the incoterms listed are suitable for transporting ...
Question 53: Greg is doing some research on a potential supplier and is c...
Question 54: Which of the following would you use to work out a company's...
Question 55: Which of the following payment mechanisms is most beneficial...
Question 56: When might a company send a Request for Information (RFI) to...
Question 57: Mark is an audio visual category buyer in the public sector ...
Question 58: The procurement team at Grape Juice Limited often use a weig...
Question 59: What information would you expect to find on a supplier's re...
Question 60: Which of the following can be undertaken by the buyer in rel...
Question 61: Ji Yuan is a procurement manager who is looking for a new su...
Question 62: In the Public Sector, what is the evaluation criteria most o...
Question 63: A Request for Quotation asks a supplier to submit a price on...
Question 64: In which circumstances would it be relevant for a procuremen...
Question 65: Many organisations prefer a multi-sourcing approach because ...
Question 66: Compared with single sourcing, what is a key advantage to du...
Question 67: When assessing social responsibility elements of a supplier'...
Question 68: Single sourcing is only used by buyers where the total requi...
Question 69: What is the best way to demonstrate that your organisation d...
Question 70: Why is it important to consider factors such as environmenta...
Question 71: For complex and high value tenders, which document is the mo...
Question 72: Intra-company trading allows business units within a large e...
Question 73: Damian is a procurement professional in the Public Sector. H...
Question 74: 'Phishing' is an activity that can occur when an employee wi...
Question 75: For what type of purchase would you use a Futures Exchange?...
Question 76: Incoterms are divided into four main groups to follow the mo...
Question 77: Commodities are items which can be traded on the stock excha...
Question 78: A buyer is only interested in working with suppliers who hav...
Question 79: Which of the following should be considered when calculating...
Question 80: Mark is a category manager responsible for buying large piec...
Question 81: Other than price, what should a buyer consider when evaluati...
Question 82: Jack Green is planning to use competitive tendering to sourc...
Question 83: When looking at credit scores, a supplier may be classified ...
Question 84: A procurement manager who works in the public sector has rec...
Question 85: Which of the following would you use to determine the outcom...
Question 86: A procurement manager has decided to use a local newspaper t...
Question 87: A company has a requirement for an item that has been identi...
Question 88: When selecting a supplier on technical merit, its important ...
Question 89: Under what circumstances can a buyer reduce timescales for a...
Question 90: Raja is a procurement manager who is keen to gain further in...
Question 91: Which of the following is a UK legislation concerning produc...
Question 92: Ali is the Category Manager at an airplane manufacturing fac...
Question 93: Which of the following should be assessed in supplier propos...
Question 94: Amnesty International, Oxfam and CIPS are examples of what t...
Question 95: Foresttors Plc is negotiating a new contract for the procure...
Question 96: The use of Incoterms will eliminate all risks involved in in...
Question 97: Luke has sent out a Request for Information to test the wate...
Question 98: Curly Cake Incorporated makes lots of different types of con...
Question 99: Which of the following Incoterms has the lowest risk for the...
Question 100: Economic indices track a market's stability and health. One ...
Question 101: In a negotiation, a supplier does not want to upset or offen...
Question 102: When would a procurement professional use the Pareto princip...
Question 103: In order to assess whether a company is able to meet its cur...
Question 104: Chantelle is a procurement apprentice working in the public ...
Question 105: Roberto is running a tender in which his main concern is pri...