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CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply Defining Business Needs

Defining Business Needs

Last Update Sep 17, 2025
Total Questions : 237

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Questions 2

Honda of America Manufacturing is a well established automobile manufacturer. It purchases tens of thousands of materials and parts from suppliers, however, only few of them are strategic. To these suppliers, Honda's procurement manager requires them to send details of labour, materials, overhead cost and profit. However, the suppliers are reluctant to submit such confidential infor-mation. Is the procurement manager’s action appropriate?

Options:

A.  

Yes, because the procurement manager can get a good insight from the market

B.  

No, because no suppliers are willing to show sensitive information on their costs and profit.

C.  

Yes, because strategies can be introduced for reducing cost and improving the supplier relationships.

D.  

No, because procurement manager should conduct life-cycle analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 3

Which of the following are likely to be disadvantages of using outcome-based specifications? Select THREE that apply

Options:

A.  

Time consuming to produce

B.  

Stifling innovation

C.  

Difficulty to measure performance

D.  

Long time delay between action and result

E.  

Responsibility for product failure falling to buyer

F.  

Ambiguity of outcome

Discussion 0
Questions 4

A state school has a procurement requirement to buy new art materials for the next school semester and needs to forecast purchases against its restricted budget. What would be the key business requirement in this purchasing decision?

Options:

A.  

Total cost of goods

B.  

Quality of materials

C.  

Timescales of delivery

D.  

Social impact

Discussion 0
Questions 5

Which of the following are the causes of material cost variance?

1. The buyer updates purchase-to-pay system to track payment and delivery

2. An unprocessed goods received note is missing

3. The employees must work overtime to catch up with the customers' orders

4. The purchase is made in emergency

Options:

A.  

2 and 4 only

B.  

1 and 4 only

C.  

1 and 3 only

D.  

2 and 3 only

Discussion 0
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