Free CIPS L4M7 Exam Questions

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Question 1

GAP Ltd is a growing retail business. It spends a lot of money on buying stock for sale. However, the procurement process is still largely manual. This manual process contains a lot of tasks that are repeated for each procurement event and time consuming. The company management team decides to adopt procure-to-pay (P2P) software in order to eliminate duplicate activities and improve process efficiencies. Which type of cost is GAP targeting?

A : lding costs

B : t of stockouts

C : quisition costs

D : posal costs

Answer: C

Question 2

One of the classifications of inventory is referred to as 'indirect supplies.' Which of the following items are examples of indirect supplies in a water bottling plant? Lubricants for maintenance of production machines Computer cartridges for the procurement office Reams of printed labels to stick on water bottles Blue-colored plastic caps to seal the water bottles

A : 1 and 2 only

B : 1 and 3 only

C : 2 and 3 only

D : 3 and 4 only

Answer: A

Question 3

Why do you need a life cycle asset management plan?

A : It is the basis of calculating the financial depreciation of the asset

B : It is used to calculate the manpower required to operate the asset

C : It is used to determine what the overall costs of disposing of the asset will be

D : It is a basis for planning resources and budgets to support the asset

Answer: D

Question 4

Which of the following is the core idea of Lean manufacturing?

A : iness Continuity Planning

B : te elimination

C : w product development

D : proving response to erratic demand

Answer: B

Question 5

Amanda is the purchasing manager for AB Construction based in France. She is considering purchasing an asset from overseas but knows she must account for fluctuations in exchange rates in the contract. Is Amanda correct?

A : No, as it will be better to purchase the asset in AB Construction's local currency as it would be efficient and more stable

B : Yes, as AB Construction could pay more for the asset than intended and Amanda should include a currency fluctuation clause

C : No, as the price can be re-negotiated post-contract sign-off by AB Construction and the supplier

D : Yes, as Amanda will be able to decide the currency exchange rates to be used

Answer: B

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