In developed economies such as the European Union and North America, there is no forced labour (modern slavery) in supply chains. True or false?
Answer : B
The statement is false.
CIPS actively campaigns against modern slavery anywhere in the world.
The usefulness of lifetime costing is for decision-making about whether to acquire an asset with an expected:
Answer : D
Lifetime costing is of greatest applicability when an asset has a long life.
Finding new potential suppliers using the internet might be known as:
Answer : A
E-sourcing.
Try to be clear on the difference between e-sourcing and e-auctions.
Other related e-terms include e-contracting, e-procurement, and possibly more.
A term used to describe preparatory activities undertaken after a contractor has been appointed, but before they have commenced work. Often used in projects, construction or management consultan-cy
Answer : D
It is probably often improvisation, but the correct answer is mobilisation: getting ready to undertake the task at hand.
It could be as simple as booking a team of consultants into a hotel room; it could be as complex as leasing bulldozers from the US, hiring cranes from China, and buying cement from Nigeria.
Which two of the following are world-famous quality management gurus?
Answer : A, B
Both Philip Crosby and Deming (alongside Juran) are legendary quality management thinkers and writers.
Both Phil Collins and Bing Crosby are famous singers; Bill Cosby is an American comedian; and J Edgar Hoover was the legendary Head of the FBI in the USA.
The formal appraisal of a current supplier, measured in terms of factors such as quality, timeliness of delivery, etc is known as:
Answer : A
Once a supplier is contracted, monitoring performance is vendor rating.
Prior to a supplier being contracted, attempting to understand what their performance would be like is called 'supplier appraisal'.
An internet-based auction between competing sellers or suppliers in real time, is called a:
Answer : C
Reverse e-auction.
This term is used in your syllabus.