CIPS L3M5 Socially Responsible Procurement Exam Practice Test

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Question 1

'Some food items, such as XXX, might get damaged by vibrations from a truck'.



Answer : B

Soft fruit: peaches, raspberries, strawberries, for example.


Question 2

UNFCCC negotiations led to which protocol in 1997, on the subject of climate change and the re-duction of emissions globally?



Answer : C

Kyoto, 1997.

Most recent global conference on this issue was in Glasgow, Scotland in 2022.

The other answers have no connection: 'The Fourth Protocol' is a novel by Frederick Forsyth.


Question 3

Which one of the following is not a form of warehouse flow design?



Answer : C

The correct answer is 'snowflake'.

All of the others shown are possible warehouse designs taking account of flow.

(L3M6)


Question 4

Learning Outcome 2.2 of your course syllabus (for both L3M5 and L3M6) is 'Explain the environ-mental impact of transportation and storage'.

Which of the following are included as assessment criteria under that heading? Select all that apply.



Answer : A, B, C, D

The answer is 'all of them'.

It would be wise to ensure you have some understanding of how each of these criteria relates to / contributes towards the course overall.

For example, can you think of some examples of 'accidents' which can be said to illustrate a less-than-careful approach to business? (Clue: oil companies).


Question 5

Which of the following is not included within the concept of 'ethical sourcing'?



Answer : A

'Value for money is obtained through buying on the basis of lowest price' would not be a necessary part of the concept of ethical sourcing. The other answers shown are all factors included within eth-ical sourcing.


Question 6

What proportion of energy consumption is accounted for by transport, as opposed to manufacturing and residential, according to the International Energy Authority?



Answer : D

The answer is 34%, so around one-third of all energy use on the planet is used for transportation.

(Source: IEA, 2017 quoted by Profex Publishing Ltd)

So, say, a European firm sourcing products from, say, China, uses a large amount of energy just to get goods from manufacturer to market. Or a US retailer buying from a supplier across the country, using road transport, is soaking up a large amount of energy.

I read something yesterday (Feb 2022) which I thought was interesting. Imagine someone drives a modern large 4 x 4 'car'. It might weigh, say, 1,500 kilos. The driver might weigh 100 kilos, say. Most such vehicles on the road have no passengers - they are transporting the driver from A to B. Thus to take something weighing 100 kilos from A to B, sufficient energy to transport (1,500 + 100 kilos) must be used.

Compare this to the same person going from A to B on a bicycle, even an electric bicycle.


Question 7

What has been defined as: 'a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services, works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment'



Answer : B

This is a definition of sustainable procurement, from the Sustainable Procurement Task Force, quot-ed by Profex Publishing, L3M5, Ch 6.

The inclusion of terms like 'meet their needs' and 'value for money' point us in the direction of pro-curement, not just sustainability.


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