CORe 무료 덤프문제 온라인 액세스

A bottleneck supplier consistently poses a risk of shutting down a company's production lines due to delivery issues. Which of the following is the BEST long-term solution to this problem?

• A.Impose financial penalties on the supplier each time the firm is negatively impacted by overdue parts
• B.Conduct daily meetings with the supplier to manage its production schedule
• C.Pay expediting fees to get the parts from the supplier delivered sooner
• D.Qualify more suppliers who can deliver the same product

A chief procurement officer (CPO) is asked by the company corporate travel department to present strategies and tactics related to the acquisition of travel services. Which of the following approaches will BEST demonstrate an understanding of the travel department's needs?

• A.Focusing on supply (e.g. airlines, hotels) and demand (e.g. company travel policy, classes of travel), and how supply management can optimize both
• B.Emphasizing the company-wide implementation of a corporate card as a tool to monitor every aspect of the travel spend
• C.Presenting benchmarks on the average costs of domestic and international airline tickets, to employ during negotiations over airline contracts
• D.Highlighting the negotiating of airline contracts, given that air travel represents the largest element of the budget and other travel spend categories are less important and harder to control

An operations manager wants to replace the existing fleet of aging vehicles owned by the company. The operations manager presents the supply manager with a list denoting the quantity, makes and models currently in operation:
Quantity
Brand A - 4X4 SUVs15
Brand B - Midsize Cars5
Brand C - Compact Cars45
Which of the following is the BEST course of action for the supply manager to take?

• A.Request quotations for the makes, models and quantities of vehicles specified on the list
• B.Request quotations using generic specifications and performance requirements, with forecasted quantities to meet current and future needs
• C.Request quotations for the listed quantities of vehicles, using generic specifications and performance requirements
• D.Request quotations for the listed makes and models of vehicles, with forecasted quantities to meet current and future needs

Which of the following will be MOST useful for gathering market intelligence and data on the general capabilities of potential suppliers?

• A.Request for information (RFI)
• B.Price quotes
• C.Statement of work (SOW)
• D.Request for proposal (RFP)

JKL, Inc. solicits bids for the repair of a boiler used in its shoe factory. Supplier A submits a bid of $7000. The next lowest bid is $8,000, and the remaining bids are between $10,000 and $11,000. JKL awards the contract to Supplier A. However, before beginning repairs, Supplier A realizes it made a mistake and underestimated the repair work. Supplier A refuses to do the work, saying it would lose money. If JKL declines to increase the payment and claims that Supplier A breached the contract, the MOST likely result would be which of the following?

• A.Supplier A will not have breached the contract because the frustration of purpose doctrine excuses Supplier A's non-performance.
• B.Supplier A will not have breached the contract, because Supplier A can successfully argue that the contract is voidable.
• C.Supplier A will have breached the contract, but only if it is too late for JKL to accept the bid of the second lowest bidder.
• D.Supplier A will have breached the contract, but only if JKL did not know or have reason to know that Supplier A's low bid was the result of an error.