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\NXY, Inc. is a manufacturer of metal castings. The firm contracts with Supplier Y to help meet WXY's supplier diversity initiative. Initially, Supplier Y has no issues meeting just-in-time scheduling and quality goals. However, after several months, the engineering lab finds inconsistent metallurgy and dimensional tolerance issues with Supplier Y's components. The firm's production manager is willing to assist Supplier Y.
Given this situation, which of the following courses of action should WXY's supply manager take?

• A.Assign a Six Sigma black belt from WXY to help Supplier Y find the root cause of the problems and institute procedures to improve quality
• B.Replace Supplier Y, as trying to improve its performance will likely be a waste of time and resources
• C.Assign specialists in lean manufacturing from WXY to develop Supplier Y into a lean manufacturing organization
• D.Request that WXY's senior management hold a conference call with Supplier Y and inform it that the quality issues need to be resolved immediately

A supply manager Is conducting the following activities:
*Mapping between category codes and category maps
*Normalizing supplier information
*Performing supplier mapping
*Refining mapping with financial systems data
Which of the following is the supply manager engaged in?

• A.Market analysis
• B.Cost/price analysis
• C.Risk analysis
• D.Spend analysis

Smith is a supply manager for BCD, Inc. While planning for a solicitation involving high-volume parts, Smith learns that one of the potential suppliers has recently hired, as account executive, a close relative of Smith's.
The relative owns a large block of shares in the supplier's company. In this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for Smith to take?

• A.Prepare a memorandum outlining the situation and place it in the transaction file
• B.Continue with the sourcing process and discuss the situation with the department supervisor if the supplier submits a competitive bid
• C.Discuss the potential conflict of interest with the department supervisor and jointly determine how to proceed
• D.Advise the supplier that it cannot submit a bid, as it would create a conflict of interest

A supply manager Is evaluating bids for a new delivery van. Supplier J, which has provided similar equipment in the past, quotes a price of $50,000. Supplier K quotes a price of $52,500, but Includes an offer to buy back the van at the end of five years for $3,000. Both suppliers' bids meet specifications and delivery requirements.
At a 10% opportunity cost of capital, and with the 5-year present value of $1 at $.62, which supplier should the supply manager choose, and why?

• A.Supplier K, as the firm will save $500
• B.Supplier J, based on prior satisfactory performance
• C.Supplier K, to save money over the van's life cycle
• D.Supplier J, as it provides the best value

Which of the following is the BEST method for comparing a supplier's performance to that of another organization, with the goal of understanding where improvements might be made?

• A.Benchmarking
• B.Focus groups
• C.Customer satisfaction surveys
• D.Measurement system analysis