In the Purchasing Portfolio Matrix, a leverage product is a product in a market where it is easy to switch suppliers and the quality is standardised. Is this TRUE or FALSE?
Which of the following factors would you use to analyse the macro-environment? Select THREE.
A company is about to invite tenders for a contract to clean external windows at several premises, all at least three storeys high. It is going to do this in two stages. For the first stage, it will issue a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and, from the replies, select at least five potential suppliers to invite to tender. Which of the following is a selection criterion rather than an award criterion?
Which of the following tender processes available to a buyer involves a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) to identify, assess, and create a shortlist of suppliers being invited to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage? Select TWO that apply.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a traditional contracting agreement?
Which of the following would be benefits of partnership sourcing? Select TWO that apply.
A large office orders weekly from a stationery supplier. The items are low cost and if the delivery is a day late it does not affect the running of the office. Where would this supplier be positioned in a supplier matrix?
In the 1990s a company spent a lot of time and money developing a device that you could carry around that could play CDs. The product spent a long time in development but when it was released the sales figures were very disappointing. This was in part due to the fact another product was released at a similar time which had much more developed technology and could play music without the cumbersome size of a portable CD player. Which of the following did the company not consider when developing the product?
TESTED 01 Nov 2025
