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CIPS L4M8 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Ethics, Responsibility & Compliance | 25% | - Ethical and responsible sourcing application
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| Topic 2: Sourcing Process & Supplier Management | 25% | - Stages of strategic sourcing
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| Topic 3: Whole Life Asset & Cost Management | 25% | - Total cost of ownership concept
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| Topic 4: Application of Procurement Cycle | 25% | - Key stages of procurement cycle in practice
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CIPS Procurement and Supply in Practice Sample Questions:
Why is it important to have adequate procedures in place within an organization in relation to bribery?
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Bribery is the act of giving someone something of value to persuade them to do something that benefits you.
Ethical and responsible sourcing requires conducting due diligence on bribery before going into contractual relationship because failure to this might lead to loss in reputation.
In other for an organization to defend itself against a case of suspected bribery, the United Kingdom bribery Act introduced in 2010 suggests that organizations should have adequate procedures' in place.
The following are six procedures an organization should have in place to be able to defend itself against bribery
1) Proportionate procedure
2) Top level commitment
3) risk assessment
4) due diligence
5) communication
6) monitoring and reviewing
Explain with examples three differences between offers and invitation to treat.
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An offer is created when one party communicates to another or to multiple parties that they wish to enter into a legal binding agreement in accordance with the terms stated, for example; a company in promotion advertising for buyers to buy one and get one free, an offer is a buying organization communicating to a supplier to supply X number of goods and be paid x amount upon delivery at company premises, an offer is when a football club proposes to pay X amount to a player if agrees to play for them for a month. An offer can be legally banded if accepted, whereas invitation to treat does not. An invitation to treat is just an invitation from one party to another to begin negotiations with the intention of creating an offer. If an offer is made without stating terms, this becomes an invitation to treat, for example, an invitation to treat is when a pharmacy displays a drug in its shelf. An invitation to treat can be linked to a request a buyer send to suppliers asking them for specific information.
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Explain with examples three differences between offers and invitation to treat.
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An offer is created when one party communicates to another or to multiple parties that they wish to enter into a legal binding agreement in accordance with the terms stated, for example; a company in promotion advertising for buyers to buy one and get one free, an offer is a buying organization communicating to a supplier to supply X number of goods and be paid x amount upon delivery at company premises, an offer is when a football club proposes to pay X amount to a player if agrees to play for them for a month. An offer can be legally banded if accepted, whereas invitation to treat does not. An invitation to treat is just an invitation from one party to another to begin negotiations with the intention of creating an offer. If an offer is made without stating terms, this becomes an invitation to treat, for example, an invitation to treat is when a pharmacy displays a drug in its shelf. An invitation to treat can be linked to a request a buyer send to suppliers asking them for specific information.
What are the 3Ps in the triple bottom line.
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Trying to measure how sustainable an organization was use to be challenging undertaking. However, during the 1990s, a concept brought up by American John Elkington change the way sustainability was measured.
This framework is known as the triple bottom line (TBL) and measures sustainability in relation to organizational performance and investment against the 3Ps (1) Profits (2) People (3) Planet. For example; Profit: A packaging manufacturer reinvesting its profits in State- of-the-art recycling machinery for it wasted cardboard.
People: A large privately owned call centre donate its end of life computers to a local youth clubs and social groups to help gain internet cases.
Planet: A driving instructors using only hybrid vehicles to teach her learners, thus to reducing Co2 emission.
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Describe a current or recent trade war of which you are aware and explain the implication it has for world trade.
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Trade war is an economic conflict where countries make it difficult for global trading to happen. Trade wars can make importing products to a country very expensive. A recent example is the US-China trade war; prices were raised on us-built vehicles exported to China. This affected consumer the most as there was an upshot of price.




