Is this a correct approach?

Sealines Inc is developing its fleet of cargo ships. The company is planning to build a new ship powered by natural gas. Brian, the procurement manager at Sealines, suggests the project team to develop a through-life specification before engaging with the supplier. Is this a correct approach?A . Yes, decommissioning...

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to reduce the dependence by finding alternative sources. Is this a right course of action?

A procurement team is categorising their purchased items into four quadrants of Kraljic's supply chain portfolio matrix. They realise that there are some low-value items which come from very few suppliers in the market. The organisation is critically dependent on these suppliers. The team plans to reduce the dependence by...

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How many products does the company have to sell to achieve break-even point?

Company A sells a product for $100. The total unit variable costs are $60. Fixed costs as in its ac-count are $20,000. How many products does the company have to sell to achieve break-even point?A . 600B . 550C . 400D . 500View AnswerAnswer: D Explanation: Break even point =...

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Is this a correct approach?

Sealines Inc is developing its fleet of cargo ships. The company is planning to build a new ship powered by natural gas. Brian, the procurement manager at Sealines, suggests the project team to develop a through-life specification before engaging with the supplier. Is this a correct approach?A . Yes, decommissioning...

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Which of the following can directly affect labour variance? Select TWO that apply:

Which of the following can directly affect labour variance? Select TWO that apply:A . Wage rate per hourB . InflationC . Company's budgetD . Overhead expenditureE . OvertimeView AnswerAnswer: A, E Explanation: Labour variance refers to a situation in which actual costs of labor differ from projected or budgeted labor...

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Which of the following correctly describe the process undertaken by IKEA project team?

Facing fiercer competition at home and abroad, IKEA, the leading furniture retailer, needs to im-prove its competitiveness. In order to do this, IKEA must decrease operating costs and improve quality of current and new retail stores. The company establishes a project team. The job of the team is to collect...

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Which of the following are considered as direct costs in a construction company? Select TWO op-tions

Which of the following are considered as direct costs in a construction company? Select TWO op-tionsA . Raw materialsB . An employee is hired to work on a project, either exclusively or for an assigned number of hoursC . The materials and supplies needed for the company’s day-to-day operations.D ....

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Interserve is a construction contractor in UK. When receiving a huge and complex project, Inter-serve’s procurement manager assesses the risks by quantifying them and recommends other stake-holders to plan mitigating actions. Is the procurement manager’s action justified?

Interserve is a construction contractor in UK. When receiving a huge and complex project, Inter-serve’s procurement manager assesses the risks by quantifying them and recommends other stake-holders to plan mitigating actions. Is the procurement manager’s action justified?A . No, because no risks can be quantified, therefore the procurement manager’s action...

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Which of the following method is that purchaser applying?

A purchaser is looking for alternative supplies if there is a major disruption to their supply chain, including logistics, manufacturing and all support services. Which of the following method is that purchaser applying?A . Treat the riskB . Terminate the riskC . Tolerate the riskD . Transfer the riskView AnswerAnswer:...

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Which of the following problems may be identified as open-ended problems? Select TWO that apply:

Which of the following problems may be identified as open-ended problems? Select TWO that apply:A . Shortage of key medicines in healthcare industryB . A cyber attack takes down whole company’s IT systemC . Engine failures cause flight cancellations.D . Logistics costs incur a large portion in wholesale pricesE ....

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