CIPS Related Exams
L4M5 Exam
Citywide Developments Ltd (CDL) is a construction programme management company that delivers the design and build of high-value property development schemes. CDL uses third-party consultant design services, using named consultants in the contract. CDL has recently observed increases in the consultancy day rate for these consultants. Which of the following tradeable concessions could CDL offer when negotiating with the suppliers of design services, in order to achieve lower rates of pay, but without lowering the quality of service?
Leitax is a consumer electronics firm with headquarters in the US and with a global sales presence. The company maintains seven to nine models in its product portfolio, each of which has multiple SKUs. Product life ranges from fifteen to nine months and is getting shorter. The demand planning and master planning processes at the company were ill-defined. Data relevant to forecasting were usually inaccurate, incomplete, or unavailable and the lack of objectives and monitoring mechanisms for the demand planning process meant that process improvement could not be managed. Support for supply management was equally ill-defined, as master production schedules were sporadic and unreliable and suppliers had learned to mistrust them. Leitax's newly appointed Supply chain director, Jessica realises that the “buy-in” of different functional groups was critical to the improvement of demand planning. She invites relevant stakeholders to a meeting so that they can express their opinions openly. What tactic is Jessica using?
According to Mendelow’s Matrix, how should stakeholders with high interest but low power be managed?