Selected L4M8 CIPS Level 4 Diploma in Procurement and Supply Questions Answers

The public sector uses tenders a lot more in the working environment than private sector.

When reviewing supplier’s response the procurement professional should consider the right quantity of product or service that has to be ordered at anytime as against the price to decide how to gain the best cost.

Factors to consider include the following

(1)Cost of inventory

(2) cost of insurance

(3) cost of transportation.

These three should be considered against price.

Note: Incoterms are versatile and procurement professionals should understand how they are ap-plied and what point the risk transfers from being the supplier’s responsibility to being the buyer’s responsibility. It is important to consult the ICC for the most recent definitions, but in the following questions (101-111) you can understand the rules.

Note: sharpen your knowledge on INCOTERMS. Please consider the following Objective Re-sponse questions

A purchase requisition should contain the following information

1) Date of the requisition

2) Description of what is required

3) Supplier if known

4) The quantity

5) when the need is required

6) why the need is required

7) who identified the need

8) who approved the need

9) if it’s a re-buy