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CIPS L4M4 Exam Questions
- Topic 1: Understand options for sourcing requirements from suppliers: This section covers the sourcing process, approaches, options, and award criteria for obtaining requirements from suppliers. The sub-topics provide a foundation for strategic sourcing.
- Topic 2: Understand the key processes that can be applied to the analysis of potential external suppliers: This section examines analyzing market data, obtaining quotations/tenders, and assessing responses. The sub-topics focus on key processes for evaluating potential suppliers.
- Topic 3: Understand compliance issues when sourcing from suppliers: It explores legislative, regulatory, and organizational requirements for sourcing. It compares the use of audit and other mechanism of feedback.
Free CIPS L4M4 Exam Actual Questions
Note: Premium Questions for L4M4 were last updated On Nov. 15, 2024 (see below)
Daniel is evaluating bids from new suppliers who are looking to supply his company XYZ Indus-tries with components for manufacturing. Although price is important, Daniel wishes to consider 'added value'. Which of the following is considered an 'added-value solution'? Select THREE
The correct answers are innovation, on time in full deliveries and sustainability.
The other options are pricing mechanisms rather than 'added value'. Added Value is giving the buyer something extra that's not necessarily financial. It can be as simple as delivering orders quicker than expected, or having a dedicated customer service phone line. Something that makes their lives a little easier.
What is a risk of pre-warning a supplier that you will conduct an audit of their facilities?
A risk of pre-planning an audit is the supplier has time to prepare for it. It's a good thing in that they can get their paperwork in order but the downside is they can overprepare so you don't get a realis-tic representation of what they're doing. One way they can do this is coaching staff in what to say to the auditors.
Tulip Rose Industries is using a restricted approach to tendering for a new contract for the facilities management of their seven factories which produce furniture made of organic materials. What is likely to be the reason they are using a restricted approach?
you would use a restricted approach when interest is likely to be high. The buyer needs a method of de-selecting unsuitable bidders and creating a shortlist of acceptable organisations.
For complex requirements you could use both an open or restrictive tender- the difference between the approaches is about how many bids you're likely to get rather than the complexity of it.
Added value can be objectively defined. Is this sentence TRUE?
The correct answer is 'no - added value may change from one company to another'.
Added value is very subjective. What one person thinks is excellent added value, another may not rate highly. For example one buyer may consider a supplier having good brand reputation as added value, but another might not care.
The other no answer is incorrect because added value can be tangible or intangible. Tangible means you can touch and see it and intangible means you can't.
It is important that buyers take an approach that is reasonable and fair when selecting suppliers to work with. Which of the following is a voluntary document which can help procurement professionals treat suppliers respectfully?
The correct answer is the CIPS Code of Conduct. This is a voluntary document about doing 'good procurement' i.e. treating suppliers with respect.
EU Procurement Directive is legislation, so isn't voluntary
ISO9001 is about quality management
ILO is an organisation rather than a document
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