CIPS Team Dynamics and Change - L3M4 Exam Practice Test

In the application of price adjustment formulae, which of the following would be acceptable for a supplier to increase its selling price?

A xxxx team is a group of individuals brought together into a single team from different areas of the organisation.
Select one which best replaces xxxx.

A school has a contract for the supply of fruit for break time. The school needs the fruit delivered by 10 am every morning to be served at 10:30 am. How would this best be covered in a commercial agreement?

Goals should be either / or (choose two):

The view that financial rewards are welcome, but are not everything; that workers are willing to take on responsibility and enjoy a problem-solving approach is in line with Theory (Douglas McGregor):

'operating at its full potential ... working positively ... getting on with their jobs' Which of the Tuckman stages of team development is being described here?

As part of a tender, which of the following are advantages that a purchasing organisation would expect to achieve by specifying that suppliers hold certification to an international environmental management standard, such as ISO 14001?
* It provides assurance that bidders have achieved a common standard of practice
* It provides a guarantee that any polluting suppliers will be unable to tender
* The standard is recognisable to local and international bidders
* It removes the need to conduct internal environmental training

A key performance indicator (KPI) that records the frequency and timeliness of goods arriving at a warehouse is related to which of the following?

CIPS believes that it is good practice for different staff members to be responsible for three key ac-tivities in procurement (specifying / requisitioning; sourcing / contracting; authorising payment), in order to reduce the likelihood of malpractice, and to do what is in the best interests of the organisa-tion. Select two of the following terms which this principle is known by.

Spot the one which is one of the seven wastes.

A buyer is using a framework agreement to purchase office furniture. The buyer invites the four suppliers listed on the framework to quote for the furniture; the winning bid is the lowest price. What would best describe this approach?

A psychological view in which an employee treats the business and the work as if it were their own:

Which two of the following are personality traits?

According to CIPS, which of the following are not included in the five 'rights' of procurement and supply?