A sourcing manager is evaluating the following bids:
Quality ScoreCost
Supplier 190$100,000
Supplier 290$104,000
Supplier 3100$105,000
Supplier 4100$110,000
To score the cost attribute, the company with the lowest cost is awarded 100 points. The remaining companies lose 1 point for every 1% in higher costs. The overall weighting for the score is 50% quality and 50% cost.
Which supplier should be awarded the contract?

• A. Supplier 1
• B. Supplier 3
• C. Supplier 4
• D. Supplier 2

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A supply manager for JKL, Inc. finds a potential new supplier for an item included In a finished product.
Quality and service are comparable to those of the current supplier, and the new supplier's cost per unit is $.03 lower than that of the current supplier. Making the transition to the new supplier will require changes to operations costing approximately $12,000. How many units would JKL need to buy in order to justify changing suppliers?

• A. 360,001
• B. 400,001
• C. 36,001
• D. 40,001

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A supply manager for TUV, Inc. contracts with a new supplier of a critical raw material. After receiving several shipments, TUV's manufacturing team finds too much variation in the material dimensions. A meeting is held between the engineering and quality staffs of both companies to discuss the situation. Which of the following should the supply manager do NEXT?

• A. Return the unacceptable material and demand a replacement shipment that meets all specifications
• B. Change the supplier from the approved list to probationary status and cancel current orders
• C. Suggest that the engineering and quality staffs visit the supplier's facility to review processes
• D. Assess a financial penalty against the supplier for shipping uncertified materials

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A team from RST, Inc. is conducting a negotiation session with a supplier. During the session, RST's lead negotiator perceives that various members of the supplier's team are being evasive on the issue of the supplier's capacity to handle the project. However, there is no apparent sign that the other members of RST's team share this perception. Given this situation, which of the following is the BEST course of action for the lead negotiator to take?

• A. Call for a suspension of the session, and leave open the possibility of rescheduling it for a later date, after the supplier's capacity can be investigated
• B. Continue the negotiation session, but be sure to discuss the concerns with colleagues before any additional sessions are scheduled or any deal is executed
• C. Continue with the negotiation session, as concerns over supplier capacity are generally handled in the warranties section of the contract
• D. Request a caucus, discuss the concerns privately with the team, and obtain their Input before deciding whether (and how) to proceed

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According to the Kraljic matrix, how should a product with high business impact and low supply market complexity be categorized?

• A. Noncritical
• B. Bottleneck
• C. Leverage
• D. Strategic

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