Question 1
The media discovers that an automobile manufacturer has been secretly polluting the rivers near its plants. After this discovery, the government imposes a punitive fee on the company, and a group of consumers begins to boycott the manufacturer. What will be the total effect of these simultaneous events?
Question 2
BCD Inc. is in the early stages of selecting a new procure to pay (P2P) system, which is expected to add efficiencies and reduce transaction costs. Which of the following is the BEST way for supply management to participate in the selection of this system?
Question 3
A commodity manager at company headquarters is given responsibility for consolidating spend among all the company's locations, with the goal of leveraging larger volumes. The manager collects data on spend categories, analyzes the information by supplier and type of material, and sends out goals for combining spend and reducing the number of suppliers. Several locations express reluctance to participate, saying that their needs for quality and delivery of critical parts have not been taken into consideration. Based on this situation, which of the following errors was MOST likely made by the commodity manager?
Question 4
Using the histogram below, how many companies have market capitalizations of more than $248 billion and up to and including $260 billion?
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Question 5
MNO, Inc. is a manufacturing operation that has recently expanded from domestic to global locations. MNO's supply management department is considering a plan to obtain raw materials from suppliers nearby each location. The organization currently handles its sourcing from headquarters, which provides coordination and support for all contracts. Which of the following strategies will likely be MOST useful to MNO's expansion efforts?