L4M6 Exam Preparation Material | Supplier Relationships

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Question#1

The Kraljic Model is most useful for which aspect of procurement?

A. category management
B. cost analysis
C. risk management
D. cost reduction

Explanation:
The Kraljic model "plays a key part in category management" p.19 of the textbook. Category Management = the spend in an organisation, broken down into categories of related products (e.g. IT, facilities management, marketing). Each of these categories could be plotted on the Kraljic Matrix.

Question#2

Which of the following are recognised organisational culture types? Select THREE

A. Power
B. Role
C. Person
D. Knowledge
E. Team

Explanation:
The correct answer is power, role and person. This is part of Hardyman's Cultural Types on p.169 (there are four- the other one is task). There's quite a few questions on this in the exam, so it's worth doing some additional research on this prior to the exam as the study guide doesn't provide much detail on this.

Question#3

Pablo has run an open- competition to secure a new contract for a supplier of paper for his Birthday Card making company. He has received 10 submissions from various suppliers and needs to put a team together to evaluate the bids.
What type of team should Pablo consider?

A. A team composed of internal stakeholders
B. A cross-functional team
C. A team of procurement experts
D. A team composed of internal and external stakeholders

Explanation:
Pablo should use a ‘cross-functional team’. CIPS love ‘cross-functional teams’ and refer to them frequently throughout the study guide. A cross-functional team is people from different departments who come together for a purpose, such as to evaluate a tender. The benefit of using a cross-functional team is that you get people with different experiences and knowledge. So in this example a Cross-Functional team could compose of people from various departments such as procurement, logistics, manufacturing and legal. P.76

Question#4

Subcontracting

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 and 4 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 and 3 only

Explanation:
Comprehensive and Detailed
Early Supplier Involvement (ESI) refers to the practice of involving suppliers early in the product development process to leverage their expertise and capabilities. Cross-organisational involvement entails collaboration across various departments within the organization, such as procurement, engineering, manufacturing, and R&D, to ensure the product design is feasible and efficient for production.
Reference: CIPS L4M6 Study Guide

Question#5

Varying levels of commitment is one reason why many partnerships fail.
Why is this?

A. It can lead to a lack of trust
B. One party doesn’t fulfil their KPIs
C. Sufficient time and resources are put in
D. Less profit is made.

Explanation:
The correct answer is ‘It can lead to a lack of trust’ C this is a quote from p.162. The other answers are all incorrect; in a partnership KPIs are joint between the partiesC so there wouldn’t be a situation where one party doesn’t fulfil their KPIs. Commitment doesn’t necessarily have a direct correlation with profit so that answer is incorrect. ‘Sufficient time and resources are put in’ is a positive thing, so can’t be a reason who a partnership fails.

Exam Code: L4M6
Q & A: 243 Q&As         Updated:  Sep 21,2026

 

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Exam Code: L4M6
Q & A: 243 Q&As
Updated:  Sep 21,2026

 

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