Free CIPS L3M5 Practice Exam with Questions & Answers | Set: 2

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Backloading (ie return loads) and dynamic routing (computer-controlled variable route scheduling) can help increase truck utilisation figures.

The technology already exists to radically improve performance in this area. 'Uber'-type technology - something with which many people will be familiar - can aid both these concepts.

(L3M6)

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1994.

The term was coined in that year by John Elkington in the UK.

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The answer is palm oil.

Much has been written and broadcast about the environmental and social damage caused by the growing and harvesting of palm oil.

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Cost (reduction) is a traditional focus of procurement.

CSR tries to help us think beyond simply cost reduction, or a bottom line orientation.

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Cube.

Indicating that people, unless made consciously aware, tend to under-use the dimension of height, using depth and breadth readily. For illustrations, check aerial photographs of many US cities (sprawl), or check the inside of your fridge. In warehousing and storage, such an approach can be a very costly error - so 'maximise use of the cube'.

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'Value for money is obtained through buying on the basis of lowest price' would not be a necessary part of the concept of ethical sourcing. The other answers shown are all factors included within eth-ical sourcing.

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Sustainability fits the bill: the other answers are related, but don't quite nail it.

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Whole life cost = total cost of ownership (TCO).

This is in contrast to the 'buy cheapest' approach to procurement - all the costs of owning an asset should be considered.

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'Take, make and dispose' is the correct answer.

An uncomfortable yet accurate description of human behaviour in the developed world over the last century or more.

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Innovation - diversity is seen to be a good thing encouraging ideas, creativity, etc