Transfer of the rights and obligations of a contract onto a third party, is called:
Answer(s): A
Essentially the contract is now between two different parties because one party has assigned the contract to someone else.It's always a good idea to check whether this is permitted under a contract, otherwise you might finish up doing business with someone you didn't plan to do business with.
Which of the following are internal factors in supplier decision-making? Choose two.
Answer(s): B,C
Cost of production, and shareholder and managerial expectations of profit, are both internal factors in decision-making. Although shareholders may be outside the firm, management will condition shareholders' expectations. Customer perception of value and the extent of marketplace competition are significantly outwith the control of the company.
Which of the following would not normally be part of data required by the buying organisation's contract manager?
Other customer data.It would, I think, be very unusual for a contract manager to feel it appropriate to ask for information from a supplier representative about other customers. Business partners normally want their dealings to be private. However, in informal discussions, in the normal course of conversation, information is often transferred in a benign manner.
A justification of an action (expenditure) that is to be taken by an organisation.
Answer(s): C
The business case will justify the expenditure.Of the other answers offered, the only one which needs explanation presumably is 'cost analysis'.This needs to be distinguished from 'price analysis'.
Looking specifically at how a quoted price compares to the cost of production is called:
Answer(s): D
Comparison of prices across different suppliers would be called 'price analysis'; drilling down into costs of making or doing something would be called 'cost analysis'.
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