BCS Exam MBP18 Topic 9 Question 28 Discussion

Actual exam question for BCS's MBP18 exam

Question #: 28
Topic #: 9

Freddie's Sandwich Shop makes sandwiches to order, using the finest locally sourced ingredients. Freddie gets his bread from Country Bakes and the fillings for his sandwiches from Belle View Farms. Freddie's local approach has proved popular and many people now get their lunch from his shop. rather than from a branch of Wholegram Foods, which used to be the town's most popular sandwich shop.

Freddie is expanding his business to provide catering for local organisations and has just won a contract to provide sandwich lunches for UK Systems Limited, the local headquarters of a highly successful computer company. However, Freddie is worried about the poor wheat harvest and the effect this might have on the cost of his bread. He has also heard that UK Systems Limited has lost a valuable contract to an overseas competitor

In Harmon's organisational model, which of the following would provide inputs to internal processes?

ABelle View Farms and concerns about the poor wheat harvest.

BCountry Bakes and UK Systems Limited

CCountry Bakes and Wholegrain Foods

DWholegrain Foods and concerns about the poor wheat harvest

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Suggested Answer: D

by Lawrence at Apr 09, 2024, 10:22 AM

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Quentin

9 days ago

Yeah, I'd say the first two options are more likely to be the correct answers. The question is asking about inputs to internal processes, and those seem to be the most relevant to Freddie's business operations.

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Orville

11 days ago

Well, let's think about it. The first two options mention things that are directly related to Freddie's business, like his suppliers and his clients. The last two options mention things that are more general, like the wheat harvest and another sandwich shop.

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Lynsey

12 days ago

Okay, let me try to break this down. The question is asking about Harmon's organizational model, and it's saying that the inputs to the internal processes would be one of these four options. So we need to figure out which one of those fits best.

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Alba

13 days ago

Haha, yeah, it's like they're trying to see if we're paying attention. I bet they're hoping we'll get so caught up in the story that we'll forget to actually answer the question.

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Erin

15 days ago

I know, right? This feels like a trick question. They're trying to distract us with all these details about the sandwich shop and the wheat harvest, but the actual question is about something completely different.

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Lanie

17 days ago

Wait, what? This question doesn't seem to be about Harmon's organizational model at all. It's just asking about some random details in the story about Freddie's Sandwich Shop. How is that relevant?

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