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CIPS Exam L4M3 Topic 8 Question 13 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L4M3 exam
Question #: 13
Topic #: 8
[All L4M3 Questions]

Bandpro is a reseller of branded computer products to the private and public sector. The procurement team must purchase 500 items each day solely by multiple phone calls and emails to suppliers. Due to this practice, it takes a lot of time to track and collect relevant documents. Some important documents even get lost, which makes procurement audit more burdensome. Which of the following would increase the robustness of audit trails in procurement activities?

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Suggested Answer: C, D, E

Generally, under the Sale of Goods Acts (in UK, Singapore, Australia,...) or Commercial Codes (in France, Germany, Vietnam,...), the sale contracts have the following implied terms:

- the seller has the right to sell the goods. This is also a condition of the contract

- the goods are free from undisclosed security interests

- the goods supplied under the contract will be reasonably fit for any purpose which the buyer made known to the seller

- sales of unseen goods will be of merchantable quality, and match their description and conform with a sample.

- Passing of risk

- Passing of possession and title

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LO 3, AC 3.1

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Micah
2 months ago
Ah, the old 'record everything on paper' approach. It's like they want us to time travel back to the Middle Ages or something. E-procurement is clearly the way to go, unless we want to end up with a giant filing cabinet for a procurement team.
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Lorita
9 days ago
User 3: It's time to embrace technology for a more efficient process.
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Nohemi
16 days ago
User 2: Yeah, no more dealing with piles of paper documents.
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Clarence
1 months ago
User 1: I agree, e-procurement would definitely make things easier.
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Nelida
2 months ago
Hold up, you want me to rectify non-compliant activities? Isn't that just common sense? I'm pretty sure even my pet rock could figure that one out.
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Heidy
2 months ago
Spending less time on auditing? Yeah, right. That's just asking for trouble. Gotta make sure those procurement practices are on the up and up, you know?
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Hermila
3 days ago
A) Every evidence must be recorded by paper
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Junita
5 days ago
User 4: Yeah, that would definitely increase the robustness of our audit trails.
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Nickole
7 days ago
User 3: Adopting e-procurement could really help streamline the process.
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Lewis
12 days ago
User 2: I agree, we can't afford to cut corners when it comes to auditing.
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Katina
1 months ago
User 1: We really need to make sure our procurement practices are solid.
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Natalie
2 months ago
Option B is the clear winner here. Who wants to waste time chasing down suppliers and hunting for missing documents? With e-procurement, everything's right there at your fingertips.
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Layla
2 months ago
But wouldn't rectifying non-compliant activities also help in ensuring robust audit trails?
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Michell
2 months ago
Ooh, e-procurement sounds like the way to go! No more losing important docs, just a nice digital trail. Beats having to shuffle through a mountain of paperwork.
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Timmy
1 months ago
User 2: Yeah, it would save a lot of time and reduce the risk of losing important documents.
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Millie
1 months ago
User 1: I agree, e-procurement would definitely make things easier.
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Nickie
2 months ago
I agree with Selma. E-procurement would make tracking documents easier and more efficient.
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Selma
2 months ago
I think adopting e-procurement would be the best option.
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