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Guillerme is a Category Manager within the procurement department of a Manufacturing company. In his Category there are 200 items he procures, and he has recently undertaken an ABC analysis of these. Which of the following items would be C category items?
Suggested Answer: D
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A risk of pre-planning an audit is the supplier has time to prepare for it. It's a good thing in that they can get their paperwork in order but the downside is they can overprepare so you don't get a realis-tic representation of what they're doing. One way they can do this is coaching staff in what to say to the auditors.
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Mary
11 months ago
High value items should definitely not be in C!
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Lindsey
11 months ago
Yup, tail spend fits the C category perfectly!
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Leslee
12 months ago
Wait, are one-off purchases really considered C items?
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Skye
12 months ago
Totally agree, it's all about the tail spend!
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Tasia
1 year ago
C category items are usually low value, right?
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Sharika
1 year ago
I definitely recall that C items are not strategic or high value, so I think option C makes the most sense here.
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Rima
1 year ago
I’m a bit confused because one-off purchases could also fit into the C category, right? But I feel like tail spend is more accurate.
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Carrol
1 year ago
I remember practicing a similar question where C items were described as low-value items, so I would go with option C.
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Georgiann
1 year ago
I think C category items are usually the ones with the least value, like tail spend, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Billye
1 year ago
Okay, I've got this. The C category items are the ones with the lowest value or "tail spent" in the ABC analysis. I feel confident about that now.
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Carisa
1 year ago
I'm a bit unsure about this one. Is the C category the "high value items" or the "tail spent"? I want to make sure I understand the concept of ABC analysis before selecting an answer.
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Fausto
1 year ago
Ah, this is a classic ABC analysis question. The C category items are the ones with the lowest value or "tail spent" - that's the one I'm going with.
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Marsha
1 year ago
Okay, let me think this through. The C category items are the low-value ones, so that would be the "tail spent" option. I just need to double-check that to make sure I have the right answer.
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Marvel
1 year ago
Hmm, this ABC analysis question seems straightforward. I think the C category items would be the ones with the lowest value or "tail spent" based on the options provided.
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Jaclyn
2 years ago
Aha, I've got it! C) tail spend is the right answer. Wait, did Guillerme get a raise for doing all this analysis? If not, he should probably start looking for a new job!
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Graciela
1 year ago
Definitely C) tail spend.
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Mitsue
1 year ago
I think it's C) tail spend too.
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Leatha
1 year ago
C) tail spend
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Dean
2 years ago
This is a tricky one, but I think C) tail spend is the way to go. Guillerme must be thrilled to be a Category Manager - better him than me, handling all that paperwork!
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Cruz
1 year ago
I wonder how Guillerme prioritizes his time with so many items to manage.
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Sarina
1 year ago
Yeah, it's definitely a challenging role to handle all the paperwork and negotiations.
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Chu
2 years ago
Guillerme must have his hands full managing all those items!
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Heidy
2 years ago
I agree, C) tail spend items are usually low value and low volume.
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Bettye
2 years ago
I was about to choose B) one-off purchases, but then I remembered that those are usually high-value, low-volume items. C) tail spend is the correct answer.
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Anthony
1 year ago
C) tail spent
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Dean
1 year ago
B) one-off purchases
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Lyda
1 year ago
A) high value items
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Micaela
2 years ago
C category items are the low-value, high-volume purchases. The answer is clearly C) tail spend.
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Denae
2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think one-off purchases could also be C category items.
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Patria
2 years ago
I agree with Solange, tail spent items are usually considered C category.
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Solange
2 years ago
I think C category items would be tail spent.