CIPS L5M3 Exam - Topic 1 Question 6 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L5M3 exam

Question #: 6
Topic #: 1

A buyer and supplier have a contract and the supplier has committed a major breach. However, as they are the sole supplier to the buyer, the buyer has decided not to terminate the contract and instead to work with the supplier to remedy the situation. What is this called?

Aaffirmation of the contract

Bconflict resolution

Cawarding damages

Dassigning liability

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Suggested Answer: D

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This is litigation as it involves a legal team and it's public. Out of the 4 options only litigation is a public dispute resolution.

by Theola at Feb 26, 2023, 07:27 AM

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Buck

10 months ago

Sounds risky, but I guess they have no other choice!

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Gearldine

10 months ago

It's a strategic move, especially if they're the only supplier.

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Dean

10 months ago

Wait, why would they stick with a supplier that breached?

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Frank

11 months ago

Totally agree, it makes sense to keep the relationship.

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Devora

11 months ago

This is called affirmation of the contract.

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Huey

11 months ago

I’m confused; could it be awarding damages? But that doesn’t seem to fit the situation.

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Daniela

11 months ago

I practiced a question like this, and I believe it was about affirming the contract. Seems like the right choice here.

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Yvette

11 months ago

I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about conflict resolution in similar scenarios.

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Barbra

11 months ago

I think this might be related to affirming the contract since they are choosing not to terminate it.

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Kenneth

11 months ago

Hmm, the key seems to be that the traffic behavior at each light is correlated, with a small stochastic error term. That suggests a multi-agent reinforcement learning problem might be the best approach to model the traffic patterns and find an optimal equilibrium policy.

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Dahlia

11 months ago

I remember studying about image optimization techniques, but I'm not sure if that's the best option for GIFs specifically.

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Emeline

11 months ago

I remember something about variance and mean adjustments... I think option C could be about that normalizing process.

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Leigha

1 year ago

I'm just hoping the supplier doesn't try to pull a fast one and claim the contract was never breached in the first place. That would be a real plot twist!

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Tamie

1 year ago

This is a tough one, but I think the answer is B) conflict resolution. It's like a diplomatic solution, where the buyer is trying to work things out with the supplier instead of going straight to the nuclear option.

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Cherri

1 year ago

I'm feeling confident that the answer is B) conflict resolution. The buyer is trying to resolve the issue with the supplier instead of going the legal route. It's like a diplomatic solution, you know?

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Nickie

1 year ago

D) assigning liability

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Laurel

1 year ago

C) awarding damages

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Gwen

1 year ago

B) conflict resolution

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Romana

1 year ago

A) affirmation of the contract

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Marylyn

1 year ago

Hmm, I'm leaning towards D) assigning liability. The buyer is acknowledging the supplier's breach, but still wants to work with them, so it seems like they're determining who is responsible.

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Helene

1 year ago

I see your point, but I still think it's D) assigning liability. The buyer is figuring out who is at fault for the breach.

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Lennie

1 year ago

I agree, it's definitely not conflict resolution. The buyer is not trying to resolve a dispute, but rather move forward with the supplier.

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Marcelle

1 year ago

I think it's A) affirmation of the contract. The buyer is confirming they still want to continue working with the supplier.

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Amie

1 year ago

I'm not sure about this one. It could be A) affirmation of the contract, since the buyer is choosing to continue the relationship despite the breach.

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Inocencia

1 year ago

B) conflict resolution

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Eliz

1 year ago

That's correct. The buyer is affirming the contract by choosing to work with the supplier to fix the breach.

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Jeff

1 year ago

A) affirmation of the contract

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Junita

1 year ago

This is a tricky one. I think the answer is B) conflict resolution, as the buyer is trying to work with the supplier to remedy the situation instead of terminating the contract.

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India

1 year ago

I think it could also be D) assigning liability.

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Cammy

1 year ago

I'm not sure, but I think it might be C) awarding damages.

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Tyra

1 year ago

No, I believe it's B) conflict resolution.

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Ressie

1 year ago

I think the answer is A) affirmation of the contract.

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Refugia

1 year ago

You might be right, the buyer is trying to work things out with the supplier.

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Janae

1 year ago

Actually, I think it's B) conflict resolution.

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Alida

1 year ago

No, I believe it's C) awarding damages.

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Kent

1 year ago

I think the answer is A) affirmation of the contract.

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Onita

1 year ago

I'm not sure, but it makes sense that it's affirmation of the contract. The buyer is showing their commitment to working things out with the supplier.

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Gladys

1 year ago

I agree with Linette. The buyer is choosing to continue the contract despite the breach.

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Linette

1 year ago

I think the answer is A) affirmation of the contract.

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