ISM Exam CPSM1 Topic 3 Question 68 Discussion

Actual exam question for ISM's CPSM1 exam

Question #: 68
Topic #: 3

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A large number of suppliers who are all capable of supplying the same product, and thedollars in:

ANon-critical items

BOperational items

CLeveraged items

DBottleneck items

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Suggested Answer: C

by Lauran at Mar 29, 2023, 12:30 PM

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Veronica

22 days ago

A) Non-critical items? Really? With all those suppliers, I'd say this is a pretty critical product. That's a funny one though!

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Starr

1 months ago

I'm going with B) Operational items. These are the day-to-day supplies the business needs to function, and with many suppliers, the company can optimize its costs.

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Devon

1 months ago

D) Bottleneck items seems like the correct answer to me. If there are many suppliers for the same product, it's likely a bottleneck item that's critical to the business.

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Susana

2 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think D) Bottleneck items could also be a possibility since having multiple suppliers for critical items can help avoid supply chain disruptions.

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Rickie

2 months ago

I think the answer is C) Leveraged items. With a large number of capable suppliers, the company can leverage its purchasing power to get the best deals.

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