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What would the difference be between re-shoring and nearshoring within a South African context?


a. Re-shoring involves bringing all sourcing back to South Africa, while nearshoring involves evaluating suppliers in
Asia.
b. Re-shoring involves evaluating suppliers located closer to South Africa, while nearshoring involves bringing some
sourcing back to South Africa.
c. Re-shoring and nearshoring are similar concepts and relate to sourcing only from suppliers outside of South Africa.
d. Re-shoring involves bringing some sourcing back to South Africa, while nearshoring involves evaluating suppliers
from other African countries.




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____ is the process of developing insights into stakeholder requirements, comparing these to external industry intelligence,
supply base capabilities and operational risks, and developing a strategy to align internal requirements with external supply
market conditions.


a. Spend analysis
b. Category management
c. Contract management
d. Cost management




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According to the prescribed book, what five activities do the purchasing group perform to ensure it delivers maximum value
to the organisation?


a. Supplier identification and selection; buying, negotiation, and contracting; supplier market research; supplier
measurement and improvement; and purchasing systems development.
b. Supplier identification and selection; buying, contracting; supplier market, supplier measurement and improvement
and purchasing systems development.
c. Supplier identification and selection; buying, negotiation, and contracting; supply market research; supplier
measurement and improvement; and purchasing systems development.
d. Supplier identification and selection; manufacturing, distribution, and contracting; supply market research; supplier
measurement and improvement; and purchasing systems development.




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How would a journal article submitted for publication be referenced using the Harvard style of referencing.


a. Author’s surname, initials. Year of submission. ‘Title of article’, Name of journal. Manuscript
submitted for publication.

b. Author’s surname, initials. ‘Title of article’, Name of journal. Manuscript
submitted for publication.

c. Author’s surname, initials. Year of submission. ‘Title of article’, Name of journal. Manuscript
accepted for publication.

d. Author’s surname, initials. Year of submission. Name of journal. ‘Title of article’. Manuscript
submitted for publication.




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